WASHINGTON (AP) — Eighty-five-year-old Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg fractured three ribs in a fall in her office at the Supreme Court and is in the hospital, the court said Thursday. The court’s oldest justice fell Wednesday evening, the court said. She went to George Washington University Hospital in Washington early Thursday after experiencing discomfort overnight. […]
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Sandra Day O’Connor announces likely Alzheimer’s diagnosis
WASHINGTON (AP) — Sandra Day O’Connor, the first woman on the Supreme Court, announced Tuesday in a frank and personal letter that she has been diagnosed with “the beginning stages of dementia, probably Alzheimer’s disease.” The 88-year-old said doctors diagnosed her some time ago and that as her condition has progressed she is “no longer […]
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Susan Collins’ vote on Brett Kavanaugh fuels calls for boycott of Maine
People upset with Sen. Susan Collins’ support for now-Justice Brett Kavanaugh are calling for a boycott of Maine products and tourism. “Dear Susan Collins — I really struggled with this but my tourist $ just voted against ever visiting Maine while you remain in office,” actor and comedian John Fugelsang tweeted out to his 413,000 […]
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Back in Maine, Susan Collins says she’s getting positive feedback on Kavanaugh vote
NORRIDGEWOCK — U.S. Sen. Susan Collins said Sunday that she’s been hearing “very positive” feedback from Mainers regarding her vote the day before to confirm now-Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh. Nevertheless, Collins’ office said later on Sunday that she and her offices have been provided enhanced security for weeks because of “multiple serious threats.” In […]
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Susan Collins supports confirmation of Brett Kavanaugh to Supreme Court
Sen. Susan Collins said Friday she would vote to confirm the nomination of Brett Kavanaugh to the U.S. Supreme Court. Collins made her announcement during a floor speech on the Senate as she detailed her reasoning for her support, despite the urgings of thousands of Mainers that she reject the controversial nominee. She repeated again […]
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Maine women, including sexual assault survivors, converge on Capitol to sway Collins
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Kate Byrne sat on the cold tile floor outside the office of Maine Sen. Susan Collins. Four floors below, in the atrium of the Hart Senate Office Building, police were arresting hundreds of protesters who had swarmed the nation’s capital to oppose Judge Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination to the U.S. Supreme Court. Upstairs, […]
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Susan Collins says she was briefed on Kavanaugh report but won't talk about her vote
Sen. Susan Collins called the FBI report into allegations of sexual misconduct against U.S. Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh a “very thorough investigation” Thursday. “It appears to be a very thorough investigation, but I am going back later today to personally read the interviews,” Collins said after leaving a closed-door briefing with her Republican colleagues. […]
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Senate gets FBI Kavanaugh report, gets ready to vote Friday
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate braced for a crucial initial vote Friday on Brett Kavanaugh’s tottering Supreme Court nomination after Majority Leader Mitch McConnell set his polarized chamber on a schedule to decide an election-season battle that has consumed the nation. A showdown roll call over confirmation seemed likely over the weekend. McConnell, R-Ky., cemented […]
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Kavanaugh a threat to the rights of LGBTQ+ people
Soon, the U.S. Senate will likely vote to either confirm or reject Brett Kavanaugh as the next Justice on the Supreme Court of the United States. If Judge Kavanaugh is confirmed, his decisions will have an enormous impact on the lives of marginalized people. I remember exactly where I was when I found out that […]
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More than 1,000 Maine academics sign letter urging Susan Collins to not support Kavanaugh
More than 1,000 faculty, administrators and staff at institutions of higher education in Maine are urging Sen. Susan Collins to vote against the nomination of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court, citing in a letter this week credible allegations of sexual misconduct and an “angry demeanor” displayed by Kavanaugh as reasons to not support […]