Ruth Bader Ginsburg 1933-2020
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, a champion of women's rights, has died at the age of 87.
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Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, a champion of women's rights, has died at the age of 87.
The coronavirus pandemic forced the Supreme Court to close its doors and alter the way the justices hear arguments.
The president named Senators Tom Cotton, Ted Cruz and Josh Hawley as potential picks.
White House chief of staff Mark Meadows said the president will be signing off on the list "in the coming days."
"President Trump's ability to use the features of his personal Twitter account, including the blocking function, are independent of his presidential office," wrote acting Solicitor General Jeffrey Wall.
The justices will hear oral arguments in the blockbuster case one week after the election.
A new poll found that 57% of Democratic voters said the Supreme Court was "very important" in deciding which candidate to vote for in the presidential election.
The 87-year-old associate justice underwent a minimally invasive, non-surgical procedure earlier this week.
The Supreme Court Justice underwent a procedure on a bile duct stent she received last year.
The announcement comes days after she was hospitalized to treat gallstones and an unrelated infection.
Ginsburg was admitted to Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore on Tuesday.
The court delivered a blow to President Trump in his efforts to block New York's chief prosecutor from obtaining troves of his financial records and tax returns.
The Supreme Court ruled 7-2 in the legal battle, effectively ensuring the documents will remain out of public view until after the November election.
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled against President Trump in a case involving investigation into his financial history. CBSN's Anne-Marie Green reports on the breaking news with CBS News chief Washington correspondent Major Garrett; legal contributor Keir Dougall; Ilya Shapiro, director of the Robert A. Levy Center for Constitutional Studies at the Cato Institute; and CBS News White House correspondent Paula Reid.
The dispute before the court was the latest in a long-running dispute over a provision stemming from the Obama-era health care law.
The Supreme Court was unanimous in its ruling against so-called faithless electors.
The Supreme Court left intact the rules in Chicago and Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
The Supreme Court will hear the case in its next term, which begins in October.
It's the court's first major abortion rights decision since two Trump appointees have taken the bench.
The court paved the way for the Justice Department to end its effective freeze on capital punishment next month.
"The agency may therefore continue to operate, but its director, in light of our decision, must be removable by the president at will," Roberts wrote.
The administration's late-night court filing makes no mention of the coronavirus.
In a 7-2 decision, the high court said asylum-seekers placed in expedited deportation proceeding are not entitled to seek habeas corpus.
The president said an updated list of possible Supreme Court candidates would be released September 1.
Chief Justice John Roberts delivered the opinion for the court.