The U.S. Supreme Court gave the Trump administration free rein to gut the Department of Education on Monday — voting 6-3 to ...

The administration argued that U.S. District Judge Myong Joun overstepped when he granted a preliminary injunction in May.

Democrat-led states say Trump’s sweeping staff cuts at the Department of Education are already disrupting school funding ...

Obama had made clear his preference to nominate someone with “empathy” for the concerns of everyday Americans and said he found such a person in Sotomayor. “It is experience that can give a ...

Judge Sonia Sotomayor, if confirmed by the Senate, will become the first Hispanic Supreme Court justice.

President Barack Obama called Judge Sonia Sotomayor at 9 p.m. on Memorial Day to say she was his pick for the Supreme Court. Obama showed he was willing to pick a fight with his choice ...

How Obama's Nomination Of Sotomayor Unfolded This week's Supreme Court nomination of Judge Sonia Sotomayor capped months of work at the White House, and years of thinking by President Obama. He ...

The Supreme Court on Monday ruled on party lines to allow President Donald Trump to move forward with his decision to abolish ...

Sotomayor's experience does not significantly outstrip other justices President Barack Obama introduced his first nominee to the U.S. Supreme Court with much praise.

Federal appeals judge Sonia Sotomayor seems tailor-madefor President Obama's pick to fill the vacancy on the Supreme Court. She's a highly educated, vastly experienced, liberal-leaning Hispanic ...

President Obama on Tuesday announced he will nominate U.S. Court of Appeals Judge Sonia Sotomayor for the Supreme Court. She would be the first Hispanic on the high court if confirmed.