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How long do Supreme Court justices serve and what is the current political balance?

Newly confirmed Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson will sit on high court following retirement of Stephen Breyer

The Independent UK

Madeleine Albright, first female US secretary of state, dies at 84 – as it happened

Albright served as the senior US diplomat in the administration of Bill Clinton from 1997 to 2001 – follow the latest

The Guardian - US

Behind the right's racist KBJ assault

Author and scholar Elie Mystal on our deeply flawed Constitution and the long, dark history of legal racism

Salon

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Top colleges accused of violating Black athletes' rights

The National College Players Association says NCAA Division I schools are violating the civil rights of Black basketball and major college football players by prohibiting compensation

The Independent UK

Cruz flips SCOTUS hearings for Kavanaugh

Ted Cruz uses hearing for first Black female nominee to downplay Kavanaugh allegations as "teenage dating habits"

Salon

Jimmy Kimmel teases Republicans over Ketanji Brown Jackson confirmation hearings

Talk show host called the hearings ‘the subtle racism jamboree’

The Independent UK

Ted Cruz cites slaveowner in confirmation hearing for Ketanji Brown Jackson

Bushrod Washington wanted to send Black people to Africa

The Independent UK

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Ketanji Brown Jackson vows transparency and to serve ‘without fear or favour’ if confirmed to Supreme Court

Comes at the end of a long first day filled with Republicans airing grievances about her record.

The Independent UK

Takeaways: Jackson makes history, GOP vows no 'spectacle'

History was made the instant Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson appeared before the Senate Judiciary Committee

The Independent UK

Brett Kavanaugh: What was he accused of and what happened at his Supreme Court confirmation hearing?

Three women have come forward with accusations. Mr Kavanaugh has categorically denied the veracity of each

The Independent UK

GOP rehashes Kavanaugh hearings as Ted Cruz calls allegations against judge his ‘teenage dating habits’

Numerous Republicans cited Kavanaugh’s confirmation process during Ketanji Brown Jackson’s confirmation hearing.

The Independent UK

It’s Jackson’s SCOTUS hearing. But GOP can’t stop talking about Gorsuch, Kavanaugh, Barrett - Roll Call

Republicans are still sore about the tone of past hearings that scored conservatives a 6-3 majority on the Supreme Court.

Roll Call

SCOTUS reveals Thomas hospitalized

Thomas, 73, is the oldest sitting justice apart from outgoing liberal justice Stephen Breyer

Salon

Supreme Court hearings put spotlight on Jackson —and 2024 presidential hopefuls

WASHINGTON — Republicans know they’re not likely to keep Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson off the Supreme Court — but that won’t stop 2024 presidential hopefuls who sit on the Senate’s judiciary panel from trying to create ad-worthy moments for themselves this week at her confirmation hearing.

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North Carolina GOP pushes legal theory that would change elections nationwide. Why it might work.

RALEIGH, N.C. — Republican lawmakers lost their recent U.S. Supreme Court appeal to stop the 2022 elections from being held using district maps the lawmakers didn’t get to draw themselves. But some in the party hope Monday’s ruling is just the first step in a coming legal fight, and not…

Salon

SCOTUS could let the GOP rule forever

How the right turned a fringe constitutional theory into a brutal political weapon that could lock in GOP power

Reason

Several Justices Seem Dismayed at the Idea That Doctors Can Be Accidentally Guilty of Drug Trafficking

The Supreme Court is considering what standard should apply to prescribers accused of violating the Controlled Substances Act.

Salon

Trump says Kavanaugh is "afraid"

The former president said that "at any cost," Supreme Court justices "don't want to be impeached"

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The Independent UK

Graham becomes early player to watch in Supreme Court drama

Sen. Lindsey Graham is among a handful of Republicans declaring a willingness to back President Joe Biden's yet-to-be-announced Supreme Court nominee

McClatchy Washington Bureau

Rand Paul: ‘We can be respectful and adults’ on Biden’s Supreme Court nominee

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden hasn’t yet settled on a nominee to replace retiring Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer.

The Guardian - US

The supreme court’s alarming emergency ruling on Alabama’s maps

Scotus reversed an earlier ruling which held the maps should be redrawn to accurately represent the state’s Black population

Salon

Kavanaugh attempts to rebut Elena Kagan

“Contrary to the dissent’s mistaken rhetoric, I take no position at this time on the ultimate merits"

Reason

The Supreme Court's Alabama Redistricting Ruling Looks Like a Holding Pattern, Not a Power Grab

Contrary to some of the more breathless reactions, it doesn't suggest a conspiracy to help Republicans win elections by disenfranchising black voters.

The Independent UK

High court conservatives target O'Connor, Kennedy opinions

For years the Supreme Court moved to the left or right only as far as Justices Sandra Day O’Connor and Anthony Kennedy allowed

McClatchy Washington Bureau

Kamala Harris will play a key role in helping Biden choose Supreme Court pick

WASHINGTON — Vice President Kamala Harris has a new assignment: helping President Joe Biden select the first Black woman to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court.

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