Topic: Amy Coney Barrett

The Supreme Court was expected to issue orders and opinions on Monday for the first time since the rare leak of one opinion that indicates the court is planning to overturn the landmark abortion decision in Roe vs. Wade.

U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland has ordered the U.S. Marshals Service to protect the safety of Supreme Court justices as abortion protesters have staged demonstrations outside their homes.

The Supreme Court on Tuesday confirmed that a draft opinion to overturn the abortion ruling in Roe vs. Wade that was leaked late Monday is authentic, but cautioned that the draft is not necessarily the final word.

California's Dianne Feinstein is 88 and has served in the U.S. Senate for almost 30 years. But concerns continue to be raised about whether she is still mentally sharp enough to continue in her current position.

The White House said President Joe Biden tested negative for COVID-19 on Friday, part of his routine protocol, amid new concern after several Democratic lawmakers tested positive this week.

Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson said Friday "it is the greatest honor" of her life to be confirmed as the next Supreme Court justice.

The Senate voted Thursday to confirm Ketanji Brown Jackson as the first Black woman to serve as justice on the U.S. Supreme Court.

In a move that surprised no one Thursday, Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham said he will vote against Ketanji Brown Jackson for the U.S. Supreme Court -- although his opposition will ultimately be purely symbolic.

Senate Republicans got their chance on Tuesday to lay into questioning of Supreme Court hopeful Ketanji Brown Jackson, many of whom are likely to vote against her confirmation as President Joe Biden's first nominee.

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday heard arguments about whether lawmakers should be able to help defend the state of North Carolina in a case rooted around a lawsuit over the state's voting rights law.