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Black lawmakers blast plans for monument to Justice Thomas

Georgia’s Republican-controlled Senate has voted to erect a monument to U.S. Supreme Court Justice and Georgia native Clarence Thomas

The Independent UK · Feb 7, 2022

Georgia Senate approves putting Clarence Thomas statue on Capitol grounds

ATLANTA — The Georgia Senate on Monday approved on a party-line vote a measure to place a monument honoring U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas on the Capitol grounds.

Tribune News Service · Feb 7, 2022

Justices weigh Alabama's bid to stop redistricting order

The U.S. Supreme Court is weighing Alabama’s request to freeze a court order requiring the state to  draw new congressional lines and create a second district with a significant number of Black voters

The Independent UK · Feb 4, 2022

California’s Leondra Kruger emerges as contender for U.S. Supreme Court

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Los Angeles County native and California Supreme Court Justice Leondra Kruger’s resume spans the nation’s top universities, elite law firms and the federal Department of Justice.

Los Angeles Times · Jan 30, 2022

Supreme Court pick holds import for Black women in the law

President Joe Biden's commitment to nominating the U.S. Supreme Court's first Black female justice will have an incalculable effect on young lawyers around the country

The Independent UK · Jan 28, 2022

Kamala Harris will play a key role in helping Biden choose Supreme Court pick

WASHINGTON — Vice President Kamala Harris has a new assignment: helping President Joe Biden select the first Black woman to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court.

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Jan 28, 2022

Don't pay too much attention to guesses about how US Supreme Court will vote on abortion rights – experts are often wrong

The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization will not be handed down until late spring or early summer 2022, when the court typically issues verdicts.

The Conversation · Jan 28, 2022

Man executed for 1996 killing after Supreme Court clears way

Alabama has executed an inmate for a 1996 murder after a divided U.S. Supreme Court sided with the state, clearing the way for the man to receive a lethal injection

The Independent UK · Jan 28, 2022

Analysis: Breyer's exit nods to politics of the Supreme Court he decried

WASHINGTON — After a career trying to keep the U.S. Supreme Court above politics, Justice Stephen Breyer’s retirement underscores just how central the court now is to the U.S. political wars.

Tribune News Service · Jan 28, 2022

Supreme Court considers Alabama's bid to allow execution

The U.S. Supreme Court is considering whether to let the state of Alabama execute an inmate who contends an intellectual disability combined with the state’s inattention cost him a chance to avoid lethal injection and choose a new method

The Independent UK · Jan 27, 2022