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(The Center Square) - Amy Coney Barrett was sworn in as a U.S. Supreme Court justice at a White House ceremony Monday night after the Senate voted to confirm her nomination.

Justice Clarence Thomas, currently the court's longest serving justice, administered the oath of office during the ceremony on South Lawn after President Donald Trump gave remarks.

"Tonight Justice Barrett becomes not only the fifth woman to serve on our nation's highest court, but the very first mother of school-aged children to become a Supreme Court justice," Trump said.

On the first day of hearings for Judge Amy Coney Barrett, vice presidential candidate Kamala Harris framed the nomination as part of a plan to subvert democratic values.

Originalism has featured prominently in each of the last three Supreme Court confirmation battles. Each time, misconceptions about this theory of constitutional interpretation have swirled.

The U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia on Sunday blocked a Trump administration change to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) that could have removed eligibility for almost 700,000 unemployed, able-bodied Americans.

The United States Justice Department has announced a settlement that will shut down OxyContin maker Purdue Phara and result in billions of dollars in fines.

With so much unclear about the upcoming presidential election, it's nice to know that there is one absolute certainty.

A group of discount cigarette manufacturers are suing the state of Colorado over a price-fixing provision in a ballot measure to tax cigarette and nicotine products.

The U.S. militia movement has long been steeped in a peculiar - and unquestionably mistaken - interpretation of the Constitution, the Bill of Rights and civil liberties.

A United States Senate Judiciary committee hearing opened Monday to consider Judge Amy Coney Barrett's nomination to fill a seat on the supreme court.

A joint lawsuit from 21 states is challenging a rule change by the Trump administration affecting reproductive health care.