Meet Amy Coney Barrett, potential successor to Ruth Bader Ginsburg
4 years, 3 months ago

Meet Amy Coney Barrett, potential successor to Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Op India  

Following the demise of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg due to prolonged illness, the US political sphere is abuzz with speculations regarding her replacement in the United States Supreme Court. The name of Amy Coney Barrett, who is a US Court of Appeals Judge, has emerged as a front-runner in the race to succeed Ginsburg. Amy Coney Barrett is a Catholic and her faith was a subject of scrutiny among liberals after her nomination to the court of appeals. Views on Abortion Apparently, Amy Coney Barrett has the support of social conservatives but she is not a favourite of Democrats which became quite clear from the questions raised by Democrats on her faith during her confirmation hearing.

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Expert reveals why this Trump-appointed justice could be liberals’ 'last best hope'
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Expert reveals why this Trump-appointed justice could be liberals’ 'last best hope'

Raw Story  

With President-elect Donald Trump preparing to enter the White House for four more years, it's likely he'll get to make additional appointments to the Supreme Court. In a recent article for CNN, Supreme Court analyst Joan Biskupic explained that Justice Amy Coney Barrett — whom Trump appointed to replace the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg after she died in 2020 …

Unlikely Supreme Court justice could be liberal's best hope as Trump takes power: analysis
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Unlikely Supreme Court justice could be liberal's best hope as Trump takes power: analysis

Raw Story  

Watchers of the Supreme Court have a grim outlook on the right flank's ability to decide cases fairly and independently with a new Donald Trump administration coming in — particularly given that many suspect it played its own role in helping Trump win. In particular, Biskupic wrote, "Her views of executive power, as in Donald Trump’s immunity case last July, …

Amy Coney Barrett: Meet the last best hope for Supreme Court liberals
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Amy Coney Barrett: Meet the last best hope for Supreme Court liberals

CNN  

CNN — Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett stands apart. When an Idaho state lawyer defending the ban hedged on whether grave complications could be addressed in emergency room situations, Barrett said, “Counsel, I’m kind of shocked actually because I thought your own expert had said that these kinds of cases were covered.” Barrett’s scrutiny of how the Idaho ban …

Amy Coney Barrett slaps down conservative lower court in latest ruling
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Amy Coney Barrett slaps down conservative lower court in latest ruling

Raw Story  

In a majority decision, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett slapped down the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals in a decision Wednesday. It reverses the conservative Fifth Circuit, which said communications between governmental officials and social media platforms meant that the government officials were regulating content-moderation decisions for the platform. According to SCOTUS Blog reporter Amy Howe, "The challengers …

Amy Coney Barrett seen again to break ranks with Supreme Court conservatives: experts
6 months ago

Amy Coney Barrett seen again to break ranks with Supreme Court conservatives: experts

Raw Story  

After the last few Supreme Court decisions, legal analysts wonder if one of the conservative justices is beginning to turn more moderate on some issues. In a case involving whether those with a history of domestic violence can keep guns, Justice Amy Coney Barrett sided with the liberal justices on the High Court. Speaking to MSNBC on Thursday, Politico legal …

'Fighting words': Amy Coney Barrett signals court rift with swipe at Clarence Thomas
6 months ago

'Fighting words': Amy Coney Barrett signals court rift with swipe at Clarence Thomas

Raw Story  

The last of former President Donald Trump's three Supreme Court appointees appears to be on a collision course with far-right Justice Clarence Thomas — and it could have implications for some upcoming hot-button cases. According to Politico, the conservative Barrett, whose history of involvement with religious extremists was a huge point of controversy when she was nominated for the court …

How Justice Amy Coney Barrett drove the Supreme Court’s debate on abortion and Trump immunity
7 months, 3 weeks ago

How Justice Amy Coney Barrett drove the Supreme Court’s debate on abortion and Trump immunity

CNN  

CNN — Chief Justice John Roberts may emerge as the pivotal vote in two politically charged cases on abortion and presidential immunity the Supreme Court heard this week, but it was Justice Amy Coney Barrett who owned the arguments. “We’ve seen a number of signs during oral arguments this term, especially in the last few sessions, that Justice Barrett is …

Kavanaugh touts 'great relations' among Court justices despite 'obvious departure from collegiality'
1 year, 10 months ago

Kavanaugh touts 'great relations' among Court justices despite 'obvious departure from collegiality'

Raw Story  

In the past, U.S. Supreme Court justices often had radically different views yet managed to disagree without being disagreeable. In an article published by NBC News’ website on January 27, Hurley explains, “Conservative Justice Brett Kavanaugh said the Supreme Court is not as divided as members of the public might think, praising his liberal colleagues and highlighting rulings in which …

Ruth Bader Ginsburg's Iconic Speech For Abortion Rights Resurfaces After Roe vs Wade
2 years, 5 months ago

Ruth Bader Ginsburg's Iconic Speech For Abortion Rights Resurfaces After Roe vs Wade

News 18  

Late US Supreme Court justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s legacy is being questioned on social media after the overturning of Roe vs Wade. “This is something central to a woman’s life, to her dignity… When government controls that decision for her, she’s being treated as less than a fully adult human,” Ginsburg can be heard saying during her Supreme Court confirmation …

Justice Barrett on balancing family and court duties, grappling with sudden fame and being ‘just Amy’
2 years, 8 months ago

Justice Barrett on balancing family and court duties, grappling with sudden fame and being ‘just Amy’

CNN  

CNN — Justice Amy Coney Barrett reflected on her own confirmation process Monday night hours after the Senate Judiciary Committee had voted along party lines, 11-11, on the Supreme Court nomination of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson. Asked if she would have advice to give a new justice, Barrett said – without referring to Jackson directly – that a new justice …

Amy Coney Barrett has energized Supreme Court's rightward turn after just one year
3 years, 1 month ago

Amy Coney Barrett has energized Supreme Court's rightward turn after just one year

Raw Story  

Originally published by The 19th When Justice Amy Coney Barrett was sworn into the Supreme Court just days before the 2020 elections, conservatives lauded her installation as a victory that would define Donald Trump's presidency and liberals lamented it as a death knell for abortion rights. They are seen less in the opinions she has authored and more in the …

Barrett concerned about public perception of Supreme Court
3 years, 3 months ago

Barrett concerned about public perception of Supreme Court

Associated Press  

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett expressed concerns Sunday that the public may increasingly see the court as a partisan institution. Justices must be “hyper vigilant to make sure they’re not letting personal biases creep into their decisions, since judges are people, too,” Barrett said at a lecture hosted by the University of Louisville’s McConnell Center. And …

Supreme Court to take up major abortion rights challenge
3 years, 7 months ago

Supreme Court to take up major abortion rights challenge

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court agreed Monday to a showdown over abortion in a case that could dramatically alter nearly 50 years of rulings on abortion rights. Mississippi’s ban had been blocked by lower courts as inconsistent with Supreme Court precedent that protects a woman’s right to obtain an abortion before the fetus can survive outside her womb. White House …

Trump’s court appointments will leave decades-long imprint
3 years, 11 months ago

Trump’s court appointments will leave decades-long imprint

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — On this, even President Donald Trump’s most fevered critics agree: He has left an imprint on federal courts that will outlast his one term in office for decades to come. In one early look at Trump’s appointees to federal trial courts, political science professors Kenneth Manning, Robert Carp and Lisa Holmes compared their decisions with more than 117,000 …

Justice Barrett joins Supreme Court arguments for first time
4 years, 1 month ago

Justice Barrett joins Supreme Court arguments for first time

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — She didn’t have to wear a black robe or even be in Washington, but Justice Amy Coney Barrett joined her new colleagues at the Supreme Court on Monday to hear arguments for the first time. “Before we commence the business of the court this morning it gives me great pleasure on behalf of myself and my colleagues to …

Moment Democrat Mazie Hirono says 'hell no' and gives a thumbs down during ACB's Senate vote
4 years, 1 month ago

Moment Democrat Mazie Hirono says 'hell no' and gives a thumbs down during ACB's Senate vote

Daily Mail  

Senator Mazie Hirono on Monday told the Senate 'hell no' and gave a thumbs down as she cast her vote in Amy Coney Barrett's confirmation to the Supreme Court. Senator Mazie Hirono on Monday told the Senate 'hell no' and gave a thumbs down as she cast her vote in Amy Coney Barrett's confirmation to the Supreme Court Senator Mazie …

Senate Confirms Amy Coney Barrett To The Supreme Court
4 years, 1 month ago

Senate Confirms Amy Coney Barrett To The Supreme Court

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Senate Republicans voted Monday night to confirm Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court, tilting the balance of the court to a 6-3 conservative majority for years to come and handing President Donald Trump a victory barely a week before the election. “I want to be very clear with my Republican colleagues: You may win this vote, …

Amy Coney Barrett joins the Supreme Court: US election news
4 years, 1 month ago

Amy Coney Barrett joins the Supreme Court: US election news

Al Jazeera  

After a controversial Senate vote along party lines, Barrett is quickly sworn in at White House ceremony A divided US Senate confirmed Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett. 26 Oct 2020 - 23:50 GMT Senate Republican leader offers justification for rushed Barrett process Speaking on the Senate floor before a vote on the confirmation of Judge Amy Coney Barrett to …

Amy Coney Barrett confirmed to Supreme Court by GOP senators
4 years, 1 month ago

Amy Coney Barrett confirmed to Supreme Court by GOP senators

LA Times  

Shortly after the Senate confirmed Barrett in a partisan 52-48 vote, Justice Clarence Thomas administered the constitutional oath during an outdoor White House ceremony. The Senate on Monday confirmed Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court in the most partisan confirmation vote for a justice in modern American history, securing a 6-3 conservative majority widely expected to expand gun …

Republicans Race to Cement Trump's Supreme Court Nominee Despite Democrats' Blockade
4 years, 2 months ago

Republicans Race to Cement Trump's Supreme Court Nominee Despite Democrats' Blockade

News 18  

The Senate is poised for a rare weekend session as Republicans race to put Amy Coney Barrett on the Supreme Court and cement a conservative majority before Election Day despite Democratic efforts to stall President Donald Trump’s nominee. Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, dismissed the stall tactics as “frivolous.” At the start of Trump’s presidency, McConnell engineered a Senate rules change …

US Senate panel approves Trump Supreme Court pick despite Democratic boycott
4 years, 2 months ago

US Senate panel approves Trump Supreme Court pick despite Democratic boycott

Live Mint  

The Republican-led US Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday approved President Donald Trump's nomination of Amy Coney Barrett to a lifetime US Supreme Court seat despite a Democratic boycott of the meeting, clearing the way for a full Senate debate and vote on confirmation. Barrett, a federal appeals court judge whose confirmation would expand the top US judicial body's conservative majority …

The Amy Coney Barrett hearings were political theatre
4 years, 2 months ago

The Amy Coney Barrett hearings were political theatre

Al Jazeera  

Earlier this week, the American public watched carefully the congressional hearings of President Donald Trump’s nominee to the Supreme Court, Amy Coney Barrett. First, the Supreme Court is set to adjudicate a case on the Affordable Care Act – President Barack Obama’s major domestic policy achievement that reformed the healthcare system and expanded health insurance coverage – and both Trump …

GOP pushes Barrett toward court as Democrats decry ‘sham’
4 years, 2 months ago

GOP pushes Barrett toward court as Democrats decry ‘sham’

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Republicans powered Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett closer to confirmation Thursday, pushing past Democratic objections and other priorities during the COVID-19 crisis in the drive to seat President Donald Trump’s pick before the Nov. 3 election. “A sham,” said Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn. “Power grab,” protested Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn. “Not normal,” said Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill. …

Amy Coney Barrett Steered Clear Of Roe v. Wade. But It's Obvious Where She Stands.
4 years, 2 months ago

Amy Coney Barrett Steered Clear Of Roe v. Wade. But It's Obvious Where She Stands.

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Judge Amy Coney Barrett spent three days during this week’s Supreme Court confirmation hearings declining to tell senators or the public where she stands on Roe v. Wade, the landmark 1973 ruling that protects the right to abortion. Some Democrats worry that Barrett’s past judicial rulings, including one in which she said she does not believe Supreme …

Amy Coney Barrett forgets 'right to protest' as she fails to name five freedoms guaranteed by First Amendment
4 years, 2 months ago

Amy Coney Barrett forgets 'right to protest' as she fails to name five freedoms guaranteed by First Amendment

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Donald Trump’s nominee for …

Amy Coney Barrett is even more “extreme” on gun rights than her Republican defenders in the Senate
4 years, 2 months ago

Amy Coney Barrett is even more “extreme” on gun rights than her Republican defenders in the Senate

Salon  

Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett argued in a dissent last year that felons should be allowed to own guns, a position Republicans on the Senate Judiciary Committee long opposed before defending President Donald Trump's nominee to replace Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on the bench. History showed felons "could be disqualified from certain rights," such as voting or jury duty, …

Trump’s most influential legacy (opinion)
4 years, 2 months ago

Trump’s most influential legacy (opinion)

CNN  

Editor’s Note: Julian Zelizer, a CNN political analyst, is a professor of history and public affairs at Princeton University and author of the book, “Burning Down the House: Newt Gingrich, the Fall of a Speaker, and the Rise of the New Republican Party.” Follow him on Twitter @julianzelizer. CNN — Senate Republicans are moving rapidly to bring Judge Amy Coney …

Supreme Court: Judiciary panel slates October 22 vote for Barrett as witnesses weigh in
4 years, 2 months ago

Supreme Court: Judiciary panel slates October 22 vote for Barrett as witnesses weigh in

CNN  

Washington CNN — The Senate Judiciary Committee will vote to advance the Supreme Court nomination of Judge Amy Coney Barrett on October 22, setting up her confirmation by the end of the month. “There’s never been a nomination in an election year after the month of July, and the purpose of doing it is simply to have a justice on …

Amy Coney Barrett’s answers were murky but her conservative philosophy is clear
4 years, 2 months ago

Amy Coney Barrett’s answers were murky but her conservative philosophy is clear

CNN  

CNN — If Judge Amy Coney Barrett rules in the vein she testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee this week, Americans’ personal privacy rights would be pushed back more than a half century. When asked, “do you accept the legal principles articulated in Griswold v. Connecticut, that … the Constitution carries with it the right to privacy?” he responded, “I …

Calm and controlled, Barrett shows in hearing why conservatives bet she’ll reshape Supreme Court
4 years, 2 months ago

Calm and controlled, Barrett shows in hearing why conservatives bet she’ll reshape Supreme Court

LA Times  

Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett testifies during the third day of her confirmation hearings before the Senate Judiciary Committee in Washington on Oct. 14, 2020. Judge Amy Coney Barrett, President Trump’s Supreme Court nominee, showed why she has been a favorite of social conservatives and how she will be a formidable figure on a court expected to move toward …

Amy Coney Barrett: Republicans and Democrats offer clashing views as confirmation fight begins
4 years, 2 months ago

Amy Coney Barrett: Republicans and Democrats offer clashing views as confirmation fight begins

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Republicans and Democrats offered sharply divergent arguments Monday in a …

Amy Coney Barrett hearing: Takeaways from Tuesday
4 years, 2 months ago

Amy Coney Barrett hearing: Takeaways from Tuesday

CNN  

CNN — Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett declined to preview how she would rule on potential cases as she faced questions from the Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday, seeking to portray herself as an independent judge without an agenda. In 2017, Barrett wrote that he had “pushed the Affordable Care Act beyond its plausible meaning to save the statute.” …

What to know about Amy Coney Barrett as she faces Senate scrutiny
4 years, 2 months ago

What to know about Amy Coney Barrett as she faces Senate scrutiny

Al Jazeera  

President Donald Trump’s choice for the Supreme Court is well-respected but viewed sceptically by Democrats. Washington, DC – US President Donald Trump’s nominee to the Supreme Court Amy Coney Barrett is a federal appeals court judge who would swing the United States’ high court firmly to the right in a new 6-3 conservative majority. Democrats fear that Barrett would vote …

Kamala Harris questions Supreme Court nominee: US election news
4 years, 2 months ago

Kamala Harris questions Supreme Court nominee: US election news

Al Jazeera  

The second day of the Senate Judiciary Committee featured senators questioning Donald Trump’s Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett, including Democratic vice-presidential candidate Kamala Harris. 19:00 ET – Harris questions Barrett Democratic vice-presidential candidate Kamala Harris has begun 30 minutes of questions for Trump’s Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett. Thank you, I’ll see you in Johnstown.” 17:45 ET Barrett …

Amy Coney Barrett hearing: Democrats blast GOP for trying to ‘ram through’ SCOTUS nominee as she makes her pitch as a Scalia conservative
4 years, 2 months ago

Amy Coney Barrett hearing: Democrats blast GOP for trying to ‘ram through’ SCOTUS nominee as she makes her pitch as a Scalia conservative

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Senate Judiciary chairperson Lindsey Graham kicked off the hearings for …

Trump’s Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett: Controversial decisions you need to know
4 years, 2 months ago

Trump’s Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett: Controversial decisions you need to know

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “She is certainly one of the candidates, yes.” At a campaign rally on Tuesday …

Amy Coney Barrett hearing: Lindsey Graham defends contentious decision to push ahead with nomination
4 years, 2 months ago

Amy Coney Barrett hearing: Lindsey Graham defends contentious decision to push ahead with nomination

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Senate Judiciary Chairman Lindsey Graham lamented the bygone days of …

Amy Coney Barrett hearing: Just 24% want Roe v. Wade overturned
4 years, 2 months ago

Amy Coney Barrett hearing: Just 24% want Roe v. Wade overturned

Daily Mail  

One in four registered voters support the Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade a new poll revealed Monday as Amy Coney Barrett prepares for the first day of her confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee. In the ABC News/Washington Post poll, 62 per cent of those surveyed said the highest court needs to uphold Roe v. Wade – the …

Antonin Scalia’s legacy and the Amy Coney Barrett hearings
4 years, 2 months ago

Antonin Scalia’s legacy and the Amy Coney Barrett hearings

CNN  

CNN — Antonin Scalia, the late Supreme Court justice known for his rigid conservatism and wicked turn of phrase, might appreciate that his specter lurks over the Amy Coney Barrett hearings. … A judge must apply the law as written, not as the judge wishes it were.” At the White House on September 26, Barrett said of Scalia, “His judicial …

American Bar Association rates Amy Coney Barrett as ‘well qualified’
4 years, 2 months ago

American Bar Association rates Amy Coney Barrett as ‘well qualified’

CNN  

Washington CNN — The American Bar Association on Sunday rated Judge Amy Coney Barrett as “well qualified,” its highest rating, an important endorsement ahead of what are expected to be contentious confirmation hearings on her Supreme Court appointment this week. “A substantial majority of the Standing Committee determined that Judge Barrett is ‘Well Qualified,’ and a minority is of the …

In her own words: Amy Coney Barrett on faith, precedent, abortion
4 years, 2 months ago

In her own words: Amy Coney Barrett on faith, precedent, abortion

LA Times  

President Trump adjusts the microphone after announcing Judge Amy Coney Barrett as his nominee to the Supreme Court on Sept. 26. We should be putting people on the court who want to apply the Constitution.” — 2016 speech at Jacksonville University’s Public Policy Institute ___ ON ABORTION “If anything, the public response to controversial cases like Roe reflects public rejection …

Amy Coney Barrett hearing: 5 takeaways from Monday
4 years, 2 months ago

Amy Coney Barrett hearing: 5 takeaways from Monday

CNN  

CNN — The first day of confirmation hearings for President Donald Trump’s Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett featured plenty of fiery speeches – many of them aimed at next month’s presidential election rather than the nominee herself. A Democratic committee aide said the decision to use personal stories stemmed from an effort to to make Barrett’s confirmation as tangible …

Amy Coney Barrett's Supreme Court Confirmation Hearing
4 years, 2 months ago

Amy Coney Barrett's Supreme Court Confirmation Hearing

NPR  

Amy Coney Barrett's Supreme Court Confirmation Hearing Enlarge this image toggle caption J. Scott Applewhite/AP J. Scott Applewhite/AP Updated at 2:33 p.m. ET The Senate Judiciary Committee held its fourth and final day of hearings on Thursday on President Trump's nomination of Amy Coney Barrett to the U.S. Supreme Court. Sponsor Message Barrett's nomination has become a political lightning rod …

Amy Coney Barrett: What to expect in the US Senate hearing
4 years, 2 months ago

Amy Coney Barrett: What to expect in the US Senate hearing

Al Jazeera  

Amy Coney Barrett, President Donald Trump’s Supreme Court nominee, will face the Senate Judiciary Committee in a four-day hearing starting on Monday that kickstarts a confirmation process that Republicans hope to complete before the November 3 elections. In 2017, then-law professor Barrett wrote a law review essay criticising Chief Justice John Roberts’s reasoning in a 2012 Supreme Court ruling that …

Amy Coney Barrett Is As Cynical As Trump
54 years, 11 months ago

Amy Coney Barrett Is As Cynical As Trump

Slate  

As she introduced herself to the nation in the White House Rose Garden, Amy Coney Barrett, Donald Trump’s newest Supreme Court nominee, almost sounded respectful. In fact, Trump had long ago hailed her as a Supreme Court justice in waiting, because she’s a dedicated right-wing judicial politician who’s been angling for the job for years. Barrett’s endorsers are telling the …

Amy Coney Barrett Pledges To Follow Law, Not Personal Views In Opening Statement
4 years, 2 months ago

Amy Coney Barrett Pledges To Follow Law, Not Personal Views In Opening Statement

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING WASHINGTON, Oct 11 - Amy Coney Barrett, President Donald Trump’s pick for a U.S. Supreme Court vacancy, said she will rule based on the law, not her personal views, in prepared remarks issued on Sunday ahead of her Senate confirmation hearing this week. Barrett, a conservative appeals court judge, said that in her current job she has …

Supreme Court pick vows to judge cases on law, not personal views
4 years, 2 months ago

Supreme Court pick vows to judge cases on law, not personal views

Al Jazeera  

Amy Coney Barrett, Donald Trump’s pick for a top court vacancy, said she will rule based on the law, not personal views. United States President Donald Trump’s pick for a US Supreme Court vacancy said she will rule based on the law, not her personal views, in prepared remarks issued on Sunday ahead of her Senate confirmation hearing this week. …

Obamacare: What Amy Coney Barrett could mean for the ACA
4 years, 2 months ago

Obamacare: What Amy Coney Barrett could mean for the ACA

CNN  

CNN — When she was a law professor, Judge Amy Coney Barrett tried to puncture arguments favoring Obamacare. Barrett, then a University of Notre Dame law professor, wrote in a 2017 law review essay, “Chief Justice Roberts pushed the Affordable Care Act beyond its plausible meaning to save the statute. He construed the penalty imposed on those without health insurance …

Barrett’s confirmation could help the Supreme Court take rare action on gun rights
4 years, 2 months ago

Barrett’s confirmation could help the Supreme Court take rare action on gun rights

CNN  

Washington CNN — The Supreme Court has gone a decade without acting on a major case concerning the Second Amendment, an issue that could receive rare attention in the future by the high court should Judge Amy Coney Barrett be confirmed to the bench in the coming weeks. “We saw earlier this year that, even though four of the current …

Barrett declines to commit to recusing herself from a Trump election case
4 years, 2 months ago

Barrett declines to commit to recusing herself from a Trump election case

CNN  

Editor’s Note: Editor’s note: This story originally published on October 9, 2020 and has been updated with Judge Barrett’s responses to the Senate Judiciary Committee. Here, Barrett would be asked to decide whether Trump will keep his job after Trump gave Barrett her job just weeks earlier while publicly anticipating her vote in his favor.” But Ross Garber, who teaches …

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