Post Tagged with: "US Supreme Court"

Guests pose for photos on the South Lawn of the White House Monday, July 4, 2022, during Fourth of July celebrations. (Official White House Photo by Katie Ricks)

Poll: Abortion rights divide Americans

Abortion has long been a contentious issue in the United States, and it is one that sharply divides Americans along partisan, ideological and religious lines. Today, a 61% majority of U.S. adults say abortion should be legal in all or […]

by · September 8, 2022 · News, Politics, Women
Notable African Americans In Law: John Rock

Notable African Americans In Law: John Rock

John Rock, A First Among Firsts Black History Month stories often celebrate Thurgood Marshall, a successful attorney who became the first black appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court in 1967. The trail to that tribunal was broken over a century […]

Bronx Political Round-Up, July 11: SCOTUS debate, Junior’s law and more.

Bronx Political Round-Up, July 11: SCOTUS debate, Junior’s law and more.

84th AD Debate Challenge Insurgent Assembly candidate Amanda Septimo has challenged longtime incumbent Assemblywoman Carmen Arroyo (D-Bronx) to a series of three debates across her South Bronx district. Septimo told supporters in an email that she wants “each debate to […]

Trump picks federal appeals court Judge Brett Kavanaugh for Supreme Court

Trump picks federal appeals court Judge Brett Kavanaugh for Supreme Court

President Donald Trump nominated Brett Kavanaugh, a federal appeals court judge in Washington, to succeed retiring Justice Anthony Kennedy on the US Supreme Court. Kavanaugh, 53, serves on the Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, which often […]

by · July 10, 2018 · Government, Law, News

Profile America: Brown v. Board of Education

On this date in 1954, the U.S. Supreme Court issued one of its most historic decisions in Brown v. Board of Education thus changing the social landscape of the nation.

by · May 17, 2016 · Law, News, Profile America
Today’s Verdict:  MERRICK GARLAND IS  AN EXCITING BUT “RISKY” NOMINEE

Today’s Verdict: MERRICK GARLAND IS AN EXCITING BUT “RISKY” NOMINEE

JUDGE MERRICK GARLAND IS  AN EXCITING BUT “RISKY” NOMINEE by David Lesch, Esq.   March Madness.  A time to predict the final four.  Everyone believes they can see the future and eagerly place their teams in the final brackets.  But […]

by · March 20, 2016 · Today's Verdict
What President Obama is looking for in a Supreme Court nominee | SCOTUSblog

What President Obama is looking for in a Supreme Court nominee | SCOTUSblog

What President Obama is looking for in a Supreme Court nominee: This week, in a guest post for SCOTUSblog, President Barack Obama offered some insight into what he’s looking for in a Supreme Court nominee. Here’s what he had to […]

by · February 25, 2016 · Op Ed