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On Friday, the bill cleared the House after getting a rise out of some of the lawmakers.

Chief Justice John Roberts performed well in a Gallup poll in part because many Americans – nearly a third – had no opinion of him at all.

Israel protests against Netanyahu's judicial overhaul is getting widespread. Ex-security chiefs plead to halt legislation. Biden urges consensus.

“It is an honor of a lifetime to have this chance to join the court, to promote the rule of law at the highest level, and to do my part to carry out shared project of democracy and equal justice under law forward, into the future.”

“It is an honor of a lifetime to have this chance to join the court, to promote the rule of law at the highest level, and to do my part to carry out shared project of democracy and equal justice under law forward, into the future.”

The Atlantic We deserve nothing less than the full rights of citizenship, including the right to vote. March 11, 2021 Sarah Silbiger / The New York Times Last month, I served as a House impeachment manager in the trial of President Donald Trump. My presence on the floor of the U.S. Senate carried a great deal of meaning for me. It also said a lot about America. A Black girl who split her childhood between housing projects in Brooklyn and St. Croix could grow up to become a member of Congress wh...

President Joe Biden’s nominee for attorney general says the Justice Department must ensure laws are “fairly and faithfully enforced” and the rights of all Americans are protected, while reaffirming an adherence to policies to protect the department’s political independence. Judge Merrick Garland, who is set to appear Monday before the Senate Judiciary Committee, plans to tell senators that the attorney general must act as a lawyer for the people of the United States,...