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Gorsuch will fill the seat on the court left open by Justice Scalia.

With the recent death of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, the nation is on the brink of what could turn out to be one of the most contentious appointments in history. Appointed by Ronald Reagan, Scalia was staunchly conservative and interpreted the constitution closely. He was also notoriously anti-abortion, pro-death penalty and anti-affirmative action. Just weeks before […]

Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas asked questions during oral arguments for the first time in 10 years. Will he become the voice of conservative values in the absence of Justice Antonin Scalia?

President Obama will make history by becoming the first sitting president to visit Cuba in almost nine decades.

While extending condolences to the family of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, who died of natural causes over the weekend, NewsOne’s legal expert Damario Solomon Simmons says that the vacancy gives President Barack Obama a golden opportunity to right the court on issues of civil rights.

In an op-ed for NewsOne, Benjamin L. Crump, president of the National Bar Association and prominent civil rights attorney, condemns Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia‘s remarks that some African-Americans are hurt by being admitted to top universities and might be better served at “slower-track” ones. The comments, which generated a firestorm of controversy, came last week during […]

The Supreme Court will rule in the case of Abigail Fisher who believes affirmative action hindered her admittance into the University of TX