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Whoever is appointed to fill that seat could determine the balance of the way the court swings on major issues. For example, Donald Trump has vowed to appoint someone to the Supreme Court who would be willing to overturn landmark reproductive rights case Roe v. Wade.
Historically, a three-fifths majority (60%) had to vote in favor of cloture in order to move to a final vote on a Supreme Court nominee. [55] In 1968, there was a bi-partisan effort to filibuster the nomination of incumbent associate justice Abe Fortas as chief justice. After four days of debate, a cloture motion fell short of the necessary two ...
The TikTok users said they will lose the most powerful mechanism available to make their voices heard unless the high court blocks a federal law requiring TikTok break its ties with the Chinese ...
The Supreme Court’s far-right justices, Clarence Thomas and Samuel A. Alito Jr., would likely retire so Trump could seat much-younger, like-minded replacements. 2. He’s a pathological liar.
It's a question many have about the U.S.'s highest court—and the rationale dates back to America's founding. The post Why Do Supreme Court Justices Serve for Life? appeared first on Reader's Digest.
The court grants a petition for cert only for "compelling reasons", spelled out in the court's Rule 10. Such reasons include: Resolving a conflict between circuit courts in the interpretation of a federal law or a provision of the federal Constitution; Correcting an egregious departure from the accepted and usual course of judicial proceedings
With the exception of temporary recess appointments, in order for a Justice to be appointed to the United States Supreme Court, they must be approved by a vote of the United States Senate after being nominated by the president of the United States Senate. Not all nominees put forward by presidents have advanced to confirmation votes.
It doesn't hurt that she's not Donald Trump. But there are plenty of other reasons to be for a Harris presidency.