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Supreme Court notebook: Mystery, a faux pas, and how wordy is Gorsuch?
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WASHINGTON – Spring is the season of mystery at the Supreme Court. The courtroom arguments are done, but the big cases have yet to be decided. Is a justice retiring? (So far no, but check back here frequently.) Another puzzle this year concerns an unusual appeal the Trump administration filed more than six months ago,…
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Neil Gorsuch casts the deciding vote for Supreme Court to side with immigrant facing deportation
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The Supreme Court sided with an immigrant convicted of residential burglary and facing deportation and found the term “crime of violence” was unconstitutionally vague. The court ruled 5-4, with Justice Elena Kagan delivering the opinion. The justices affirmed a decision from the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. Justice Neil Gorsuch, nominated by President Trump…
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Democrat Michael Bennet will not filibuster Neil Gorsuch nomination
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U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet, a Democrat, says he will not vote to filibuster Trump U.S. Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch. News of Bennet’s decision – a question that has been hanging over the Democrat’s head for weeks – was first reported by Colorado Independent columnist Mike Littwin. Bennet reiterated his thoughts in a statement Monday morning. “Neither Republicans…
