Supreme Court term starts with reopened courtroom, new justice

Supreme Court term starts with reopened courtroom, new justice-rollcall:  The Supreme Court reopened to the public for oral arguments Monday for the first time in almost two years because of the coronavirus pandemic, as the justices started a new term that appears poised to build on the conservative turn last term.

Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson sworn in to Supreme Court

Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson sworn in to Supreme Court-politico:  Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson was sworn in on Thursday, the culmination of her historic ascension as the first black woman to claim a seat on the nation’s highest court.

Supreme Court confirmation hearing starts with historic mark

Supreme Court confirmation hearing starts with historic mark-rollcall:  The weeklong Supreme Court confirmation hearing for Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson starts Monday heavy on history and relatively light on political drama.

Seeking court that looks ‘like America,’ Biden picks Ketanji Brown Jackson

Seeking court that looks ‘like America,’ Biden picks Ketanji Brown Jackson-rollcall:  President Joe Biden introduced Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson at the White House on Friday as his pick for the upcoming Supreme Court vacancy, describing her as an extraordinarily qualified judge with a focus in court on how the law affects everyday people.

Supreme Court confirmation battle could shift focus in midterms

Supreme Court confirmation battle could shift focus in midterms-rollcall: An opening on the Supreme Court nine months before the midterm elections promised to inject a new urgency into the battle for the Senate majority, with both parties rushing Wednesday to remind voters of the stakes of the upcoming confirmation battle.

Senate confirms Amy Coney Barrett but controversy follows her to the Supreme Court

Senate confirms Amy Coney Barrett but controversy follows her to the Supreme Court-rollcall:  Senate Republicans finished their race Monday to confirm Amy Coney Barrett and boost the long-running conservative advantage on the Supreme Court, where her actions on consequential cases in the coming days and months could amplify calls to revamp the high court and change Senate rules to do so.

Senate kicks off fight over Trump's Supreme Court pick

Senate kicks off fight over Trump's Supreme Court pick-thehill:  The Senate is teeing off an explosive fight over the future of the Supreme Court just three weeks before Election Day.  Judge Amy Coney Barrett will step into the national spotlight Monday morning when the Senate Judiciary Committee begins a four-day hearing for her nomination to fill the seat left vacant by the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.

Romney faces another crossroads on Trump's Supreme Court push

Romney faces another crossroads on Trump's Supreme Court push-politico:  Don’t assume Mitt Romney will stick it to Donald Trump and try to block the president’s Supreme Court nominee.  After the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the Utah Republican finds himself at another legacy-defining crossroads. He must decide whether to support an effort to install Trump’s third Supreme Court justice and shift the balance of the court to the right for decades to come, or oppose the move on principle and hinder the plans of Trump and Majority Leader Mitch McConnell.

Supreme Court’s legitimacy at stake in wake of Ginsburg’s death

Supreme Court’s legitimacy at stake in wake of Ginsburg’s death-rollcall:  For a Supreme Court that seeks to defend the legitimacy of its rulings as rooted in the law and not political ideology, what unfolds over the next few months is poised to be a historic test of its reputation.

GOP leaders all but guarantee Kavanaugh confirmation

GOP leaders all but guarantee Kavanaugh confirmation -politico: Republican leaders insist they don’t speak for the three GOP holdouts, but they sure talk like they’ve already won the battle for Brett Kavanaugh's confirmation.

Partisan discord builds over Trump Supreme Court pick

Partisan discord builds over Trump Supreme Court pick - Partisan tensions over records on Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh boiled over on Tuesday, as Democrats insisted on access to all communications from his five years in the George W. Bush White House while Republicans tried to narrow the scope of the massive document release.

Hospitals Challenge Medicare Payments, With Help From Judge Kavanaugh

Hospitals Challenge Medicare Payments, With Help From Judge Kavanaugh - A federal appeals court has cleared the way for hospitals around the country to seek more money from Medicare, based on evidence that the government has been using faulty data to calculate costs for decades.

Brett Kavanaugh, Trump’s pick for court, has left trail of opinions on health care and pharma issues

Brett Kavanaugh, Trump’s pick for court, has left trail of opinions on health care and pharma issues - Brett Kavanaugh, President Trump’s nominee for the Supreme Court, has left a trail of rulings and opinions concerning the Food and Drug Administration, pharmaceutical companies, and medical device manufacturers in his dozen years on the District of Columbia circuit court.

Dems strategy on Trump pick: Unify around health care

Dems strategy on Trump pick: Unify around health care - The liberal base is fired up about abortion rights, but Senate Democratic Leader Charles Schumer (N.Y.) will seek to emphasize access to affordable health care as much as Roe v. Wade in the battle over the Supreme Court.

Knowing Brett Kavanaugh

Knowing Brett Kavanaugh - THE QUOTE YOU’LL HEAR A LOT ABOUT … BRETT KAVANAUGH on ROE V. WADE, from his 2006 confirmation hearing: SEN. CHUCK SCHUMER (D-N.Y.), with then aide Preet Bharara sitting behind him: “Do you consider Roe v. Wade to be an abomination and do you consider yourself to be a judicial nominee … in the mold of Scalia and Thomas?” KAVANAUGH: “Senator, on the question of Roe v. Wade, if confirmed to the D.C. Circuit, I would follow Roe v. Wade faithfully and fully. That would be binding precedent of the court. It’s been decided by the Supreme Court. … I’m saying if I were confirmed to the D.C. Circuit, senator, I would follow it. It’s been reaffirmed many times.”

Trump says he's close to making final Supreme Court decision

Trump says he's close to making final Supreme Court decision - President Trump on Sunday said he's "getting very close to making a final decision" about his choice to replace retiring Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy.

Despite U.S. Court’s Ruling, Medicaid Work Requirements Advance In Other States

Despite U.S. Court’s Ruling, Medicaid Work Requirements Advance In Other States - The fallout from Friday’s federal court ruling that struck down the Medicaid work requirement in Kentucky was swift.

This week: Senate gets ready for showdown over Gorsuch

This week: Senate gets ready for showdown over Gorsuch-thehill: Republicans short of significant legislative victories to date plan on touting one accomplishment when they return home to their constituents during this month’s spring recess: confirming Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court.

Two Democrats Back Gorsuch as McCain Seeks Deal to Avoid Fight

Two Democrats Back Gorsuch as McCain Seeks Deal to Avoid Fight-bloomberg: Two Democrats announced they’ll vote to confirm Neil Gorsuch to the U.S. Supreme Court as GOP Senator John McCain said he’s trying to reach a “long-term” deal to allow confirmation while saving the minority party’s ability to block future high court nominations.

Five things to watch for in Supreme Court showdown

Five things to watch for in Supreme Court showdown-thehill: Hearings on the confirmation of President Trump’s Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch kick off this week.