Biden nominates Ketanji Brown Jackson to Supreme Court
President Biden has nominated Ketanji Brown Jackson to replace retiring Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer. Harvard Law School professor Alan Jenkins joins CBS News' Lana Zak to discuss.
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President Biden has nominated Ketanji Brown Jackson to replace retiring Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer. Harvard Law School professor Alan Jenkins joins CBS News' Lana Zak to discuss.
Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson will be sworn in as a Supreme Court associate justice at noon -- just when Justice Stephen Breyer's retirement becomes official. Emmett Till’s family is demanding an arrest - after an unserved warrant was found 66 years later, charging Carolyn Bryant Donham in his 1955 kidnapping. And pack patience for any July 4 travel. Besides flights being canceled all week -- AAA says road travel is expected to hit an all-time high.
Late Monday, a federal judge sided with two advocacy groups who sued to extend the voter registration deadline in Arizona. The deadline will move from October 5 to October 23. CBS News 2020 campaign reporter Alex Tin joins CBSN's "Red & Blue" with more on the judge's ruling, as well as insight into how both sides of the aisle are trying to court the state's Native American voters leading up to November.
A Delaware judge is allowing Twitter to expedite its lawsuit against Elon Musk, fast-tracking a trial that is now set for October. The social media giant is looking to force the world’s richest man to complete his $44 billion offer to purchase the company. Elizabeth Dwoskin is the Washington Post’s Silicon Valley correspondent. She joins CBS News for more on this.
Actress Simone Missick joins "CBS Mornings" to discuss being back on set as Judge Lola Carmichael in the new season of "All Rise." Missick talks about the new beginnings for the cast this season and what role she'd like Oprah Winfrey to play on the show.
Civilians killed in Odesa attack; Fourth of July holiday travel underway.
Ketanji Brown Jackson was sworn in as the 116th Supreme Court Justice, making history as the first black woman to serve on the nation's highest court. Chief legal correspondent Jan Crawford has the latest on the court's final decisions, and the contentious cases to come in next year's term.
Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson will be sworn into the Supreme Court on Thursday at noon, when Justice Stephen Breyer's retirement becomes official. She will be the first Black woman to serve on the high court. Jan Crawford reports.
A judge and her son are ambushed in front of their home. Shot multiple times, the judge refuses to be intimidated and works to stop other attacks. CBS News' Jim Axelrod reports.
The man who shot and wounded President Ronald Reagan in 1981 is officially a free man. John Hinckley Jr. was released from psychiatric supervision after a judge ruled he's no longer a threat.
A Nevada woman who accused international soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo of rape in Las Vegas in 2009 lost her bid in a U.S. court to force him to pay her millions of dollars.
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer was on the gunman's hit list, along with several judicial members, authorities said.
A gunman allegedly shot and killed a retired Wisconsin judge who had previously put him behind bars for weapons charges. The shooting comes as threats against courts and judges surged from 926 in 2015 to more than 4,500 in 2021. Adriana Diaz has more.
Biden says U.S. would defend Taiwan from Chinese invasion; New York judge approves new congressional map
A Louisiana federal judge ruled Friday that The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention cannot discontinue a pandemic-related emergency rule that allowed U.S. border agents to deport migrants on public health grounds. Christina Ruffini reports.
The Grammy-winning singer-songwriter, lead singer of the Commodores, solo artist, and "American Idol" judge is being awarded the Library of Congress' 2022 Gershwin Prize for Popular Song. Lionel Richie talks with correspondent Kelefa Sanneh about growing up on the campus of Tuskegee University, as well as his 50-year career – from opening for Michael Jackson and the Jackson 5, to his solo success, and what the lyrics of "All Night Long" really mean.
Amber Heard took the stand in Johnny Depp's defamation trial against his ex-wife. Dominic Patten, a senior editor for Deadline Hollywood, joined CBS News' Elaine Quijano to discuss Heard's testimony.
Sen. Collins voted to confirm Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court, Sen. Heitkamp voted not to. The two spoke to "60 Minutes" about why they voted the way they did. Scott Pelley reports.
The Justice Department has filed an appeal to reverse a judge's recent ruling that ended the nation's mask mandate on public transit. CBS News transportation correspondent Errol Barnett reports.
Philadelphia dropped its indoor mask mandate just four days after it was reinstated. Nancy Chen has the latest.
The Justice Department has moved to reinstate the travel mask mandate at the request of the CDC. Meanwhile, for travelers who are immunocompromised or who have young, unvaccinated children, the end of travel mask mandates is a frightening change. Errol Barnett has more.
A judge's decision to end the national mask mandate on public transit has many travelers confused. Dr. Tom Frieden, former CDC Director and current president and CEO of Resolve to Save Lives, joins “CBS Mornings” to discuss how to navigate travel.
Amid concerns that mask mandates are being lifted too soon on planes and public transportation, Dr. Jon LaPook shares more on what you can do to protect yourself while traveling this summer.
There was jubilation in the skies as airline passengers found out masks were no longer required. But parents traveling with young children, who aren't yet eligible to be vaccinated against COVID-19, are concerned about the change. Errol Barnett shares the latest.
A federal judge on Monday paved the way for an effort to disqualify GOP Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia from running for reelection over her role in the January 6 assault on the U.S. Capitol to proceed. CBS News' Tanya Rivero and Nancy Chen chat with CBS News political reporter Caitlin Huey-Burns about the controversy.
As activists say Iran's anti-government unrest has seen at least 203 people killed, the nation's rulers threaten protesters, and U.S. forces across the Mideast.
The Department of Homeland Security policy is dated Jan. 8 and was submitted Saturday in federal court comes amid three Democratic lawmakers being denied entry to an ICE facility in Minneapolis.
Bob Weir wrote or co-wrote and sang lead vocals on Grateful Dead classics including "Sugar Magnolia," "One More Saturday Night" and "Mexicali Blues."
The strikes were part of a retaliatory operation for the ISIS terrorist ambush in Palmyra, Syria, in December that killed two American soldiers and one U.S. civilian interpreter.
President Trump previously said he had called off "second wave of attacks" on a cooperative Venezuela.
Michael McKee is the ex-husband of Monique Tepe, according to court records obtained by CBS News. Tepe and her husband, Spencer, were shot and killed in Columbus on Dec. 30.
Minneapolis is reeling after an ICE agent fatally shot a woman on the city's south side Wednesday morning.
Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado has indicated she'd like to give or share the prize with President Trump.
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