Even as early voting has gotten underway, some pivotal states are still litigating how ballots should be cast and counted, creating uncertainty that is being fanned by President Trump.
The president was within shouting distance of angry protesters who chanted “Vote him out!” and “Honor her wish!”
Prosecutors have suggested in court papers that an investigation into the president could focus on a range of possible crimes.
President Trump was greeted by protesters at the Supreme Court on Thursday as he paid his respects to the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
Ruth Bader Ginsburg took on the obstacles to women’s equality incrementally, but she was powered by a larger vision.
Long lines of mourners waited outside the Supreme Court to pay their respects, but President Trump again made clear he would not honor her dying wish that filling her seat wait until the next president was chosen.
So much talent, if you really enjoy exasperation.
With birthday cakes, baby clothes, meticulous edits and high standards, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg forged a personal bond with her clerks that transcended the legal profession.
Sure, most Senate Republicans will approve President Trump’s Supreme Court nominee. But they seem to have already done so, without a name.
While Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg was alive, the prospect of an epic political and cultural battle was averted. But her death has brought a particular whiplash of sorrow and anger to Washington.
President Trump says he wants to have a replacement for Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg by the general election.
Asked by reporters about two issues of deep importance to Democrats, the party’s nominee was circumspect. The Biden campaign later released a fuller statement about Ms. Taylor.
We invite readers to offer ideas about the nomination process and the composition of the court.
Justice Ginsburg will be honored at the Supreme Court and the Capitol for three days.
Rabbi Lauren Holtzblatt from Adas Israel Congregation in Washington honored Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg during a private ceremony in the Great Hall of the Supreme Court.
Family, friends and colleagues, along with members of the public, paid their respects to Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg at the Supreme Court.
With conservatives looking set to gain another vote on the Supreme Court, the president of the Susan B. Anthony List says she senses a turning point.
Pledges on both sides of the aisle have inspired some and exasperated others with what they see as political posturing.
A Supreme Court case could eliminate the Affordable Care Act, and the president should be judged for recklessly supporting it.
Over three days at the court and the Capitol, the nation will mourn and celebrate a remarkable legacy.
The swift rally behind President Trump’s push to fill a Supreme Court seat before the election reflects his lock on the Republican Party.
Political polarization is a “force multiplier” that deepens other threats and cripples our ability to combat them.
Even as he presses ahead, some Republicans wonder whether it would be better to hold a confirmation vote before the election or start hearings but leave the final vote until afterward.
What can they do?
I’m a libertarian-conservative. We need to depoliticize the court and appoint members to a single 18-year-term.
A step-by-step guide to the nomination process to come, and how Republicans might look to speed it up.
With a nonexistent mandate, he does extraordinary damage.
A reader writes that the “pretzel-like contortions to agree to quickly filling Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s Supreme Court seat are appalling.” Also: It’s about the makeup; wildfires and climate.
Senator Mitt Romney, Republican of Utah, said on Tuesday he supports holding a vote to fill the vacancy of the late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
The men were half of a cell of Britons who held Westerners hostage in Syria, some of whom were beheaded for propaganda videos.
Readers recall clerking for R.B.G. while her husband was dying, chatting with her during a daughter’s class trip and having her as a law professor.
A reversal erodes trust as Trump barrels forward with a nomination: This is your morning tip sheet.
A reversal erodes trust as Trump barrels forward with a nomination: This is your morning tip sheet.
A court battle is beginning just weeks before Election Day. Here’s what that could mean for the campaigns in key states.
Thom Tillis, who has embraced President Trump’s plan to quickly replace Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, could become the deciding vote in the Senate.
There is a lot for us to learn, not just from their friendship, but from their intellectual combat.
Thom Tillis, who has embraced President Trump’s plan to quickly replace Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, could become the deciding vote in the Senate.
The Roberts court has used the First Amendment to advance conservative Christian values.
The Supreme Court was never meant to be the only arbiter of the meaning of the Constitution.
La jueza Barbara Lagoa carece de algunas de las credenciales tradicionales para aspirar al cargo de magistrada de la Corte Suprema, pero sus raíces en la comunidad cubanoestadounidense podrían convertirla en una opción atractiva para el presidente Trump.
Senator Lindsey Graham, the Judiciary Committee chairman, says Republicans have the votes to confirm the president’s choice before the Nov. 3 election, though it will still be a challenge.
Senator Lindsey Graham said he would refuse to confirm a Republican’s Supreme Court nominee in a presidential election year. Now he is rushing to deliver President Trump’s third justice.
A number of legal battles over voting rights are already in the pipeline. Any ruling this fall could resonate nationwide.
Judicial nominees should be honest about their stance on abortion.
Judge Barbara Lagoa lacks some of the usual credentials of a Supreme Court justice, but her roots in the Cuban-American community could make her an attractive choice for President Trump.
Senators Mitch McConnell, Lindsey Graham and Ted Cruz changed their positions on election year Supreme Court nominations. Here’s what they are saying now.
The Supreme Court vacancy has only injected more chaos into the election. There are opportunities and perils for both parties.
The event in Statuary Hall will follow two days in which Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg will lie in repose at the Supreme Court, but outside, because of pandemic precautions.
The death of Ruth Bader Ginsburg has only raised the stakes.
The Affordable Care Act touches the lives of most Americans, and its abolition could have a significant effect on many millions more people than those who get their health coverage through it.
She could have had President Obama nominate her successor. But she didn’t get to the Supreme Court by letting other people tell her what she could do.
Why the Affordable Care Act may still be safe.
A new court filing from the Manhattan district attorney offered rare insight into the office’s investigation of the president and his businesses.
Democrats from 2016 make their case against the Democrats of today.
Republicans from 2016 make their case against Republicans of today.
Baseless claims about the legitimacy of the justice’s final statements were not circulating online in any significant way before the president said them on Fox News.
If you’d like to create your own shrine to this indefatigable woman of words, these books are the building blocks.
Readers discuss the intense political battle taking place.
Here’s why Lindsey Graham is wrong.
President Trump wants a vote on his next Supreme Court nominee “without delay”: This is your morning tip sheet.
In a two-part special, we reflect on the achievements of an American legal giant and examine the fight to replace her on the Supreme Court.
The mourning for Ruth Bader Ginsburg has also stirred a long-simmering question: Just whose feminism did she symbolize?
Inside information and influence with the clerks’ former bosses may figure in the transactions, a new study suggests.
Chutzpah doesn’t even begin to cover it.
Racial justice and Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s legacy were also recurring themes during Sunday night’s ceremony.
The president’s determination to confirm a replacement for Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg before the election set lawmakers on a collision course as Congress deals with other major issues.
They want to maintain control for generations to come.
Republicans see benefits for candidates struggling in conservative states, but Democrats say the vacancy left by Ruth Bader Ginsburg sharpens their health care message and underscores Republican fealty to the president.
La segunda mujer en ser nombrada a la Corte Suprema de Estados Unidos se convirtió en una celebridad entre una generación más joven debido a sus marcadas opiniones disidentes.
Judge Amy Coney Barrett is regarded as the leading contender to replace Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
Readers share their thoughts and condolences after the passing of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
The battle over the Supreme Court brings back a volatile issue with political risks for both sides, even as it energizes parts of their bases.
Ruth Bader Ginsburg — “Kiki” to her Brooklyn family — was a product of the borough’s public schools and synagogues. She is revered on her home ground.
The Democratic nominee, speaking in Philadelphia, said the Senate should wait until after the election to decide on the nominee to replace Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
The Democratic nominee, speaking in Philadelphia, said the Senate should wait until after the election to decide on the nominee to replace Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
The announcement by the senator from Alaska potentially complicates efforts to quickly fill the vacancy left by the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
Quite apart from the politics surrounding Justice Ginsburg’s death and the fight over her replacement, women of all ages are feeling the loss of a role model.
Mourners gathered around courthouses across the nation on Saturday to remember the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
There’s no escape from juristocracy except through political conflict.
We clerked for Ruth Bader Ginsburg. In her career and at home, she lived a life that reflected her vision of equality.
As tributes to Justice Ginsburg continued, Democrats argued that the fight to replace her was about health care. Republicans, who refused to consider a nominee before the last election, tried to fend off charges of hypocrisy.
As tributes to Justice Ginsburg continued, Democrats argued that the fight to replace her was about health care. Republicans, who refused to consider a nominee before the last election, tried to fend off charges of hypocrisy.
Lisa Murkowski of Alaska became the second Republican senator to say the Senate should not consider a nominee before the presidential election.
Lawmakers spar over the process to fill the vacant seat on the Supreme Court as possible nominees start to come into view and mourners continue to grieve a giant of the law.
Also, a signature. And a symbol, with all sorts of meanings woven into each choice.
Also, a signature. And a symbol, with all sorts of meanings woven into each choice.
Mr. Biden has spent months assailing President Trump’s handling of the coronavirus. With a bitter Supreme Court confirmation battle looming, he will seek to link the vacancy to the pandemic and the future of health care.
Mr. Biden has spent months assailing President Trump’s handling of the coronavirus. With a bitter Supreme Court confirmation battle looming, he will seek to link the vacancy to the pandemic and the future of health care.
People of all ages flocked on Saturday to the building in Washington, leaving flowers, posters and messages scrawled in chalk.
The fight over the confirmation of Judge Garland in 2016 set the tone for an even more brutal battle over who should succeed Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
Social conservatives and evangelical groups sprang into action after the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, encouraging a speedy confirmation and rallying support for embattled Senate Republicans.
Social conservatives and evangelical groups sprang into action after the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, encouraging a speedy confirmation and rallying support for embattled Senate Republicans.
Plans for a commemoration and services have yet to be made final, but large crowds are expected to pay their respects for a justice who became a feminist icon and liberal hero.
If Mark Kelly wins a special election, he could end up casting a crucial vote on President Trump’s nominee.
Republicans want to push forward. Democrats are seething. A bitterly divided nation gets more so as a Supreme Court nomination fight looms.
Pictures capture moments in her legal career, from law school professor to associate justice on the high court.
The president is likely to nominate a successor this coming week to Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who died on Friday, but Senate Republicans are weighing whether they have the votes to confirm his choice before the Nov. 3 election.
The president is likely to nominate a successor this coming week to Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who died on Friday, but Senate Republicans are weighing whether they have the votes to confirm his choice before the Nov. 3 election.
Republicans hold a narrow majority in the Senate, meaning they can only afford to lose a few votes in their push to confirm a replacement for Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Here are the potential swing votes.
The political jockeying intensified on Saturday about what the Senate would do to fill the vacancy on the U.S. Supreme Court.
Republicans hold a narrow majority in the Senate, meaning they can only afford to lose a few votes in their push to confirm a replacement for Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Here are the potential swing votes.
Justice Ginsburg’s death on Friday night plunged Washington into what is certain to be a fierce clash as liberals seek to stop President Trump and the Republican-led Senate from confirming a replacement before Inauguration Day.
The rules and partisan breakdown of the Senate make it possible for Republicans to swiftly confirm President Trump’s pick. Here’s how.
Once a cheater, always a cheater.
President Trump has vowed to fill the vacancy created by the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg “without delay.” Here is who might fill the seat.
President Trump has vowed to fill the vacancy created by the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg “without delay.” Here is who might fill the seat.
In the hours following Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s death, people gathered on the steps of the Supreme Court to honor her life and legacy.
In the hours following Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s death, people gathered on the steps of the Supreme Court to honor her life and legacy.
Justice Ginsburg was the art form’s “greatest advocate and our greatest spokesperson,” says a leading director.
The death of Justice Ginsburg, the second woman appointed to the Supreme Court, has injected new uncertainty into the presidential election and sets off political maneuvering.
The death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the second woman appointed to the Supreme Court, has injected new uncertainty into the presidential election and set off a torrent of political maneuvering.
The idea recalls a move by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, who hoped to push older justices to retire.
The idea recalls a move by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, who hoped to push older justices to retire.
The death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on Friday left an opening on the Supreme Court 46 days before Election Day.
At a spontaneous vigil in Washington, fans of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg celebrated her life and career, detached from the political moment.
In the rearview mirror, the victories of a trailblazing feminist. On the road ahead, the threat of an entrenched and powerful minority.
If Republicans give Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s seat to some Federalist Society fanatic, Democrats should pack the court.
Democrats warn Republicans to follow the precedent they set in 2016, when they refused to consider President Barack Obama’s choice for the court on the grounds that it was an election year.
She was part of the Supreme Court’s 4-member liberal wing throughout her 27-year tenure and led it in her last decade.
She was part of the Supreme Court’s 4-member liberal wing throughout her 27-year tenure and led it in her last decade.
The nation was divided enough already.
The nation was divided enough already.
But she also knew something about the unreliability of happy endings.
The death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg focuses attention to a list of potential court nominees that President Trump updated last week.
Readers express their sadness at the loss of the superstar justice but also worry about a rushed confirmation process with the election looming.
“Our nation has lost a jurist of historic stature,” Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. said.
The second woman appointed to the Supreme Court, Justice Ginsburg’s pointed and powerful dissenting opinions earned her late-life rock stardom.
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the Supreme Court’s feminist icon, not only changed the law, she also transformed the roles of men and women in society, according to Linda Greenhouse, contributing writer and former Supreme Court Correspondent for The...
“Our nation has lost a jurist of historic stature,” Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. said in a statement.
A New York Times/Siena College survey showed Joe Biden leading President Trump by wide margins in Maine and Arizona, and effectively tied in North Carolina. Susan Collins trailed her Democratic rival in Maine’s Senate race.
A New York Times/Siena College survey showed Joe Biden leading President Trump by wide margins in Maine and Arizona, and effectively tied in North Carolina. Susan Collins trailed her Democratic rival in Maine’s Senate race.
On Tuesday night, President Trump told a town-hall-style meeting he had a health plan to replace the Affordable Care Act that’s “all ready,” a pitch he has delivered for four years.
Listing potential justices may distort how we see the judiciary and how it behaves. Joe Biden should stick to “no names.”
The free digital cookbook from the American Bar Association features recipes from judges and lawyers.
The president is appealing an order that allowed his tax returns and other financial records to be released to the Manhattan district attorney.
Does the public care about the 40 remaining inmates with no obvious end to their imprisonment?
The president, who views his commitment to a conservative federal judiciary as critical to his 2016 victory, added 20 more names to earlier lists.
President Trump revealed a list of 20 people he would consider for a Supreme Court nomination if he was re-elected, and challenged his rival, Joseph R. Biden Jr. to do the same.
In Hungary, Turkey and India, the courts have turned into silent bystanders and complicit actors.
Enslaved people were also driven west along the Trail of Tears. After a historic Supreme Court ruling, their descendants are fighting to be counted as tribal members.
Mr. Flowers had faced the possibility of a seventh trial in the quadruple-murder case from Mississippi.
Mr. Flowers had faced the possibility of a seventh trial in the quadruple-murder case from Mississippi.
The decision in the case of a Yemeni held at the military prison in Cuba since 2004 found that an indefinite detainee’s only constitutional right is to challenge his detention.
The case against Prashant Bhushan, a public interest lawyer who criticized the Supreme Court and its chief justice in tweets, was seen as a test of free expression in the world’s largest democracy.
The 1873 murders of dozens of former slaves in a flyspeck Louisiana town still reverberate.
The public generally supports the politically liberal position in the cases, though Democrats and Republicans are deeply divided over several of them.
Reporters for The Times provided live analysis as the Supreme Court heard arguments about whether President Trump can block subpoenas to his accountants and bankers from Congress and New York prosecutors.