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Share Tweet Email Politics Share: Share Tweet Email AP Retired U.S. Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens talks about his views and career during a forum at the John F. Kennedy Library in Boston, Monday, May 20, 2013. Share: Share Tweet Email kgo CHICAGO -- Former Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens has died at age 99.A statement from the U.S. Supreme Court said Stevens died in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, from complications following a stroke he suffered Monday. His daughters were by his side, the statement said."On behalf of the Court and retired Justices, I am saddened to report that our colleague Justice John Paul Stevens has passed away. A son of the Midwest heartland and a veteran of World War II, Justice Stevens devoted his long life to public service, including 35 years on the Supreme Court. He brought to our bench an inimitable blend of kindness, humility, wisdom, and independence. His unrelenting … [Read more...] about Former Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens dead at 99

Home Daily News Security may be lacking for Supreme Court… U.S. Supreme Court By Lorelei Laird Posted March 16, 2018, 7:00 am CDT Justice Antonin Scalia. Reuters/Brendan McDermid The day Justice Antonin Scalia died, the deputy U.S. marshals charged with protecting him weren’t nearby, and they didn’t know his health was poor, according to the U.S. Supreme Court watchdog group Fix the Court. Thanks to a two-year-old Freedom of Information Act request, Fix the Court—which advocates for transparency at the high court—published 380 documents March 14 about the security measures in place for the justices. Those include a document outlining the U.S. Marshals Service policy for protecting the justices; information about the day of Scalia’s death; and information about July 2015 travel by several justices. Fix the Court says it’s a problem that justices may decline protection during domestic travel, as Scalia did just before his death. That’s … [Read more...] about Security may be lacking for Supreme Court justices, watchdog group says

Hugo L. Black Jr., a longtime trial lawyer and the son of a famous U.S. Supreme Court justice, died Monday at his Florida home. He was 91 years old.Still a practicing lawyer in Coral Gables, Fla., until shortly before his death, Black is survived by two daughters. He was predeceased by his wife and a namesake son who was also a lawyer, according to the Miami Herald.Known for his rapport with a jury and representing the underdog, Black was also a devoted family man, his law partner told the ABA Journal.“Juries loved Hugo,” said Bonnie J. Losak-Jimenez, who had practiced with him for over 20 years. Some of the small firm’s bigger cases during that time involved representing investors in securities cases against individuals who had taken advantage of them, she said, noting that the firm had not only prevailed but actually collected money for its clients.“He did a lot of that, where he would represent the defrauded individual.”The two attorneys first met, she … [Read more...] about Trial lawyer Hugo L. Black Jr., son of famous US Supreme Court justice, is dead at 91

LINCOLN — Jonathan Papik shared a story during his swearing-in ceremony Monday that shows how remaining grounded shouldn't pose a problem for the youngest person ever appointed to the Nebraska Supreme Court.The 36-year-old legal wunderkind from Omaha described how his young son, Bob, sounded a little anxious upon hearing U.S. Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch might come to the ceremony. It seems Bob was unsure whether he was ready to meet a judge.Papik informed the boy that his father was now a judge. "No Dad, a real judge," Papik said to an eruption of laughter in the Warner Legislative Chamber at the Nebraska State Capitol.It turns out Bob, along with the rest of Papik's family, friends and colleagues, got to meet the newest U.S. Supreme Court justice during a ceremony for the newest member of Nebraska's high court.The connection between the two traces to 2008, when Papik spent a year clerking for Gorsuch while he was a judge on the 10th U.S. Circuit Court of … [Read more...] about Neil Gorsuch swears in youngest person to ever serve on Nebraska Supreme Court

In Sunday show appearances on CBS News' "Face the Nation" and Fox News' "Fox News Sunday," Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell offered this explanation of his decision to keep Merrick Garland's Supreme Court nomination from being considered by the Senate:  "We simply followed the tradition in America, which is if you have a party of a different -- a different Senate of a different party than the president, you don't fill a vacancy created in the presidential year," he told "Fox News Sunday's" Chris Wallace. "That went all the way back to 1888." After Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia died in February 2016, McConnell said: "The American people should have a voice in the selection of their next Supreme Court Justice. Therefore, this vacancy should not be filled until we have a new president." Wallace asked McConnell about his stand: "When you blocked Merrick Garland's nomination from President Obama, you basically said that we don't do this in a presidential election … [Read more...] about Mitch McConnell doesn’t rule out confirming Supreme Court nominee in election year