Thursday, June 28, 2018

Potential Contenders for Justice Kennedy's Replacement

The following is a list of potential Supreme Court Justice nominees released by the White House in November:
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STATEMENTS & RELEASES 
President Donald J. Trump’s Supreme Court List

 Issued on: November 17, 2017
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Amy Coney Barrett of Indiana, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Keith Blackwell of Georgia, Supreme Court of Georgia
Charles Canady of Florida, Supreme Court of Florida
Steven Colloton of Iowa, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Allison Eid of Colorado, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Britt Grant of Georgia, Supreme Court of Georgia
Raymond Gruender of Missouri, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Thomas Hardiman of Pennsylvania, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Brett Kavanaugh of Maryland, U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
Raymond Kethledge of Michigan, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Joan Larsen of Michigan, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Mike Lee of Utah, United States Senator
Thomas Lee of Utah, Supreme Court of Utah
Edward Mansfield of Iowa, Supreme Court of Iowa
Federico Moreno of Florida, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida
Kevin Newsom of Alabama, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
William Pryor of Alabama, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Margaret Ryan of Virginia, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces
David Stras of Minnesota, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Diane Sykes of Wisconsin, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Amul Thapar of Kentucky, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Timothy Tymkovich of Colorado, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Robert Young of Michigan, Supreme Court of Michigan (Ret.)
Don Willett of Texas, Supreme Court of Texas 
Patrick Wyrick of Oklahoma, Supreme Court of Oklahoma

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From the above list, CNN wrote an article about possible contenders.

Read more about who they are HERE.

"Here are potential Supreme Court nominees to replace Justice Kennedy"
By Ariane de Vogue, Eli Watkins and Amanda Morris, CNN
Updated 3:16 AM ET, Thu June 28, 2018

"Brett Kavanaugh, former Kennedy clerk

Amy Coney Barrett, former Notre Dame professor

Raymond Kethledge, former Kennedy clerk

Amul Thapar, McConnell favorite

Mike Lee, Utah senator

Thomas Hardiman, runner-up for Gorsuch seat"

Stay tuned for updates regarding nominations. 


Tuesday, June 26, 2018

Supreme Court upholds Trump’s travel ban

"The Supreme Court on Tuesday (6-26) ruled in favor of President Donald Trump's travel ban, a major victory in the administration's quest to restrict the flow of immigrants and visitors into the United States.

In 5-4 decision, the justices affirmed the president's vast powers over matter of national security -- even as they grappled with Trump's anti-Muslim statements and the intent behind the controversial policy.

The latest version of the ban levels a range of travel restrictions against five majority-Muslim countries -- Iran, Libya, Somalia, Syria and Yemen -- as well as North Korea and Venezuela. Chad, another majority Muslim nation, was removed from the list in April."

Source: Politico.

Read more Here.

Other articles concerning the court decision: