US president's sowing of distrust in the integrity of the election is already setting up for a legal battle, highlighting the tension between the court and politics

No justice has ever assumed office so close to a presidential election, or immediately faced issues so directly tied to incumbent's political and personal fortunes

Justices weigh plea from US president to prevent Manhattan district attorney from getting his tax returns, consider appeals on absentee ballots in North Carolina, Pennsylvania

Monday's deeply controversial 52-48 vote to approve Ruth Bader Ginsburg's replacement was the closest high court confirmation ever to a presidential election

US vice president not isolating after aides fall ill with coronavirus; Democratic leader Schumer says Pence's participation in confirmation would be 'a violation of common decency'

Ginni Thomas, a conservative activist and wife of Clarence Thomas, calls family of Jewish philanthropist 'evil' in latest conspiracy theory post

Son of Jewish-immigrant parents, Cohen volunteered with the ACLU, eventually winning landmark case overturning anti-miscegenation laws

Amy Coney Barrett fields questions on abortion, health care and a possible disputed-election fight, largely avoiding specifics and vowing to make decisions 'as they come'

Lawsuit was filed by Democratic members of Congress in 2017; justices don't explain reasoning

Democrats in US Senate brand conservative nominee a 'threat' to country's health care, as Trump administration races to appoint her before November 3 elections