Houston Matters
We Delve Into The Supreme Court Nominee Selection Process
Posted on · As we wait to find out who the President selects, we learn more about how justices are chosen in the first place.
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Houston Matters
Full Show: How Supreme Court Justices Are Vetted And Chosen, And Stories From The Storm (July 9, 2018)
Posted on · On Monday's Houston Matters: We discuss how Supreme Court nominees are selected, a new U.S. Geological Survey post-Harvey, Houston Public Media's Stories from the Storm series with the story of how Gallery Furniture became a refuge during Harvey, Then, Dr. Lori Teller answers your pet care questions. And Jeff Balke updates us on Houston sports.
News
Trump Says He’ll Announce Supreme Court Nominee Monday
Posted on · Trump’s current top contenders are federal appeals court judges Amy Coney Barrett, Brett Kavanaugh and Raymond Kethledge
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This Is What You Need To Know About The Supreme Court Nomination
Posted on · There is a real push by Republicans to try to seat this nominee in time for the court’s October session.
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Gorsuch Pick For Top Court Fulfills Trump Campaign Pledge, Confirms Democrats’ Fears
Posted on · It was impossible to clone Antonin Scalia, anchor of the court's conservative wing for a generation. But Trump seemed resolved to come as close as he could, and that led him to the man from Colorado.
Politics
White House, Texas Senate Delegation Cooperate On Filling Federal Judgeships
Posted on · The Republican-led Senate is quietly working with President Obama to fill district court vacancies, even as it refuses to consider his Supreme Court pick.
Politics
Texas Senator Reacts To Obama’s Supreme Court Nominee
Posted on · Obama chose federal appeals court judge Merrick Garland.
Politics
Video: Merrick Garland Is Named As President Obama’s Supreme Court Nominee
Posted on · Federal appeals court judge Merrick Garland is President Obama's pick to fill the Supreme Court seat left vacant by the late Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia.