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Washington Politics Could Be About To Enter A 'Post-Apocalyptic' Phase
As if 2020 couldn't get any more politically contentious, a fight is underway over a Supreme Court vacancy — just 43 days until Election Day, and as Americans are already voting. -
If Republicans Confirm New Justice, Scholars Say Democratic Court Packing Is Possible
Some Democrats are open to packing the Supreme Court in response to what they perceive as an illegitimate court appointment. But the move could cause a "spiral" of retaliation, experts say. -
Susan Collins: Whoever Wins The Presidential Election Should Fill SCOTUS Vacancy
Maine Republican Sen. Susan Collins says the nomination of a Supreme Court justice to fill the vacancy left by the death of Ruth Bader Ginsburg should be… -
A Five-Decade-Long Friendship That Began With A Phone Call
In 1971, newly assigned to cover the Supreme Court, I was reading a brief in what would ultimately be the landmark case of Reed v. Reed. It argued that… -
Trump And GOP Look To Cap Record Throughput Of Judges With 3rd High Court Pick
President Trump and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., already had remade the federal judiciary before the hinge of fate swung again on Friday… -
Daniel Medwed Remembers Chief Justice Gants: He 'Exhibited Principles And Integrity In Everything He Did'
"He really defied political characterization. He was just a fair man who called it as he saw it," Medwed says. -
Baker Taps Government Attorneys for Appeals, Juvenile Court
Baker picked Marguerite Grant, general counsel and director of training in the Norfolk DA's office since 2014, for an open spot on the Appeals Court. -
Remembering SJC Chief Justice Ralph Gants
GBH News legal analyst says Justice Gants defied political categorization and showed concerned for everyone in the commonwealth. -
Massachusetts Residents Lose 'A Voice Of Justice' In Passing Of SJC Chief Ralph Gants
With the passing of Ralph Gants, the legal and political community feel an urgency to fulfill his legacy. -
Supreme Judicial Court Chief Justice Gants Dies, at 65
Gants announced last Tuesday that he underwent surgery after suffering a heart attack on Sept. 4.
