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![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](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/ap23317652778034_custom-b7813f22ffc3af82afa6a344b5ffed36e7fd3133-scaled-e1699913919366-900x422.jpg)
The Supreme Court adopts first-ever ethics code
By: Annie Gersh | Nina Totenberg | NPR
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Updated November 13, 2023 at 4:56 PM ET WASHINGTON (NPR) — The U.S. Supreme Court Monday adopted its first-ever ethics code, bowing to pressure from Congress and the public. All… Read More
![Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, seen here with President Trump in June in Dallas, sued four states that Joe Biden carried in the general election, claiming their changes to election procedures during the pandemic violated federal law.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/gettyimages-1219321528-b046e4ae2e96b75aa3c5457cd3753e44b6d89589-scaled-e1607738927580-900x422.jpg)
Supreme Court Shuts Door On Trump Election Prospects
By: Nina Totenberg | NPR
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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sued four states that Joe Biden won, claiming their changes to election procedures during the pandemic violated federal law.
![The Supreme Court considers the latest challenge to the Affordable Care Act on Tuesday.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/ap_20311849800201-1ddc06cef35524723c9084ca2fdc83051686ee9b-scaled-e1605024750705-900x422.jpg)
Will Supreme Court Invalidate Obamacare A Decade After It Was Enacted?
By: Nina Totenberg | NPR
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There would be enormous consequences were the court to throw out the ACA, which has survived twice in the high court. But the court’s makeup is very different now than on those past occasions.
![Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., speaks during the confirmation hearing for Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett on Thursday.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/gettyimages-1229086005-027e7c610af7cba6ecb06a0aa9cb0a5f57a1ef94-scaled-e1602813792488-900x422.jpg)
Senate Judiciary Committee Sets Date To Vote On Barrett Nomination Next Week
By: Samantha Raphelson | NPR
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The panel plans to vote on Judge Amy Coney Barrett’s nomination to the Supreme Court on Thursday, Oct. 22, despite attempts by Democrats to delay the proceedings.
![The Supreme Court, which begins its new term Monday, is confronting cases related to the election, the Affordable Care Act and religious rights, among others.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/ap_20277607918430-fc673c35bae214147cb0a8da0bde689f1be29680-scaled-e1601903604463-900x422.jpg)
The Election And A Fresh Obamacare Challenge Loom Over New Supreme Court Term
By: Nina Totenberg | NPR
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The new term, which begins Monday, will see eight justices, not the usual nine. And because of COVID-19, once again the justices will gather by telephone hookup to hear the arguments.
![Sen. Sherrod Brown gives his victory speech at the Ohio Democrats 2018 Midterm Election Night Watch Party at the Hyatt Regency in Columbus, Ohio on November 6, 2018.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/JK_ODP_WatchParty-05-1-e1545084935666-900x422.jpg)
U.S. Sen Sherrod Brown Says Affordable Health Care Act Is In Jeopardy
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (Statehouse News Bureau) — Democratic Ohio Sen. Sherrod Brown is blasting most of his colleagues in the Senate and President Trump for proceeding ahead with appointment of a U.S…. Read More
![The Ohio Statehouse building](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/IMG_6385-e1601318131688-900x422.jpg)
“Trigger Bill” To Ban Abortion In Ohio If Roe Is Overturned To Be Introduced Soon
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Anti-abortion activists in Ohio are cheering the nomination of conservative judge Amy Coney Barrett to the US Supreme Court – and they plan to celebrate… Read More
![President Trump and Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett walk along the Rose Garden colonnade on Saturday. The focus on the court just weeks before the election could help energize conservatives in key states.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/gettyimages-1276874163-2c29c18cd3de8b25cbc5a11d6c569c16e087379a-scaled-e1601297890747-900x422.jpg)
What Amy Coney Barrett’s Supreme Court Nomination Means For The 2020 Election
The focus on the court could help energize conservatives in key states. Progressives are fired up, too — immediately after Saturday’s announcement, Democrats tied Barrett to a fight for health care.
![Judge Amy Coney Barrett, who is expected to be President Trump's nominee to the Supreme Court, pictured in 2018.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/ap_20266542987249-1438b98f10d56474a553be84e4adb29dbe195dcd-scaled-e1601074588141-900x422.jpg)
Trump Expected To Nominate Amy Coney Barrett To The Supreme Court
By: Carrie Johnson | Sam Gringlas | NPR
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The conservative federal judge is just 48 years old and could affect social policy for generations to come if confirmed by the majority-Republican Senate.
![Barbara Lagoa speaks in January 2019 after being named as Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' pick for the state Supreme Court.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/ap_19009580390094-7b0bc7f285bc05b7448214f75d8ccd7bc8495683-scaled-e1601055466800-900x422.jpg)
Who Is Barbara Lagoa, A Top Contender For Trump’s Supreme Court Pick?
By: Nina Totenberg | Domenico Montanaro | NPR
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The Florida judge has been on the federal bench for just about a year. She became controversial for not recusing herself from a felon voting rights case.
![Judge Amy Coney Barrett, pictured in 2018, is seen as a front-runner to replace the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on the Supreme Court.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/ap_20266542987249-994d01600e7b52ce684bb3f6b285eebee01972b0-scaled-e1600975737917-900x422.jpg)
Who Is Amy Coney Barrett, Front-Runner For The Supreme Court Nomination?
By: Nina Totenberg | Domenico Montanaro | NPR
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The 48-year-old judge, a possible replacement for the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, is seen as having a proven conservative track record. Here are her views on faith, precedent, guns and more.
![Former law clerks for Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg stand on the steps of the Supreme Court as they await the arrival of the casket of Ginsburg on Wednesday.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/gettyimages-1228667156-e4aeac35cbab4f2d0a8546bccc6b09c57c52ba05-scaled-e1600869833529-900x422.jpg)
Justice Ginsburg Honored At The Supreme Court
By: Alana Wise | Brian Naylor | NPR
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Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s casket is arriving at the Supreme Court, where her former law clerks line the steps. Watch the ceremony.
![U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown on the left and U.S. Sen. Rob Portman on the right](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/brown_and_portman-e1600866065832-900x422.jpg)
US Senators Explain Their Changed Positions On Confirming A Supreme Court Nominee In 2016 And Now
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (Statehouse News Bureau) — Republican Ohio US Senator Rob Portman has been called a hypocrite in recent days for not doing what he called for in an op-ed back in… Read More
![Crowds gather Saturday at the Supreme Court to honor the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/ap_20264090993691-60b5e16d7c7ad6d9ffcaf1fdac341f9077d52b89-scaled-e1600707057590-900x422.jpg)
Ruth Bader Ginsburg To Lie In Repose At Supreme Court This Week For Public Viewing
By: Nina Totenberg | NPR
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The justice, who died last Friday, will be buried Sept. 29 at Arlington National Cemetery next to her husband of 56 years, Marty Ginsburg.
![President Trump said he is looking at five potential nominees to fill the seat left by the death of Ruth Bader Ginsburg.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/gettyimages-1228633462-a6de1571048a091aceabe9a5ba99b55b1bd8c9f7-scaled-e1600714243183-900x422.jpg)
Trump Says He Plans To Announce Supreme Court Pick Friday Or Saturday
By: Brian Naylor | NPR
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The president said he is looking at five potential nominees to fill the seat left by the death of Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
![President Trump reacts to the news of the death of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on Friday on the tarmac of Bemidji Regional Airport in Minnesota.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/gettyimages-1228584593-799d871e55f3c3ef171b9392eb938857a6ff20e7-scaled-e1600539299536-900x422.jpg)
The Names on Trump’s List Of Potential Supreme Court Nominees
By: Krishnadev Calamur | NPR
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The president has said that his Supreme Court nominees will come from among a list of names that he first released as a candidate and has since updated.
![President Trump speaks about judicial appointments Wednesday at the White House.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/ap_20253722161745-d73f8b4759107b8f6fbfc88afd52008bc5d24b59-scaled-e1599758467120-900x422.jpg)
Trump’s Releases New Supreme Court Shortlist
By: Nina Totenberg | NPR
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The list, released Wednesday, includes three Republican U.S. senators — all of whom have directly or indirectly criticized Chief Justice John Roberts for not being conservative enough.