On Sunday afternoon, Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, an outspoken supporter of same-sex marriage, used the occasion of presiding over a same-sex wedding ceremony to cite the Constitution as the source of her power to wed the two men.
Natalie Portman will play feminist icon and Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg in the upcoming biopic On the Basis of Sex.
Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice Roy Moore joined with an African-American pastors coalition and other conservative leaders Monday to defend the Texas constitutional ban against same-sex marriage.
The founder and president of a coalition of black pastors has called upon U.S. Supreme Court Justices Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Elena Kagan to recuse themselves from the same-sex marriage case that is currently before the high court.
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg said that those who thought the legacy of past racism has been solved were “blind” and criticized Congress for its lack of work on civil rights and bipartisanship while expressing a wish that “we
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg declared that the overturn of Roe v. Wade would be “the worst case” and said state abortion restrictions were a “crying shame” in an interview broadcast on Monday’s “Rachel Maddow Show” on MSNBC. When
Wednesday at Georgetown University Law Center, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg said there will be enough women on the Supreme Court when it is all women. Ginsburg said, “People ask me sometimes, when do you think it will be enough? When
The “Top Ten Percent” admissions rule in Texas has survived its latest attack but the plaintiff and the organization supporting her vow to appeal to the United States Supreme Court. The Fifth Circuit issued an en banc order November 12, denying
CINCINNATI (AP) — A federal appeals court on Thursday upheld anti-gay marriage laws in four states, breaking ranks with other courts that have considered the issue and setting up the prospect of Supreme Court review. The 6th U.S. Circuit Court
On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in the case of Zivotofsky v. Kerry, involving a U.S. citizen born in Jerusalem who wants his passport to list “Israel” as the country of his birth. Currently, U.S. citizens born in
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg had a bad answer for Democrats who are worried if President Barack Obama can not choose her replacement, the court could flip more conservative because of the high historical likelihood that after eight years
E!, an entertainment network on cable best known for giving the Kardashians show after show, waded into the recent SCOTUS news with this tweet. The best parts of Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s scathing 35-page dissent in the Hobby Lobby birth control
In response to Fugelsgang on Hobby Lobby: ‘Scalia Law a lot Like Sharia Law’: It’s tempting to dismiss these hysterics as the work of people who aren’t the sharpest tools in the drawer, but it would be more accurate to
Planned Parenthood Affiliates of California have issued a floor alert to members of the California legislature urging lawmakers to defeat all pro-life amendments to budget bills, including any that ban sex-selection abortions or require parental consent for minors to obtain
It looks like all sorts of people are joining the game of rewriting parts of the U.S. Constitution. It started with state legislators who apparently had time on their hands, and now it’s even extended to U.S. Supreme Court Justices.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has upheld Michigan’s ban on using race as a factor in college admissions. The justices said in a 6-2 ruling Tuesday that Michigan voters had the right to change their state constitution to prohibit
Thursday in an interview conducted at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C., Justices Antonin Scalia and Ruth Bader Ginsburg talked about their views of the First Amendment. Moderator Marvin Kalb questioned Scalia about whether the NSA wiretapping cloud be
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg turned 81 on Saturday and remains one of the strongest voices on the court for liberal judicial thought. That did not deter one LA Times columnist from using her birthday to remind people that she
White House press secretary Jay Carney insisted on Monday that health care is a “right,” not a “privilege.” That is a theme the Obama administration is sounding with increasing frequency as the rollout of Obamacare becomes a bigger policy and
Alan Dershowitz, one of America’s most well-known Constitutional scholars, told CNBC’s Larry Kudlow that there is no right to an abortion in the Constitution. The self-professed liberal told Kudlow: I can’t find anything in the Constitution that says you prefer
On Saturday, Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg will become the first Supreme Court Justice to officiate at a same-sex wedding. The Washington Post reported that Ginsburg will “officiate at the wedding of Kennedy Center President Michael M. Kaiser and
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the oldest member of the Court, spoke to Bloomberg News and trumpeted her own achievements. She did this while stating she has no desire to step down so that Barack Obama can make certain
At the age of 80, Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is hanging on, despite liberal worries that she is missing the opportunity to be replaced by President Barack Obama. She is quite happy to be part of what she
President Barack Obama’s Supreme Court nightmare might come true if the GOP can recapture the Senate in 2014. Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg says she has no interest in retiring now so that Obama can pick a younger successor and
(AP) Supreme Court clears way for gay marriage in CalifBy MARK SHERMANAssociated PressWASHINGTONThe Supreme Court has cleared the way for same-sex marriage in California by holding that defenders of California’s gay marriage ban did not have the right to appeal
In Fisher v. University of Texas, the Supreme Court considered UT’s admissions process, which uses applicants’ race as a factor. The Court held that the Constitution sets a high bar for government’s of race without violating the Fourteenth Amendment, and
On Monday, the Supreme Court raised the bar on what government must prove in programs that give preferences based on race, in a surprising 7-1 decision in Fisher v. University of Texas. Beginning in 1978, the Supreme Court has held
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg criticized the Roe v. Wade decision Saturday, stating that it overruled the democratic will by handing down a decision made by “unelected old men.” Speaking at the University of Chicago Law School, the 80
According to a new Reader’s Digest poll conducted in cooperation with The Wagner Group, topping Americans’ list of individuals they “trust” the most is … actor Tom Hanks. The Oscar-winning star of such films as Larry Crowne (which nobody saw),
Arizona is once again embroiled in a fight against the federal government at the Supreme Court of the United States. The Court heard arguments on Mar. 18 in Arizona v. Inter Tribal Council of Arizona. In earlier years people had
(AP) – The Supreme Court says a Guam man can sue the government for a Navy surgeon’s unsuccessful cataract surgery. A unanimous court ruled on Monday for Steven Alan Levin, who was operated on in March 2003 at the United
In an interview with Breitbart News Editor-at-Large Ben Shapiro, Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) made the astute observation that Barack Obama is not just skeptical of our Constitution, but also has an alternative model in mind: the South African constitution. That
The biggest liberal newspaper in the country has printed a column from a top progressive scholar calling on the American people to ignore the Constitution with its “evil provisions,” revealing the far-left agenda for what it is and making sense
(AP) Storm volunteers mingle with stars at Glamour festBy JOCELYN NOVECKAP National WriterNEW YORKSandra Kyong Bradbury was star struck. She had just spied Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg a few feet away. Few events bring together such an eclectic
Nothing says class and glamour quite like comparing voting for the first time to losing your virginity. And nothing says grace and style like winning a national award for doing so. Now, the epitome of class, glamour, grace and style
Whoever wins next week’s presidential election may shape the Supreme Court for the next generation of Americans, highlighting how important Tuesday’s election is to the high court’s future constitutional integrity. Justices Antonin Scalia and Anthony Kennedy — both of whom
Three years ago, Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg gave an interview which made some unintentional news when she discussed Roe v. Wade in terms of limiting “populations that we don’t want to have too many of.” This Friday, the
Who says Republicans and Democrats can’t agree? Every four years, politicos and pundits, both left and right, come together in a harmonious hymn of hyperbole: “This is the most important election in history!” they sing. I think hyperbole is responsible
By JASON KEYSERAssociated PressCHICAGOIt turns out lawyers and opera singers have more in common than booming voices and a love of melodrama. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is among the jurists who have looked for legal lessons in arias,
A deceased man’s child is not always a child under Florida law when it comes to Social Security benefits. So said the Supreme Court in Astrue v. Capato, a case where modern technology collided with federal entitlements. Robert Capato was
