Latest from Ann E. Marimow
North Carolina’s 20-week abortion ban challenged in federal court
More than a dozen states have similar laws restricting abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy.
- May 6, 2021
Ocean City’s ban on bare-chested women at the beach is back in court
A U.S. appeals court is reviewing a decision upholding the law that bars women, but not men, from going topless at the popular Maryland destination.
- May 5, 2021
Biden’s court pick Ketanji Brown Jackson has navigated a path few Black women have
If confirmed, Jackson would join five other Black women currently sitting on a U.S. appeals court.
- Apr 30, 2021
Biden judicial pick Ketanji Brown Jackson defends her independence in Senate hearing
Sen. Richard J. Durbin (D-Ill.) called it a “historic day,” with two Black women nominated to federal appeals courts in Washington and Chicago.
- Apr 28, 2021
Court delays House lawsuit seeking to enforce Donald McGahn subpoena
The legal battle over the congressional subpoena for former Trump White House counsel is postponed until May. 1
- Apr 23, 2021
Senate committee to take up Biden judicial nominees in preview of potential Supreme Court fight
Senate hearing is test run for Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, a contender for potential Supreme Court opening if Justice Stephen G. Breyer retires.
- Apr 23, 2021
Justice Breyer warns proponents of packing Supreme Court to ‘think long and hard’ about the risks
The court’s senior liberal justice said its decisions on President Donald Trump’s election challenges illustrated independence despite the conservative majority.
- Apr 7, 2021
Biden Justice Department will continue to push D.C. gun cases to federal court
Critics say the Trump-era gun prosecution policy exacerbates mass incarceration and racial inequities.
- Apr 1, 2021
Biden’s first slate of judicial nominees aims to quickly boost diversity in federal courts
Biden would elevate U.S. District Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson — often considered a contender to be the first Black woman on the Supreme Court — to the influential appeals court in Washington to succeed Merrick Garland.
- Mar 29, 2021
Derek Chauvin’s lawyer appears outnumbered at trial. But colleagues say Eric Nelson’s low-key style is easy to underestimate.
Attorney General Keith Ellison has recruited a team that includes a Supreme Court advocate, a former federal prosecutor and a corporate lawyer who has worked to diversify the Minnesota state bench.
- Mar 27, 2021