Colbert On Obama's Health Care Law: Only A Gecko Can Tell You To Buy Insurance (VIDEO)
By David Taintor - October 4, 2011, 10:35AM
Stephen Colbert is "pumped" now that his favorite sport -- "Supreme Courting" -- is back in season. And all eyes are on the this year's "big match-up": a Supreme Court... Read More »
Colbert: Supreme Court Justices Can Tell Everyone, 'Suck It' (VIDEO)
By Jon Terbush - March 10, 2011, 10:24AM
Led by Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-NY) a number of House Democrats have argued that Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas should recuse himself from cases dealing with Obama's Health Care law... Read More »
Colbert: If We Keep Giving Minorities Rights, There Will Be Fewer Left For Us! (VIDEO)
By Jillian Rayfield - September 30, 2010, 10:51AM
Stephen Colbert was pretty angry last night about "all the special rights that minorities are asking for these days. Gay Americans want the right to be married in California. Mexican... Read More »
Wyatt Cenac And John Oliver Look For The Next Supreme Ct Justice In...Staten Island (VIDEO)
By Jillian Rayfield - September 10, 2010, 10:22AM
Elena Kagan's recent appointment to the Supreme Court means that Staten Island is the only borough of New York not represented among the Justices. So Daily Show correspondent Wyatt Cenac... Read More »
Anti-Abortion Activist Randall Terry 'Serenades' Elena Kagan (VIDEO)
By Christina Bellantoni - June 30, 2010, 10:17AM
The lone protester from Elena Kagan's confirmation hearings was back at it this morning, tormenting Hill staffers on their way to Senate office buildings with a mock "serenade" to Kagan.... Read More »
Kagan: 'I've Only Cried Once During This Process' (VIDEO)
By Jillian Rayfield - June 29, 2010, 10:37AM
Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan said today in the Senate Judiciary confirmation hearings that she's cried "only once during this process," and it was when she read a Washington Post... Read More »
Cuccinelli Declines To Join Lawsuit Against Anti-Gay Protests At Military Funerals
By Eric Kleefeld - June 2, 2010, 1:25PM
We've been writing about Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli for a while now, chronicling his investigation of a former state university climate scientist, and his decision to sue to have... Read More »
Pat Buchanan: There Are Too Many Jews On The Supreme Court!
By Rachel Slajda - May 14, 2010, 2:53PM
Pat Buchanan, everyone's favorite MSNBC pundit, wondered in his syndicated column this week why Democratic presidents don't nominate white Christians to the Supreme Court anymore. "If Kagan is confirmed, Jews,... Read More »
Cable News Wonders: If A SCOTUS Nominee Plays Softball ... Is She Gay?
By Rachel Slajda - May 13, 2010, 4:23PM
Rumors about Elena Kagan's sexuality have been flying since she appeared on President Obama's short list for the Supreme Court. Now that's she's been officially nominated, the rumors -- that... Read More »
Ingraham: Kagan Plays Softball! And I Hear She Was An Olympic Curler (VIDEO)
By Ben Frumin - May 12, 2010, 5:03PM
On the Today show this morning, right-wing talk show host Laura Ingraham added a so-far-unheard-of resume item to Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan's CV: Olympic curler. It was unclear exactly... Read More »
Hatch On Kagan: 'I Suspect She'll Do Just Fine' (VIDEO)
By Lucy Madison - May 11, 2010, 4:08PM
In an appearance on Top Line today, Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-UT) expressed his confidence in Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan -- pending a thorough examination of her writings, speeches, and... Read More »
Cornyn: Harriet Miers 'Had Eminently More Experience As A Lawyer' Than Kagan (VIDEO)
By Ben Frumin - May 11, 2010, 2:30PM
Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) suggested on MSNBC today that Harriet Miers -- yes, that Harriet Miers -- was, in some ways, a more qualified Supreme Court nominee than Elena Kagan.... Read More »
Biden: Kagan 'Was Right' To Ban Military Recruiters From Harvard Law School (VIDEO)
By Ben Frumin - May 11, 2010, 8:59AM
Vice President Joe Biden said on Good Morning America today that Supreme Court Nominee Elena Kagan "was right" to block military recruiters from Harvard Law School. While serving as the... Read More »
Inhofe Comes Out With Flat Opposition To Kagan Nomination
By Eric Lach - May 10, 2010, 3:36PM
Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-OK) has released a statement expressing his opposition to President Obama's nomination of Solicitor General Elena Kagan to the Supreme Court. Inhofe cited Kagan's lack of judicial... Read More »
Sessions: Unacceptable That Kagan Banned Military Recruiters From Harvard (VIDEO)
By Jillian Rayfield - May 10, 2010, 1:37PM
Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL) said today that he does "not believe it was acceptable" for Elena Kagan to ban military recruiters from Harvard because she disagreed with then-President Clinton's "Don't... Read More »
Cornyn: Does Kagan Understand 'How Ordinary People Live'?
By Eric Lach - May 10, 2010, 12:50PM
Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) has issued a statement in response to President Obama's nomination of Elena Kagan to replace Justice John Paul Stevens on the Supreme Court. Cornyn says he... Read More »
Kyl: Just Because I Voted For Kagan Once, Doesn't Mean I Will Again (VIDEO)
By Jillian Rayfield - May 10, 2010, 12:05PM
Sen. Jon Kyl (R-AZ) said today that even though he voted to confirm Elena Kagan as Solicitor General, that was for a "temporary position," and he needs to have "a... Read More »
Steele Claims Kagan Supported Statement Suggesting Constitution Was 'Defective'
By Alex Chen - May 10, 2010, 10:55AM
RNC Chairman Michael Steele released the following statement today on President Obama's nomination of Solicitor General Elena Kagan to the Supreme Court, in which he claimed that Kagan supported statements... Read More »
Hatch: My Support For Kagan's Solicitor General Confirmation Doesn't Mean I'll Support Her Again
By Lucy Madison - May 10, 2010, 10:43AM
Following President Obama's nomination of Solicitor General Elena Kagan to the Supreme Court this morning, Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-UT) issued a statement encouraging the Senate to "thoroughly and fairly" evaluate... Read More »
McConnell: SCOTUS Confirmation Requires A 'Thorough Process, Not A Rush To Judgment'
By Nick Broten - May 10, 2010, 10:32AM
Sen. Mitch McConnell released the following statement today in response to President Obama's selection of solicitor general Elena Kagan as his SCOTUS nominee: I congratulate Elena Kagan on her nomination.... Read More »
Barrasso: I Want To Hear From Kagan On Constitutionality Of Health Care Bill (VIDEO)
By Ben Frumin - May 10, 2010, 9:31AM
Sen. John Barrasso (R-WY) wants to hear from Solicitor General Elena Kagan on health care. One issue in Kagan's Supreme Court confirmation hearings, Barrasso said on Fox News this morning,... Read More »
Obama Reaching Out To Senate Republicans On SCOTUS Pick
By Jillian Rayfield - April 21, 2010, 3:28PM
After meeting today with members of the Senate Judiciary Committee, President Obama has begun reaching out to Republicans about a potential Supreme Court nomination pick.... Read More »
Obama: I Hope SCOTUS Confirmation Will Be 'Smooth, Civil, Thoughtful'
By Jillian Rayfield - April 21, 2010, 11:40AM
President Obama said today that he hopes the Supreme Court nomination and confirmation process will once again be "smooth, civil, thoughtful," and that he hopes to "accelerate" the process so... Read More »
Klobuchar Shoots Down Supreme Court Rumors
By Rachel Slajda - April 13, 2010, 2:49PM
Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), who last week jokingly dismissed rumors that she was on the Supreme Court short list, today more seriously shot down the rumors. Speaking to reporters today,... Read More »
Pence Suggests Health Care May Play A Role In SCOTUS Vetting (VIDEO)
By Jillian Rayfield - April 13, 2010, 1:27PM
Rep. Mike Pence (R-IN) suggested today that Senate Republicans will consider a Supreme Court nominee's views on health care reform during the confirmation process.... Read More »
Cornyn: Gay SCOTUS Nominee? I Think I'm OK With That
By Eric Lach - April 13, 2010, 1:24PM
Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, would consider supporting a gay nominee to the Supreme Court, The Hill reports.... Read More »
Alexander: Let's Have An 'Up-And-Down' Vote On Obama's SCOTUS Nominee
By Jillian Rayfield - April 13, 2010, 11:16AM
Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-TN) said today that though he's "not going to start rejecting" potential Supreme Court nominees before the President nominates them, he will object to anyone who exhibits... Read More »
The Daily Show On Justice Stevens' Retirement: 'He's A Quitter' (VIDEO)
By Jillian Rayfield - April 13, 2010, 10:10AM
Last night, Jon Stewart talked to Senior Supreme Court correspondent Dash Worthington, who Stewart said has been covering the Court for The Daily Show since 1935. When asked about Justice... Read More »
Hatch: Senate Will 'Quickly Confirm' Qualified SCOTUS Nominee (VIDEO)
By Ben Frumin - April 12, 2010, 10:16AM
Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-UT) said on Today this morning that if President Obama picks a Supreme Court nominee who's "clearly qualified," there's "no question" the confirmation process can move forward... Read More »
Kyl: Filibuster Of SCOTUS Nominee 'Unlikely' -- But Possible (VIDEO)
By Ben Frumin - April 12, 2010, 9:43AM
Appearing on This Week yesterday, Senate Minority Whip Jon Kyl (R-AZ) said that a filibuster of President Obama's next Supreme Court nominee is "unlikely," but not out of the question.... Read More »
