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The leak of a draft U.S. Supreme Court opinion that calls for overturning federal protections for abortion drew swift reaction.
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A draft opinion published by Politico suggests that earlier this year a majority of Supreme Court justices supported overturning the 1973 case Roe v. Wade that legalized abortion nationwide.
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The vote on the historic nomination was 53 to 47, with three Republicans voting with Democrats. When sworn in this summer, Jackson will be the first Black woman on the Supreme Court.
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The case began as a dispute over power between Republican lawmakers and the state Supreme Court. Lawmakers accused the justices of misconduct and bias, and subpoenaed judicial records.
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Democrats are hoping to finish Jackson's confirmation process before Congress leaves for Easter recess April 11.
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The Senate is holding confirmation hearings this week for Supreme Court nominee Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson.
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Next week the Senate Judiciary Committee will hold confirmation hearings for Ketanji Brown Jackson, the federal judge President Biden has tapped as his Supreme Court nominee.
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In states like Montana where courts have ruled that their constitutions’ explicit privacy rights extend to the right to have an abortion, the procedure would continue to be legal even if the Supreme Court’s 1973 ruling is overturned.
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Gov. Greg Gianforte is urging unvaccinated health care workers to consider using religious and medical exemptions in order to meet Monday's federal vaccine mandate deadline. He says health care workers should evaluate all their options.
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Lawmakers in Montana and Wyoming praised the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling Thursday blocking a federal vaccine mandate for private businesses – but some say the court should have gone further and also blocked the vaccine mandate for health care workers.