Sandra Day O’Connor, the first female justice on the Supreme Court, has died. Justice O’Connor passed away Friday morning in Phoenix, AZ … the court announced her death in a statement, saying she died, “of complications related to advanced dementia, probably Alzheimer’s, and a respiratory illness.” O’Connor made history in 1981 when she was appointed
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Play video content TMZ.com Dr. Michael Eric Dyson‘s is livid six justices have upended affirmative action in this country, saying Black people are getting screwed all over again. The Vanderbilt University professor joined us on “TMZ Live” Thursday and … excoriated Chief Justice John Robert‘s and the 5 justices who joined him, ruling affirmative action
The Supreme Court just ruled that affirmative action in university admission violates the Equal Protection Clause of the United States Constitution. All six Republican-appointed justices voted to strike down affirmative action. Chief Justice John Roberts wrote the majority decision. The impact of the decision is enormous … no longer can private or public universities in
Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson works in a building that is kind of an island to itself, but unlike her favorite show, no one gets voted off. The newest Justice shared her jam during a commencement address to graduating law students at American University in D.C. She confessed she’s a “Survivor superfan,” using the
Play video content Notre Dame Law School Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito put Prince Harry and other foreign leaders on blast for blasting him and 4 of his colleagues who overturned Roe v. Wade … this after the Duke of Sussex likened the SCOTUS decision to the war in Ukraine. Justice Alito spoke about religious
Senator Ted Cruz seems to be telegraphing what many believe the Supreme Court might do next — namely, overturn legalized gay marriage … this on the heels of Roe v Wade. The Texas legislator expressed his own personal disapproval of the landmark decision in Obergefell v Hodges back in 2015 — a ruling that made
The state of Texas is in a state of confusion as to what the actual law is over abortion — made only more dubious by a decision its high court just handed down. On Friday, the Texas Supreme Court overturned a lower court’s ruling from earlier this week giving clinics/docs there the green light to
Play video content Fox News Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson has just been sworn in as a justice on the Supreme Court, making history as the first female African-American Justice in U.S. history. As we reported, Justice Jackson was confirmed to serve on the highest court in April … replacing retiring Justice Stephen Breyer, who was
The U.S. Supreme Court has officially overturned Roe v. Wade … reversing the 50-year-old precedent that legalized abortion nationwide. SUBSCRIBE: http://tmz.me/wONe5NO About TMZ: TMZ has consistently been credited for breaking the biggest stories dominating the entertainment news landscape and changed the way the public gets their news. Regularly referenced by the media, TMZ is one
A huge crowd has gathered outside the Supreme Court. Several people in the crowd have signs protesting the decision. SUBSCRIBE: http://tmz.me/wONe5NO About TMZ: TMZ has consistently been credited for breaking the biggest stories dominating the entertainment news landscape and changed the way the public gets their news. Regularly referenced by the media, TMZ is one
Play video content TMZ.com Nas famously immortalized his neighborhood kingpin, Kenneth “Supreme” McGriff, and his Supreme Team drug empire on his classic debut album “Illmatic” — and now he’s making a movie about him! During a Q&A for his Showtime docuseries, “Supreme Team” … Nas spoke on how McGriff and his Queens-based gang were influential
As the decision over the fate of Roe vs. Wade looms, pro-choice activists descended on the home of conservative Justice Amy Coney Barrett Saturday … dressed in blood-soaked clothing and holding dolls. The group — members of Rise Up 4 Abortion Rights — traveled to the Justice’s home in Falls Church, Virginia. The blood on
Play video content The armed man who showed up at Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh‘s house said he’s having serious psychiatric issues, including thoughts of hurting people — disturbing information he volunteered to police. TMZ just obtained this 911 call from the Montgomery County Sheriff in Maryland. Nicholas Roske made the initial call, but hung
‘SNL’ did a really smart cold open Saturday night … challenging what appears to be the Supreme Court’s notion that tradition should stand in the way of change. It was pretty brilliant … guest host Benedict Cumberbatch, along with Andrew Dismukes, Alex Moffat, Kate McKinnon, Chris Redd and Cecily Strong played character back in 1235,
No one’s on the fence over abortion, so maybe that’s why SCOTUS put a massive one around the third branch of government. It’s certainly a sign of the times … a construction crew began erecting a fence Wednesday night around the perimeter of the Supreme Court building. As you certainly know by now, the area
Sen. Elizabeth Warren is up in arms over the Supreme Court’s apparent vote to overturn the landmark Roe vs. Wade decision in a draft opinion — she says an end to abortion is bad for all women — but particularly the most vulnerable. We got SEW on Capitol Hill and asked her about SCOTUS striking