Just 40% expressed this view in 2010, after Justice John Paul Stevens announced his retirement from the court and before Obama named Justice Elena Kagan as his replacement. . ... Conservative Republicans (71%) are more likely than moderate and liberal Republicans (54%) to say the..…
Many of those voters, instead, remained loyal Republicans. . They might’ve believed it was going to be a close race for sheriff between Cal Dean Black and Jason . ..…
Kavanaugh and Ford were the only witnesses invited to testify before the panel of 11 Republicans — all men — and 10 Democrats. But the conservative jurist is facing allegations of sexual misconduct from other women as well, forcing Republican leaders to struggle to keep support for him..…
“Democrats and Republicans want different things.“ . What are the solutions? Donita Judge calls for increased civic engagement on the local level, including attending public hearings. ..…
Republicans misdeeds in the path leading to the nomination of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to Supreme Court telling. ..…
Trump’s nominee is likely to give the conservatives a solid majority and will face a Senate process in which Republicans hold the slimmest majority, but Democrats can’t delay confirmation. . Trump’s first high court nominee, Justice Neil Gorsuch, was confirmed in April 2017. ..…
But the conservative jurist is facing allegations of sexual misconduct from other women as well, forcing Republican leaders to struggle to keep support for him from eroding. . ... Kavanaugh and Ford were the only witnesses invited to testify before the panel of 11 Republicans — all men..…
Trump’s success in confirming conservative judges, as well as a Supreme Court justice, has cheered Republicans amid concerns about his limited policy achievements and chaotic management style. ..…
By no means in, Source Flickr The criminalization of Black people and the use of white vigilantism as weapon of violence against us are America. ..…
Last month, 56% of the public said Senate should hold hearings and vote on Obama's choice to replace Justice Antonin Scalia. Currently, 70% of Democrats say Senate should confirm Garland to Supreme Court, compared with just 22% of Republicans.. ..…
investigation by The Associated Press found that thousands of city police and county sheriff's departments had not filed single hate crime report to F.B.I between 2009 and 2014.. While some Republicans have refused to acknowledge that Pulse shooting targeted LGBT people, Logo's Cody Gohl..…
The difference in the position of the republicans on how to judge a president was revealed again to be along political lines when President Bush launched the War with Iraq after 9/11. ..…
Black community activists regard this as a move to place control of the airports in the hands of the governor and white supremacist Republicans. . A documentary from the Coalition for Economic Justice — “The Assault on Black Political Power in Jackson, MS” — argues that the planned..…
Members of both parties view Justice Department less favorably down from 50% two years ago. Today, just 41% of Democrats and 34% of Republicans view VA favorably, down 29 points and 34 points, respectively, since October 2013.. ..…
Bush backers, especially Republicans on the far right, want justices who interpret Constitution, not activist court that makes law. The retirement of Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, 74, could have significant effect on court rulings joining Justice John Paul Stevens, 84, and the three other..…
The resolution passed by Conference of Chief Justices this week was the opposition to Streamlined Procedures Act, introduced in Senate by Jon Kyl, Arizona Republican, and House by Dan Lungren, California Republican. ..…
Bipartisan majorities have emerged that are deeply skeptical of the Justice Department's power grab during this period of national anxiety. . Some of the loudest voices denouncing the administration have been powerful Republicans, including columnist William Safire and former conservative..…
That the nation’s leading law enforcement officer has been willing to press such reforms is as much a sign of the country’s changing attitude toward criminal justice as it is a testament to Holder’s commitment. . Criminal policy used to be a wedge issue that Republicans exploited to..…
Dating back to 1970, the county has only elected two Republicans to local government in partisan races — former Johnson County Sheriff Gary Hughes and former Clerk of Court Mary Conklin. ..…
The claim is that if George Washington, James Madison and other drafters of Constitution did not anticipate something, the government must not act on it.. ..…
Clinton has cited her Methodist background as inspiration to promote faith-based initiatives and other programs aimed at social justice and child welfare. Clinton is currently a member of aSenate prayer group, which counts Republicans and Democrats among its members, including presidential..…
And if, as seems likely, Republicans are able to get — to get Judge Kavanaugh onto Supreme Court, they're just going to feel annihilated inside. I think in today, beyond the divisions between Republicans and Democrats, men and women, just looking at what happened today, this..…
Although our prayers and hopes are that Judge Brett Kavanaugh will be seated on our High Court next week, if traitorous Republicans like Collins, Flake and Murky Waters betray this country, then may President Trump place Brett Kavanagh on his White House staff in a very high, trustworthy and..…
Chuck Schumer, the Democrats, and their spokespeople in the Senate seem to be spooking-out certain Republicans with a threat that if Republicans vote for Judge Brett Kavanaugh they will lose the “women’s vote” in the upcoming midterms. ... If Republicans do not stand..…
The comments injected new level of in already pitched battle over the future of Supreme Court and replacing Justice Anthony Kennedy, frequently the decisive and swing vote on the important issues of the day. ..…