Republican Sen. Susan Collins may hold the fate of abortion rights in the United States in her hands. President Trump, who pledged to nominate only anti-abortion justices to the Supreme Court, is days away from announcing a Supreme Court nominee. And local and national organizations are ratcheting up the pressure on Collins, a pro-choice swing […]
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Democrats target Susan Collins in campaign against Supreme Court nominee
WASHINGTON — Liberal political strategists hope to block President Donald Trump’s next Supreme Court nominee by replaying a strategy they used to help defeat the Republican effort to repeal the Affordable Care Act last year. The multimillion-dollar plan of advertising and grass-roots activism will focus heavily on convincing two Republican defenders of the ACA, Sens. […]
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Donald Trump closes in on Supreme Court pick; 3 judges top list
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is closing in on his next Supreme Court nominee, with three federal judges leading the competition to replace retiring Justice Anthony Kennedy. Trump’s top contenders for the vacancy at this time are federal appeals judges Amy Coney Barrett, Brett Kavanaugh and Raymond Kethledge, said a person familiar with Trump’s […]
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Critics on both sides assail Collins on Supreme Court fight
U.S. Sen. Susan Collins has staked out the most treacherous turf in the high-stakes battle looming over a new Supreme Court justice — firmly in the middle between two sides who are gearing up for war. “No matter how I vote, there are going to be people who are furious at me,” Collins told Politico […]
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Collins says no to any Supreme Court nominee who shows 'hostility to Roe v. Wade'
WASHINGTON — Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, a key swing vote on President Donald Trump’s next Supreme Court pick, said Sunday that she would not vote for any judge who wanted to end access to abortion in the United States by overturning Roe v. Wade. “I would not support a nominee who demonstrated hostility to Roe […]
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As Supreme Court fight looms, Susan Collins hopes to avoid politics
As President Donald Trump prepares to pick someone to replace retiring U.S. Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy, many are eyeing Maine’s senior senator as one of the few Republicans who might stand in the way of a right-wing successor to a judge who often provided the swing vote on the nine-person court. They are likely […]
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Supreme Court Justice Kennedy retiring; Trump to pick another justice
WASHINGTON (AP) — Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy announced his retirement Wednesday, giving President Donald Trump the chance to cement conservative control of the high court. The 81-year-old Kennedy said in a statement he is stepping down after more than 30 years on the court. A Republican appointee, he has held the key vote on […]
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Supreme Court rules against public unions collecting fees from nonmembers
WASHINGTON — Conservatives on the Supreme Court said Wednesday it was unconstitutional to allow public employee unions to require collective bargaining fees from workers who choose not to join the union, a major blow for the U.S. labor movement. The court in a 5-to-4 decision overturned a 40-year-old precedent and said compelling such fees was […]
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Court upholds Trump travel ban, rejects discrimination claim
WASHINGTON (AP) — A sharply divided Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld President Donald Trump’s ban on travel from several mostly Muslim countries, rejecting a challenge that it discriminated against Muslims or exceeded his authority. A dissenting justice said the outcome was a historic mistake. The 5-4 decision Tuesday is a big victory for Trump on […]
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Supreme Court: Online shoppers can be forced to pay sales tax
WASHINGTON (AP) — States will be able to force shoppers to pay sales tax when they make online purchases under a Supreme Court decision Thursday that will leave shoppers with lighter wallets but is a big win for states. More than 40 states had asked the high court to overrule two, decades-old Supreme Court decisions […]