President Barack Obama has told a leading Senate Republican he would not nominate a radical or extremist to the Supreme Court.

President Barack Obama is calling senators who will play key roles in the confirmation process once he names a Supreme Court nominee.

President Barack Obama has tried to hold off debate on contentious social issues such as abortion, immigration and gay rights as he focuses on the economy and the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. The Supreme Court vacancy will make that harder to do.

President Barack Obama has tried to hold off debate on contentious social issues such as abortion, immigration and gay rights as he focuses on the economy and the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. The Supreme Court vacancy will make that harder to do.

A look at what President Barack Obama has said about potential nominees to the Supreme Court:

Court filings show Yellowstone Club owner Edra Blixseth is more than $150 million in debt, while most of her houses, cars and other property have been put up as collateral on overdue loans.

Court filings show that the owner of a financially struggling Montana haven for the rich is herself more than $150 million in debt, with most of her many houses, cars and other belongings put up as collateral on overdue loans.

Authorities said a man accused of money laundering was tripped up because he could have used a little cleansing himself. Court records show that during his trips to a Eugene bank a man drew attention to himself because of a foul odor, possibly linked to f

A federal judge in New York says he must decide whether a piracy suspect is a juvenile before information about the case can be made public.

Israel’s top judicial official says the goal of her country’s Supreme Court is to respect human rights while maintaining security during “a permanent state of emergency.”