Tag: SCOTUS

A Change for Life from a Mother’s Womb
January 18, 2023 Faith,RNHA News Articles Diane Rivera López

As we embrace change in Washington, D.C., we recently witnessed a milestone accomplishment in the rights of the unborn. Republicans voted on two measures related to abortion, a key issue for Conservatives after the Supreme Court took down the unthinkable stronghold of Roe v. Wade. It also led to the condemnation of violence against facilities,
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The Truth about Microaggressions
April 21, 2022 Op-Ed,RNHA News Articles Natalie Beisner

If you watched the recent Ketanji Brown Jackson hearings, you might’ve been unaware that you were actually watching “three days of microaggressions.” Senator John Kennedy called Jackson “articulate.” This is apparently a “microinsult” (i.e. a subcategory of microaggression), but really, it depends on your color. Jackson’s the right color (or the wrong one, depending on
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Could Biden’s SCOTUS pick be Vice President Kamala Harris?
February 16, 2022 Constitution,Latest,Local Politics,RNHA News Articles Alexander Carmenaty

On January 26, 2022, Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer announced his retirement. Breyer’s retirement allows President Joe Biden to replace him with a liberal justice. SCOTUS currently has a 6-3 conservative majority. President Biden has promised to replace Breyer with a black woman. Biden’s choice will be the first woman of color Supreme Court Justice,
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Justice Gorsuch & Originalism
December 23, 2021 Local Politics,Op-Ed,RNHA News Articles Skyler Blalock

The topic of originalism as a judicial philosophy blossomed during the political foray which was the confirmation battle of Republican Senators to appoint 10th Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Neil M. Gorsuch to fill the seat of the late Associate Justice of the Supreme Court, Antonin Scalia, in 2017. Oftentimes, Senate Democrats will opine on
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The New SCOTUS Subdivisions of Ideology
November 2, 2021 Local Politics,RNHA News Articles Skyler Blalock

Early July of 2021 presented the public with plenty of court rulings that displayed a political shift following Associate Justice Amy Coney Barrett’s appointment. The more conservative-minded wing of the Supreme Court shows signs of fracturing, resulting in the formation of three voting blocs from the nine-seat Court. Those being liberal, centrist-conservative, and conservative blocs. The appointment
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SCOTUS Ruling Preserves 2nd Amendment
June 11, 2021 Local Politics,RNHA News Articles Skyler Blalock

The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS), in a unanimous decision for Mr. Edward Caniglia, ruled Monday that the community caretaking exception to allow for a warrantless search into a person’s home and confiscation of a person’s firearms does violate the 4th Amendment’s requirement for a warrant. The Incident  Caniglia v. Strom is a
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The Threat of SCOTUS Restructuring
January 2, 2021 Local Politics,RNHA News Articles Skyler Blalock

In 2016, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer threatened to filibuster any Supreme Court nominee, who is not ” mainstream. This threat came after Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell blocked then-President Barak Obama from nominating a new justice to replace the late Antonin Scalia. Since 2016, Democrats have opposed every Supreme Court nominee from the Trump
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What You Need to Know |President Trump is Following Historical Precedent To Fill Supreme Court Vacancy
September 29, 2020 Trump,White House RNHA NEWS

The President’s action to fill the Supreme Court vacancy during an election year follows historical precedent going back more than 200 years. In 15 instances in history, a Supreme Court vacancy has arisen during an election year and the President has put forward a nominee during that same year. When the Senate has been controlled
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