Street near Miami named for Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson
March 6, 2023 GMTCUTLER BAY, Fla. (AP) — U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson came home to South Florida on Monday to celebrate the renaming of a street in her honor in the community where she grew up.
Justice Jackson writes 1st Supreme Court majority opinion
February 28, 2023 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson has written her first majority opinion for the Supreme Court.
The opinion released Tuesday in a dispute between states over unclaimed money is one of roughly a half dozen she is expected to write by the time the court finishes its work for the summer, usually in late June.
SUPREME COURT NOTEBOOK: Justices yet to decide any cases
January 19, 2023 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has never been so slow.
For the first time, the justices have gone more than three months without resolving any cases in which they heard arguments, since their term began in early October.
Supreme Court debates union tactics in spoiled concrete case
January 10, 2023 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Tuesday debated the limits of the pressure unions can exert during a strike in a case about cement truck drivers who walked off the job with the trucks full of wet concrete.
Justice Jackson working on a memoir, titled ‘Lovely One’
January 5, 2023 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson is working on a memoir. Jackson, the first Black woman appointed to the court, is calling the book “Lovely One."
At the Supreme Court, it’s taking longer to hear cases
January 2, 2023 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — When lawyers argue before the Supreme Court, a small white light goes on to tell them when their time is almost expired and then a red light signals when they should stop.
Biden outpacing Trump, Obama with diverse judicial nominees
December 29, 2022 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — For the Biden White House, a quartet of four female judges in Colorado encapsulates its mission when it comes to the federal judiciary.
Charlotte Sweeney is the first openly LGBT woman to serve on the federal bench west of the Mississippi River and has a background in workers' rights.
Supreme Court asked to bar punishment for acquitted conduct
December 28, 2022 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — A jury convicted Dayonta McClinton of robbing a CVS pharmacy but acquitted him of murder. A judge gave McClinton an extra 13 years in prison for the killing anyway.
In courtrooms across America, defendants get additional prison time for crimes that juries found they didn't commit.
After Jan. 6: Congress born of chaos ends in achievement
December 24, 2022 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — The 117th Congress opened with the unfathomable Jan. 6, 2021, mob siege of the Capitol and is closing with unprecedented federal criminal referrals of the former president over the insurrection — all while conducting one of the most consequential legislative sessions in recent memory.
Justices skeptical of elections case that could alter voting
December 7, 2022 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Wednesday seemed skeptical of making a broad ruling that would leave state legislatures virtually unchecked in making rules for congressional and presidential elections.
Justices spar in latest clash of religion and gay rights
December 6, 2022 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court 's conservative majority sounded sympathetic Monday to a Christian graphic artist who objects to designing wedding websites for gay couples, the latest collision of religion and gay rights to land at the high court.
Both sides see high stakes in gay rights Supreme Court case
December 3, 2022 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is being warned about the potentially dire consequences of a case next week involving a Christian graphic artist who objects to designing wedding websites for same-sex couples.
Supreme Court wrestles with Biden’s deportation policy
November 29, 2022 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Tuesday wrestled with a politically tinged dispute over a Biden administration policy that would prioritize deportation of people in the country illegally who pose the greatest public safety risk.
Warnock, Walker pivot to overtime in Georgia Senate contest
November 11, 2022 GMTATLANTA (AP) — Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock and Republican challenger Herschel Walker pivoted to a decisive extra round of their Senate race Thursday with blistering attacks, while party leaders and donors around the country geared up for a four-week campaign blitz that could determine control of the chamber for the next two years.
Jackson, in dissent, issues first Supreme Court opinion
November 7, 2022 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — New Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson issued her first Supreme Court opinion Monday, a short dissent in support of a death row inmate from Ohio.
High court told jurors were misled in Arizona death row case
November 1, 2022 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — A lawyer for a man on Arizona’s death row told the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday that jurors in the case were wrongly told that the only way to ensure the man would never walk free was to sentence him to death.
Judge blocks Penguin Random House-Simon & Schuster merger
November 1, 2022 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — A federal judge has blocked Penguin Random House's proposed purchase of Simon & Schuster, agreeing with the Justice Department that the joining of two of the world’s biggest publishers could “lessen competition” for “top-selling books.” The ruling was a victory for the Biden administration's tougher approach to proposed mergers, a break from decades of precedent under Democratic and Republican leadership.
Affirmative action in jeopardy after justices raise doubts
October 31, 2022 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — The survival of affirmative action in higher education appeared to be in serious trouble Monday at a conservative-dominated Supreme Court after hours of debate over vexing questions of race.
Justices’ past affirmative action views, in their own words
October 31, 2022 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — A Supreme Court that is the most diverse in history will hear two cases Monday challenging the use of affirmative action in higher education.
Affirmative action under threat as high court hears UNC case
October 29, 2022 GMTCHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — Once a bastion of segregation, the University of North Carolina now takes account of race to make up for its sordid history and to increase the number of Black students and other underrepresented minorities on campus.
Andy Warhol, Prince at center stage in Supreme Court case
October 12, 2022 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — Andy Warhol and Prince held center stage in a copyright case before the Supreme Court on Wednesday that veered from Cheerios and “Mona Lisa” analogies to Justice Clarence Thomas’ enthusiasm for the “Purple Rain” showman.
High court weighs California law on pigs, pork prices
October 12, 2022 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is weighing a California animal cruelty law that pork producers say could upend their industry and raise the cost of their products nationwide.
Court rejects Black Texas death row inmate’s race bias claim
October 11, 2022 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — A divided Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected an appeal from a Black Texas death row inmate who argued he didn't get a fair trial because jurors who convicted him objected to interracial marriage.
In her own words: Justice Jackson speaks volumes from bench
October 8, 2022 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — Ketanji Brown Jackson, the first Black woman on the Supreme Court and its newest justice, said before the term began that she was “ready to work.” She made that clear during arguments in the opening cases.
Supreme Court’s new ‘class photo’ includes number of firsts
October 7, 2022 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — The group photo of the Supreme Court's nine members is a long-standing ritual. But it has never looked quite like the one taken on Friday.
The new image includes Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, the first Black female justice, who joined the court in June.
Justices mull latest challenge to landmark voting rights law
October 4, 2022 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court's conservative majority appeared open Tuesday to making it harder to create majority Black electoral districts, in an Alabama case that could have far-reaching effects on minority voting power across the United States.
Supreme Court welcomes the public again, and a new justice
October 3, 2022 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court began its new term Monday with a new justice on the bench, the public back in the courtroom and a spirited debate in a case that pits environmental protections against property rights.
Supreme Court’s top cases for new term, new Justice Jackson
October 1, 2022 GMTThe Supreme Court opens its new term Monday, hearing arguments for the first time after a summer break and with new Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson. Already the court has said it will decide cases on a range of major issues including affirmative action, voting rights and the rights of LGBTQ people.
Supreme Court poised to keep marching to right in new term
October 1, 2022 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — With public confidence diminished and justices sparring openly over the institution's legitimacy, the Supreme Court on Monday will begin a new term that could push American law to the right on issues of race, voting and the environment.
Justice Jackson says she has ‘a seat at the table’
September 30, 2022 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson said Friday she has “a seat at the table now and I’m ready to work,” leaning into her history-making role as the first Black woman on the Supreme Court.
Stacey Abrams looks to win Black men in bid for Ga. governor
September 30, 2022 GMTATLANTA (AP) — Democrat Stacey Abrams was on stage for an hour with radio and television host Charlamagne tha God and rapper 21 Savage when she faced a question from a skeptical audience member.
Biden, Harris to attend Jackson’s Supreme Court investiture
September 29, 2022 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris and their spouses will attend the ceremonial investiture for Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, the Supreme Court’s newest member and its first Black female justice, a White House official said.
Supreme Court keeping live audio as it opens again to public
September 28, 2022 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court says it will continue providing live audio broadcasts of arguments in cases, even as it welcomes the public back to its courtroom for a new term that begins Monday.
Breyer, Gorsuch join to promote education about Constitution
August 11, 2022 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — Recently retired Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer has become the honorary co-chairman of a nonpartisan group devoted to education about the Constitution, joining Justice Neil Gorsuch at a time of intense political polarization and rising skepticism about the court's independence.
How Schumer’s messy style delivers for Dems: ‘I persist’
August 8, 2022 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — Shoes off, an almost-empty container of leftovers, an unfinished glass of wine -- this was the exhausted portrait of one of the most powerful Democrats in Washington after Senate passage of President Joe Biden's sweeping health, climate and economic package.
AP-NORC poll: 2 in 3 in US favor term limits for justices
July 25, 2022 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — About 2 in 3 Americans say they favor term limits or a mandatory retirement age for Supreme Court justices, according to a new poll that finds a sharp increase in the percentage of Americans saying they have “hardly any” confidence in the court.
Supreme Court move allows Jackson to take part in race case
July 22, 2022 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Friday took a step that will allow new Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, the first Black woman on the court, to take part in a case that could lead to the end of the use of race in college admissions.
Supreme Court won’t let Biden implement immigration policy
July 22, 2022 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court won't allow the Biden administration to implement a policy that prioritizes deportation of people in the country illegally who pose the greatest public safety risk.
Senate confirms Michelle Childs to DC appeals court
July 19, 2022 GMTThe U.S. Senate on Tuesday confirmed the nomination of South Carolina jurist Michelle Childs — recently under consideration for a slot on the U.S.
Jury selection for ex-Trump adviser Bannon heads for 2nd day
July 19, 2022 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — Former Trump adviser Steve Bannon’s contempt-of-Congress trial will stretch into a second day after lawyers labored through a long Monday session trying to select a jury without preconceived opinions.
Appeals court: Congress can see some Trump financial records
July 8, 2022 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — A federal appeals court on Friday narrowed the range of documents House Democrats are entitled to in their years-long investigation of Donald Trump's finances.
Holder White is state high court’s 1st Black woman justice
July 7, 2022 GMTSPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The first Black woman to serve on the Illinois Supreme Court was sworn in Thursday, celebrating the event as recognition of the “undeniable value and merit” women and people of color can offer.
Supreme Court Justice Breyer has options as a retiree
July 7, 2022 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — Until last week when he swore in Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, his successor on the Supreme Court, Justice Stephen Breyer had a rigorous, intellectually challenging job with the highest of stakes.
‘Revolutionary’ high court term on abortion, guns and more
July 2, 2022 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — Abortion, guns and religion — a major change in the law in any one of these areas would have made for a fateful Supreme Court term.
Jackson sworn in, becomes 1st Black woman on Supreme Court
July 1, 2022 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — Ketanji Brown Jackson was sworn in to the Supreme Court on Thursday, shattering a glass ceiling as the first Black woman on the nation’s highest court.
Anti-Roe justices a part of Catholicism’s conservative wing
June 30, 2022 GMTThe Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade at a time when it has an unprecedented Catholic supermajority.
That's not a coincidence. Nor is it the whole story.
The justices who voted to overturn Roe have been shaped by a church whose catechism affirms “the moral evil of every procured abortion” and whose U.S.
Jackson to be sworn in as Breyer retires from Supreme Court
June 29, 2022 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — Nearly three months after she won confirmation to the Supreme Court, Ketanji Brown Jackson is officially becoming a justice.
Biden nominates New Orleans magistrate for 5th Circuit seat
June 15, 2022 GMTNEW ORLEANS (AP) — President Joe Biden on Wednesday nominated a New Orleans magistrate to become the first minority woman on the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.
Today in History: June 14, Continental Army is created
June 14, 2022 GMTToday in History
Today is Tuesday, June 14, the 165th day of 2022. There are 200 days left in the year. This is Flag Day.
Senate panel approves Michelle Childs for DC appeals court
May 26, 2022 GMTCOLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina jurist Michelle Childs — recently under consideration for a slot on the U.S.
Zeigler, Allen in GOP runoff for secretary of state
May 25, 2022 GMTThe Republican nominations for four statewide races were on the ballot Tuesday, along with a constitutional amendment to fund improvements at state parks and historical sites.
Offices including secretary of state contested in Alabama
May 22, 2022 GMTThe campaigns for U.S. Senate and governor have gotten the most attention leading up to Tuesday’s primary in Alabama, but five other statewide races are on the ballot. With multiple candidates in some races, some nominations may not be decided until after runoff elections scheduled for June 21.
AP-NORC poll: Many support Jackson court confirmation
April 25, 2022 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — More Americans approve than disapprove of Ketanji Brown Jackson’s confirmation to the Supreme Court as its first Black female justice, a new poll finds, but that support is politically lopsided.
Thinking small: Biden scrounges for ways to break through
April 14, 2022 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — With his sweeping domestic agenda on hold and images of horror in Ukraine dominating headlines, President Joe Biden is scrounging for ways to demonstrate that he’s still making progress for Americans at a time when many feel the country is heading in the wrong direction.
Ketanji Brown Jackson is and isn’t 1st Black female justice
April 12, 2022 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — Shirley Troutman, a judge on New York's highest court, was working last week when her daughter texted messages that included a clapping hands emoji. Soon, her phone was buzzing with other celebratory messages.
Maine Senate confirms first Black justice to top state court
April 12, 2022 GMTPORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The Maine Senate unanimously voted on Tuesday to confirm the first Black justice to the state's highest court.
A legislative panel voted last week to confirm Rick Lawrence to the Maine Supreme Judicial Court.
Trump-backed Alaska hopeful officially files for Senate run
April 12, 2022 GMTANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Kelly Tshibaka, who has received the endorsement of former President Donald Trump, on Monday officially filed to run as a candidate for U.S. Senate in the race against the incumbent Republican.
Jackson, COVID and a retirement show Congress’ partisan path
April 9, 2022 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — A milestone Supreme Court confirmation that endured a flawed process.
Jackson’s speech highlights US race struggles, progress
April 9, 2022 GMT“In my family, it took just one generation to go from segregation to the Supreme Court of the United States.”
With those words, Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson acknowledged both the struggles and progress of Black Americans in her lifetime.
Jackson’s speech highlights US race struggles, progress
April 8, 2022 GMT“In my family, it took just one generation to go from segregation to the Supreme Court of the United States.”
With those words, Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson acknowledged both the struggles and progress of Black Americans in her lifetime.
Maine panel confirms potential 1st Black judge on top court
April 8, 2022 GMTPORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A legislative panel voted Friday to confirm a Maine judge who could become the first African American to serve on Maine’s highest court.
Maine Gov. Janet Mills nominated Rick Lawrence to serve on the Maine Supreme Judicial Court.
Cheers for Jackson, who declares, ‘We’ve made it, all of us’
April 8, 2022 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — Tearfully embracing a history-making moment, Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson said Friday her confirmation as the first Black woman to the Supreme Court showed the progress of America, declaring, ″We’ve made it — all of us."
Two Oregon congressmen test positive for COVID-19
April 8, 2022 GMTPORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Two Oregon congressmen have tested positive for COVID-19.
Rep. Peter DeFazio, 74, tweeted Thursday that he has tested positive for the virus.
Jackson will join more diverse and conservative high court
April 8, 2022 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson will join a Supreme Court that is both more diverse than ever and more conservative than it's been since the 1930s.
Obamas, students cheer high court’s 1st Black female justice
April 7, 2022 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — "On this vote, the yeas are 53, the nays are 47, and this nomination is confirmed,” Vice President Kamala Harris said from her chair presiding over the Senate. Then, she smiled.
And with that, the nation's first female and first Black vice president announced the confirmation of the first Black woman to the Supreme Court.
Pelosi positive for COVID-19, was at White House with Biden
April 7, 2022 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has tested positive for COVID-19, a day after appearing unmasked at a White House event with President Joe Biden.
Pelosi, D-Calif., received a positive test result for COVID-19 and is currently asymptomatic, her spokesman Drew Hammill said Thursday in a tweet.
Sen. Susan Collins of Maine tests positive for COVID-19
April 7, 2022 GMTBANGOR, Maine (AP) — Republican U.S. Sen. Susan Collins of Maine tested positive for COVID-19 on Thursday just hours after voting to confirm Ketanji Brown Jackson to the U.S.
Jackson confirmed as first Black female high court justice
April 7, 2022 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate confirmed Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court on Thursday, shattering a historic barrier by securing her place as the first Black female justice and giving President Joe Biden a bipartisan endorsement for his promised effort to diversify the high court.
‘A moment like this’: Senate history in Supreme Court vote
April 7, 2022 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — Moments before the Senate began Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson’s confirmation vote to become the first Black woman on the Supreme Court, the chamber filled with the swell of history.
COVID spending bill stalls in Senate as GOP, Dems stalemate
April 7, 2022 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — A compromise $10 billion measure buttressing the government’s COVID-19 defenses has stalled in the Senate and seemed all but certainly sidetracked for weeks, victim of a campaign-season fight over the incendiary issue of immigration.
COVID spending bill stalls in Senate as GOP, Dems stalemate
April 6, 2022 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — A compromise $10 billion measure buttressing the government’s COVID-19 defenses stalled in the Senate Wednesday and seemed all but certainly sidetracked for weeks, victim of a campaign-season fight over the incendiary issue of immigration.
Analysis: 3 GOP senators buck party to back Biden court pick
April 6, 2022 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — By announcing they will vote to confirm Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson as the first Black woman to the Supreme Court, three Republican senators are marking the historical moment by building legacies of their own.
Sotomayor sees good in colleagues despite differences
April 5, 2022 GMTST. LOUIS (AP) — Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor said Tuesday that even though her views often differ from her colleagues', she realizes “there's good in every one of them.”
The 67-year-old justice spoke to a crowd of around 3,000 students, faculty and staff at Washington University in St.
Analysis: 3 GOP senators buck party to back Biden court pick
April 5, 2022 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — By announcing they will vote to confirm Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson as the first Black woman to the Supreme Court, three Republican senators are marking the historical moment by building legacies of their own.
With divisive cases coming, Barrett says ‘Read the opinion’
April 5, 2022 GMTLOS ANGELES (AP) — Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett said Monday that judges are not deciding cases to impose a “policy result,” but are making their best effort to determine what the law and the Constitution require.
Murkowski, Romney back Jackson, all but assure confirmation
April 5, 2022 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Sens. Lisa Murkowski and Mitt Romney say they will vote to confirm Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson’s historic elevation to the Supreme Court, giving President Joe Biden's nominee a burst of bipartisan support and all but assuring she'll become the first Black female justice.
Judge Michelle Childs honored by South Carolina lawyer group
April 5, 2022 GMTCOLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Michelle Childs, the South Carolina federal judge recently under consideration for a slot on the U.S.
Graham says he’ll vote ‘no’ on Jackson for Supreme Court
March 31, 2022 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham said Thursday he won’t vote for Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson, expressing concerns about her record despite supporting her confirmation as an appeals court judge last year.
With at least one GOP vote, Jackson likely to be confirmed
March 30, 2022 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — Maine Sen. Susan Collins said Wednesday she will vote to confirm Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, giving Democrats at least one Republican vote and all but assuring that Jackson will become the first Black woman on the Supreme Court.