In this episode of System Error, we investigate how the U.S. Supreme Court became a broken institution.
Tag Archives: Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Supreme Court approval drops to historic low of 40%
Survey conducted as court refused to block new Texas abortion law The US Supreme Court’s approval rating has dropped to a historic low of just 40 per cent, according to a new poll. America’s highest court is disapproved of by 53 per cent of respondents, says the September poll conducted by Gallup. Since 2001 the court’s approval rating hadContinue reading “Supreme Court approval drops to historic low of 40%”
McConnell says ‘highly unlikely’ he’d let Biden fill SCOTUS vacancy in 2024 if GOP flips Senate
If McConnell becomes majority leader again, he also won’t rule out not allowing a Supreme Court confirmation hearing if Biden tried to fill a vacancy in 2023. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., signaled Monday that if Republicans were to win back the majority next year, he wouldn’t allow President Joe Biden to fill aContinue reading “McConnell says ‘highly unlikely’ he’d let Biden fill SCOTUS vacancy in 2024 if GOP flips Senate”
Mitch McConnell blocked the Ruth Bader Ginsburg memorial from the Capitol Rotunda
Ginsburg would have been the first woman to lie in state in the rotunda. Instead, her coffin was placed in Statuary Hall on the House side of the Capitol. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) has a reputation as one of the most ruthless members of Congress other than Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX). But a newContinue reading “Mitch McConnell blocked the Ruth Bader Ginsburg memorial from the Capitol Rotunda”