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U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor greets people as she attends a ceremony during the opening of the Yonkers Public School District's new Justice Sonia Sotomayor Community School on Monday, Sept 16, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Eduardo Munoz Alvarez, File)

Sotomayor is asked about lower trust in Supreme Court. She points to pace of overturned precedents

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor was asked about sagging public confidence in the court. She answered by pointing to her conservative colleagues’ willingness to upend decades-old precedents.
February 6
Pete Hegseth speaks after being sworn in as Secretary of Defense by Vice President JD Vance in the Indian Treaty Room of the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House campus in Washington, Saturday, Jan. 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr.)

As Hegseth takes charge at the Pentagon, here’s what changes could be in store

January 26
Members of the Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association of America sit during a news conference in the Chinatown district of San Francisco on Friday, Jan. 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Haven Daley)

Trump’s attempt to end birthright citizenship would overturn more than a century of precedent

January 25
A TikTok logo is shown on a phone in San Francisco, Friday, Jan. 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

TikTok says it will ‘go dark’ unless it gets clarity from Biden following Supreme Court ruling

January 18
Vice President Kamala Harris, with second gentleman Doug Emhoff at right, signs the desk drawer in her ceremonial office as part of a long-standing tradition for Vice Presidents, in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House complex in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Kamala Harris made history as vice president. The rest didn’t go as planned

January 17

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FILE - U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor is shown before administering the oath of office to members of the Texas Supreme Court, Jan. 6, 2003, in Austin, Texas. O'Connor, who joined the Supreme Court in 1981 as the nation's first female justice, has died at age 93.(AP Photo/Harry Cabluck, File)

Retired Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, the first woman on the Supreme Court, has died at age 93

December 6, 2023
FILE - Members of the Supreme Court sit for a new group portrait following the addition of Associate Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, at the Supreme Court building in Washington, Oct. 7, 2022. Bottom row, from left, Justice Sonia Sotomayor, Justice Clarence Thomas, Chief Justice John Roberts, Justice Samuel Alito, and Justice Elena Kagan. Top row, from left, Justice Amy Coney Barrett, Justice Neil Gorsuch, Justice Brett Kavanaugh, and Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson. The Supreme Court is adopting its first code of ethics, in the face of sustained criticism over undisclosed trips and gifts from wealthy benefactors to some justices. The policy was issued by the court Monday. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

The Supreme Court says it is adopting a code of ethics, but it has no means of enforcement

November 13, 2023
Issue 1 supporters cheer as they watch election results come in, Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2023, in Columbus Ohio. Ohio voters have approved a constitutional amendment that guarantees the right to abortion and other forms of reproductive health care. The outcome of Tuesday’s intense, off-year election was the latest blow for abortion opponents. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)

Democrats see abortion wins as a springboard for 2024 as GOP struggles to find a winning message

November 9, 2023

Editorial Roundup: Mississippi

November 8, 2023
Daniel McCaffery, Democratic candidate for Pennsylvania Supreme Court judge, arrives at his polling place to vote in Philadelphia, Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2023. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Democrat Dan McCaffery wins open seat on Pennsylvania Supreme Court

November 8, 2023
CORRECTS SPELLING OF FIRST NAME TO BRITAINY NOT BRITIANY - Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear speaks during an election night rally after he was elected to a second term in Louisville, Ky., Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2023. At right is his wife Britainy Beshear. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley)

Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear reelected to second term in Kentucky, overcoming state’s GOP dominance

November 8, 2023
Supporters of Issue 1 cheer at a watch party, Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2023, in Columbus Ohio. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)

Ohio voters enshrine abortion access in constitution in latest statewide win for reproductive rights

November 8, 2023
FILE - Gov. J.B. Pritzker, D-Ill., addresses the crowd before President Joe Biden delivers remarks on the economy, June 28, 2023, at the Old Post Office in Chicago. Pritzker on Friday, Nov. 3, cheered the opinion by the 7th District U.S. Court of Appeals upholding the state's ban on semiautomatic weapons and high-capacity magazines which he signed in January in response to a deadly mass shooting at a 2022 July 4th parade in Highland Park. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

Federal appeals court upholds Illinois semiautomatic weapons ban

November 3, 2023
FILE - Signs for and against a proposed constitutional amendment to protect abortion rights in Ohio stand in front of the Greene County Board of Elections in Xenia, Ohio, Oct. 11, 2023. Abortion rights supporters have raised nearly twice as much money as anti-abortion groups in the fall campaign related to a constitutional amendment that would ensure abortion access in Ohio. Much of the money comes from national groups or wealthy donors outside the state. (AP Photo/Julie Carr Smyth)

AP Election Brief | What to expect when Ohio votes on abortion and marijuana

November 3, 2023
ADDS RESERVE TO BASE NAME - Visitors climb the stairs to board a plane after it was moved across the tarmac at March Air Reserve Base to its new home at March Field Air Museum in Riverside, Calif., on Aug. 15, 2023. Jonathan J. Dunn, the pilot accused of threatening to shoot a commercial airline captain is an Air Force Reserve lieutenant colonel who served as commander of a reserve squadron at March Air Force Reserve Base in Southern California, according to the Air Force. (Will Lester/The Orange County Register via AP)

A pilot accused of threatening to shoot a commercial airline captain is an Air Force Reserve officer

November 2, 2023
FILE - Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita speaks, Nov. 8, 2022, in Schererville, Ind. According to a court opinion filed Thursday, Nov. 2, 2023, Indiana's attorney general violated professional conduct rules in statements he made about a doctor who performed an abortion on a 10-year-old rape victim from Ohio last year. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings, File)

Indiana attorney general reprimanded for comments on doctor who provided rape victim’s abortion

November 3, 2023
People gather in the parking lot of the Hamilton County Board of Elections as people arrive for early in-person voting, in Cincinnati, Thursday, Nov. 2, 2023. They urge people to vote for or against the measure known as Issue 1. Issue 1 is the only abortion question on any state ballot this year. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

An Ohio amendment serves as a testing ground for statewide abortion fights expected in 2024

November 3, 2023
FILE - A person holds a transgender flag to show their support for the transgender community during the sixth annual Transgender Day of Remembrance at Maryville College, Nov. 20, 2016, in Maryville, Tenn. According to court documents filed Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2023, the American Civil Liberties Union and attorneys representing Tennessee transgender teens and their families have asked the U.S. Supreme Court to block a ban on gender-affirming care for minors that a lower court allowed to go into effect. (Brianna Bivens/The Daily Times via AP, File)

ACLU and families of trans teens ask Supreme Court to block Tennessee ban on gender-affirming care

November 1, 2023
FILE - Harlan Crow attends a book release reception by The George W. Bush Institute for "The 4 Percent Solution: Unleashing the Economic Growth America Needs," on July 17, 2012, in Dallas. On Monday, Oct. 30, 2023, Senate Democrats said they plan to subpoena Republican megadonor Crow and conservative activist Leonard Leo for more information about their roles in organizing and paying for luxury travel for Supreme Court justices. (AP Photo/LM Otero, File)

Senate Democrats plan to subpoena Harlan Crow and Leonard Leo over Supreme Court justices’ travel

October 31, 2023
FILE - State Sen. John Kennedy, R-Macon, presents the newly-drawn congressional maps in the Senate Chambers during a special session at the Georgia State Capitol in Atlanta, Friday, Nov. 19, 2021. A federal judge ruled Thursday, Oct. 26, 2023, that some of Georgia's congressional, state Senate and state House districts were drawn in a racially discriminatory manner, ordering the state to draw an additional Black-majority congressional district. (Hyosub Shin/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP)

Judge says Georgia’s congressional and legislative districts are discriminatory and must be redrawn

October 26, 2023
FILE - Associate Justice Clarence Thomas joins other members of the Supreme Court as they pose for a new group portrait, at the Supreme Court building in Washington, Oct. 7, 2022. All or most of a $267,000 loan obtained by Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas to buy a high-end motorcoach appears to have been forgiven, raising tax and ethics questions, according to a new report by Senate Democrats. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Most of Justice Thomas’ $267,000 loan for an RV seems to have been forgiven, Senate Democrats say

October 25, 2023
Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti announces a lawsuit against the Meta Platforms Inc., the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, during a news conference Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2023, in Nashville, Tenn. The complaint alleges that the company knew of the harmful impact of its Instagram platform on young people. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)

Tennessee attorney general sues federal government over abortion rule blocking funding

October 25, 2023
FILE - Activists mark the first anniversary of the Supreme Court's decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, by displaying neon signage in support of abortion access in front of the Supreme Court on June 23, 2023, in Washington. A new survey finds that the total number of abortions provided in the U.S. after bans started going into effect in some states last year increased slightly. The report sponsored by the Society of Family Planning found that the numbers fell to nearly zero in states with bans on abortion at all stages of pregnancy after a U.S. Supreme Court ruling in 2022 cleared the way for the restrictions. (AP Photo/Nathan Howard, File)

Abortions in the US rose slightly overall after post-Roe restrictions were put in place, study finds

October 25, 2023
FILE - Drag queen Angelica Sanchez performs in front of hundreds of people, including immigrants-rights and abortion-rights groups and members of the LGBTQ+ community from across the state, as they take part in a rally and march, May 1, 2023, in Orlando, Fla. A panel of the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals on Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2023, said a ruling prohibiting the enforcement of a new Florida law targeting drag shows will stay in place for the time being, according to a federal appeals court decision. (AP Photo/John Raoux, File)

Florida officials ask US Supreme Court to block rulings limiting anti-drag show law

October 24, 2023

Georgia Supreme Court sends abortion law challenge back to lower court, leaving access unchanged

October 24, 2023
FILE - President George W. Bush signs legislation banning so-called partial-birth abortions, Nov. 5, 2003, in Washington, as from left, House Speaker Dennis Hastert of Ill., Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, Rep. James Sensenbrenner, R-Wis., Sen. Rick Santorum, R-Pa., Rep. James Oberstar, D-Minn., obscured, and Sen. Mike DeWine, R-Ohio, watch. As campaigning escalates in Ohio's fall fight over abortion rights, a new line of attack from opponents suggests "partial-birth" abortions would be revived if a proposed constitutional amendment passes. But the procedure has been banned nationwide for over 15 years. (AP Photo/Ron Edmonds, File)

This procedure is banned in the US. Why is it a hot topic in fight over Ohio’s abortion amendment?

October 23, 2023
Officers with the Frederick County Sheriiff's Dept. SWAT Team search for suspect Pedro Argote at the former Garden State Tannery plant in Williamsport, Md. on Saturday, Oct. 21, 2023. Washington County Sheriff Brian Albert said authorities are “actively working” to apprehend 49-year-old Pedro Argote for the “targeted attack” of Maryland Circuit Court Judge Andrew Wilkinson. (Ric Dugan/The Frederick News-Post via AP)

Search for suspect in fatal shooting of Maryland judge continues for a fourth day

October 22, 2023
Flowers are placed next to the garage door in the drive way of the home of Maryland circuit court Judge Andrew Wilkinson, Friday, Oct. 20. 2023, in Hagerstown, Md. Pedro Argote is suspected of gunning down the judge in his driveway hours after he ruled against him in a divorce case. The Washington County Sheriff's Office said in a statement that the silver Mercedes SUV that Argote was believed to be driving has been located in Williamsport, about 8 miles (13 kilometers) southwest of Hagerstown, where the judge was shot outside his home.(AP Photo/Jon Elswick)

The vehicle has been found but the suspect still missing in the fatal shooting of a Maryland judge

October 21, 2023
The U.S. Supreme Court is seen, Oct. 5, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib)

The Supreme Court allows the White House to continue work to combat controversial social media posts

October 20, 2023
Washington County Circuit Court Clerk Kevin Tucker, right, swears in Andrew F. Wilkinson as a circuit court judge on Jan. 10, 2020, as Wilkinson's wife, Stephanie, watches. Wilkinson was found with apparent gunshot wounds around 8 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 19, 2023, the Washington County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement. Wilkinson was taken from his home in Hagerstown to Meritus Medical Center, where he died of his injuries, the sheriff's office said. ( Julie E. Greene/The Herald-Mail via AP)

A slain Maryland judge presided over the divorce case of man identified as a suspect in his killing

October 20, 2023
FILE - Three variations of the AR-15 assault rifle are displayed at the California Department of Justice in Sacramento, Calif., on Aug. 15, 2012. A federal judge who previously overturned California's three-decade-old ban on assault weapons did it again on Thursday, Oct. 19, 2023, ruling that the state's attempts to prohibit sales of semiautomatic guns violates the constitutional right to bear arms. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)

Federal judge again rules that California’s ban on assault weapons is unconstitutional

October 20, 2023
FILE - Daniel McCaffery, Democratic candidate for Pennsylvania Supreme Court judge, speaks at a women's organizing event and canvass launch hosted by the Montgomery County Democratic Committee, Sept. 30, 2023, in Norristown, Pa. The U.S. Supreme Court's current conservative majority has delivered major victories for conservatives, and now, liberal discontent over those rulings is playing a major role in Pennsylvania's top-of-the-ballot election this fall. (AP Photo/Ryan Collerd, File)

The US Supreme Court notched big conservative wins. It’s a key issue in Pennsylvania’s fall election

October 19, 2023
FILE - Carol Streiff, of Boston, second from right, displays a placard as Mass. State Sen. Sonia Chang-Diaz, D-Boston, right, looks on during rally in front of the Statehouse, in Boston, Tuesday, June 15, 2010. The Massachusetts House approved a sweeping gun bill Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2023, aimed at tightening firearm laws, cracking down on unregistered, so-called “ghost guns" and strengthening the state’s assault-style weapons ban. (AP Photo/Steven Senne, File)

A sweeping gun bill aimed at tightening firearm laws passes in the Massachusetts House

October 18, 2023
FILE - Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker looks out over the crowd during the Illinois Paid Leave bill signing ceremony Monday, March 13, 2023, in Chicago. Pritzker is taking his advocacy for abortion rights nationwide, forming a political organization to fund like-minded efforts outside Illinois, a state that legalized abortion by statute even before the Supreme Court invalidated the right to seek one. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)

Illinois Gov. Pritzker takes his fight for abortion access national with a new self-funded group

October 18, 2023

Editorial Roundup: Florida

October 18, 2023
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