Jewish representation on the Supreme Court: A history
Jews were on the verge of occupying 4 of the court's 9 seats in 2016. With Breyer's retirement, Kagan will be the sole Jewish justice
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Fast Forward Report: Biden will pick Merrick Garland as attorney general
Merrick Garland would have become the fourth Jewish member of the Supreme Court. Now all indications are he’ll become the next attorney general. According to Politico, Joe Biden will nominate Garland to the country’s top law enforcement post. Garland, whose nomination to the Supreme Court by President Barack Obama was thwarted by Senate Republicans, is…
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Fast Forward Biden is considering making Merrick Garland, denied Supreme Court seat, the attorney general
Judge Merrick Garland is being considered for attorney general by President-elect Joe Biden, according to an NPR report. Garland, who currently serves on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia, was nominated to the Supreme Court by President Barack Obama but the Republican-led Senate refused to hold a vote on his nomination….
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Fast Forward Trump’s Attempt To Hide Financial Records Goes To Court Run By Merrick Garland
President Trump’s legal efforts to keep his financial records sealed will go to the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals — where the chief judge is Merrick Garland, HuffPost explained Monday. A federal judge ruled on Monday in favor of the House Oversight and Reform Committee’s subpoena of president’s records from an accounting firm, Politico reported. Trump…
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News Who Is Merrick Garland — Besides The Jewish Supreme Court Justice Who Wasn’t?
Update, 10:17 p.m.: This article was updated on April 1, 2019 to include context in the first three paragraphs about why Merrick Garland’s name is repeatedly invoked in national partisan debate. It happens regularly. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell will bemoan what he calls the Democrats’ reluctance to confirm many of President Trump’s nominees, as…
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Fast Forward Schumer Asks Trump To Nominate Merrick Garland To Supreme Court
NEW YORK (JTA) — Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer urged President Donald Trump to nominate Merrick Garland to the Supreme Court, according to a report in The Washington Post. Schumer, a Jewish Democrat from New York, made the request in a phone call earlier this week, The Post reported. Garland, who also is Jewish, was…
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Community To Save the Country, the Senate Must Vote on Judge Merrick Garland
The pursuit of justice is a fundamental Jewish value and a prerequisite to the world we strive to create. Last week, as a part of the National Council of Jewish Women (NCJW)’s #DoYourJob campaign, I spoke out with other leaders of faith-based organizations about the need to give US Supreme Court nominee Judge Merrick Garland…
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Breaking News Jews Join Interfaith Coalition Urges Action on Merrick Garland
— Fifteen Jewish groups joined an interfaith coalition in calling on the Senate Judiciary Committee to consider President Barack Obama’s nominee for the U.S. Supreme Court. During a conference call Thursday, 40 national and state religious organizations urged senators to hold a swift hearing and vote on the nomination of Merrick Garland, who is Jewish, to fill…
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