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When did Supreme Court nominations become so political?
About 222 years ago — when the Senate voted down George Washington’s choice for chief justice.
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Showdown over Gorsuch’s Supreme Court confirmation has far-reaching consequences
Republican leaders will likely have to change Senate rules so that Gorsuch can be confirmed with a simple majority, instead of the 60 votes currently required.
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Neil Gorsuch said same-sex marriage is ‘absolutely settled law’
The conservative Supreme Court nominee said that he would not comment on same-sex marriage because there are cases pending about religious exemptions.
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Here’s what happened at Senate hearing for Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch
Gorsuch said his role, if confirmed as the next Justice, was “not about politics,” and pledged equal justice to both “poor and rich.”
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Advocates warn Senators: Gorsuch poses a ‘significant threat’ to our community
“His views are fundamentally at odds with the notion that LGBT people are entitled to equality, liberty, justice and dignity under the law,” say LGBTQ advocates.
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Supreme Court Justice Alito: Gays treat conservative Christians ‘as bigots’
Alito made clear he would give Christians a license to discriminate against LGBT people.
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Supreme Court sends transgender bathroom case back to lower court
This is happening because the Trump administration rescinded the federal government’s guidance on transgender protections.
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Attorneys general file brief in support of trans teen Gavin Grimm’s SCOTUS case
The friend-of-the-court brief, filed by 19 attorneys general, says that allowing transgender people to use bathrooms matching their gender creates no public safety, privacy or financial burdens.
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Virginia school board asks Supreme Court to delay transgender student case
They want to wait until Trump has appointed another conservative to the bench.
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Norma McCorvey, woman at center of Roe v. Wade abortion case, dead at 69
Her 1994 autobiography included abortion-rights sentiments along with details about dysfunctional parents, drug abuse, alcoholism, an abusive husband, an attempted suicide and lesbianism.