You don't have to be a biologist to know that XX is female and XY is male....
I bet the Republicans stick to her judicial record while the Democrats scream racism when someone questions her....
"They will attack you. They will slander you. They will filibuster you.”...
"During this hearing, I hope you will see how much I love this country, the Constitution, and the rights that make us free. I decide cases from a neutral posture."...
“You know, this is a woman who can -- who can outshine each and every one of [the last three people they put in]. Her abilities are outstanding. I mean, she's outstanding. So, you put in Amy Coney Barrett, you put in the other one,...
For now, the Texas Fetal Heartbeat Law is alive and kicking....
Justice Thomas for the 6-3 Majority: "Dzhokhar Tsarnaev committed heinous crimes. The Sixth Amendment nonetheless guaranteed him a fair trial before an impartial jury. He received one."...
If, and that's a big IF, all Republican opposed her nomination to SCOTUS, that would result in a 50/50 split, and a constitutionally uncertain issue whether VP Kamala Harris could cast a tie-breaker....
Of the last six Justices to announce their retirement, Justice Breyer’s is the earliest in the term, by two and a half months. But more notable than that, Justice Breyer’s retirement is conditional on a successor being confirmed. This isn’t unheard of, but it is certainly...
“Biden chose Harris as his VP because of the color of her skin and sex — not qualification. She’s been a disaster."...
A promise Biden now portrays as high-minded in fact was a trade for an endorsement....
Seventy-six percent of Americans, including a majority of Democrats, do not think SCOTUS pick should be based on race/gender. ...
"You could make the case that somebody like Amy Coney Barrett was put in there because she's a white woman. Who they say, well, she’ll go against abortion rights and she's ‘a woman,'" co-host Joy Behar said, putting air quotes around the word "woman."...
Biden has confirmed his campaign promise only to consider Black women for the next vacancy, and will make a nomination by the end of February....
Lawrence Tribe 2020 on Barrett nomination: "While the vice president has the power to cast a tiebreaking vote to pass a bill, the Constitution does not give him the power to break ties when it comes to the Senate’s “Advice and Consent” role in approving presidential appointments...
Biden has promised to fill a vacancy with a Black woman....
The cases put affirmative action, that is, discrimination in order to achieve racial diversity, squarely on the table for reconsideration....
Today the U.S. Supreme Court denied a request to force the 5th Circuit Appeals Court, which has certified questions of state law to the Texas Supreme Court, to send the case back to the District Court for a decision on the merits....
