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Lawyers for a Georgia man scheduled to be put to death next week for raping and killing an 8-year-old girl 46 years ago are trying to delay the execution due to the COVID pandemic.

(Reuters) - President Joe Biden has pledged to nominate https://www.reuters.com/world/us/retiring-us-justice-breyer-appear-with-biden-white-house-2022...

(Reuters) - President Joe Biden has pledged to nominate https://www.reuters.com/world/us/retiring-us-justice-breyer-appear-with-biden-white-house-2022...

Here are the top Black female candidates to be nominated for the Supreme Court after Justice Steven Breyer announced his retirement

President Biden has vowed to nominate the first Black woman to the Supreme Court if a seat were to open up.

Justice Stephen Breyer has announced plans for his retirement, prompting President Biden to make good on one of his key campaign promises: nominating the first... 27.01.2022, Sputnik International

(Reuters) - President Joe Biden has pledged to nominate https://www.reuters.com/world/us/retiring-us-justice-breyer-appear-with-biden-white-house-2022...

President Biden has vowed to nominate the first Black woman to the Supreme Court if a seat were to open up.

The son of Pakistani immigrants has become the first Muslim federal judge in U.S. history after the Senate voted to confirm him to the post by a vote of 81-16.

Kevin Lamarque-Pool/Getty images WASHINGTON — The Wednesday confirmation hearing for Candace Rae Jackson-Akiwumi, nominated by President Joe Biden to sit on the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals, threw a spotlight on the fact that the Chicago-based panel is all white and the lack of Black women and criminal defense attorneys in the federal judicia...