U.S. Supreme Court

A new investigative report found that Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas attended at least two fundraising events held by the Koch conservative donor network & didn't disclose them to a judicial ethics committee.

The conservative majority of the Supreme Court ruled that affirmative action programs at two colleges were unconstitutional on Thursday, upending decades of progress. The decisions were made in two cases involving programs at the University of North Carolina and Harvard University, which brought swift and excoriating dissent from Justices Ketanji Brown Jackson and Sonia Sotomayor among others who voiced their opinions online.

A new report reveals that billionaire donor Harlan Crow purchased the family home of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, and it wasn't reported as required by federal law. The deal, made in 2014, purchased the home from Thomas' mother, Leona, and added major upgrades totalling over $30,000.

Another twist to the scandalous link between Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas and Republican mega-donor Harlan Crow was revealed over the weekend as it was learned that his extensive collection of historic artifacts includes pieces of Nazi memorabilia.

Controversial comedian Bill Cosby was a special guest on the 'WGH Talk' show on Wednesday, and he stated his intent to go out and do a comedy tour next year. Cosby, released from prison in 2021 after his criminal sexual assault charge was overturned, is now facing a lawsuit in New York which was filed in December by five women who accused him of sexual assault.

Today (June 30) at noon, Ketanji Brown Jackson became the first Black woman to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court.

Federal judge Ketanji Brown Jackson's historic confirmation to the U.S. Supreme Court marks another nudge towards an actual representation of all American citizens in the highest court in the land, as she becomes the first Black woman to serve after the Senate voted 53-47 in her favor on Thursday afternoon.

Ketanji Brown Jackson has the vote of Republican Senator Susan Collins in her journey to be confirmed to the Supreme Court. The senator from Maine issued a statement declaring her intent to vote for the federal judge after meeting with her on Tuesday in Washington D.C. Jackson also met with Republican Senators Lisa Murkowski of Alaska and Mitt Romney of Utah.

Ketanji Brown Jackson's confirmation to become the 116th Justice of the United States Supreme Court officially began today. The four days of hearings opened up in Washington D.C. with opening statements by the Senate Judiciary Committee, with Jackson in position to be the first Black woman named to the nation's highest court backed by a slim Democratic senate majority.

Sen. Roger Wicker, a Republican senator representing Mississippi, said in a recent interview that Biden's selection will be a "beneficiary" of affirmative action along with other quips.

Thomas recently gave a talk at a major university in Indiana, expressing that the nation's highest court does not play partisan political games but some on Twitter disagree with the assertion.

The Supreme Court justice caused a stir with his opinion questioning the present laws against marijuana in the nation, calling the policies "more episodic that coherent".