Donald Trump expected to appoint federal judge Amy Coney Barrett as Ginsburg's replacement in US Supreme Court
4 years, 2 months ago

Donald Trump expected to appoint federal judge Amy Coney Barrett as Ginsburg's replacement in US Supreme Court

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The president’s political advisers hope Barrett’s selection will energise his conservative political base during an election campaign in which he has been trailing Joe Biden Washington: President Donald Trump is expected to announce Saturday that he is nominating Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court as he aims to put a historic conservative stamp on the high court just weeks before the election. The likely shift in the court’s makeup — from Ginsburg, a liberal icon, to an outspoken conservative — would be the sharpest ideological swing since Clarence Thomas replaced Justice Thurgood Marshall nearly three decades ago. “They think it helps Donald Trump get reelected.” Outside conservative groups, who have been preparing for this moment for 40 years, are planning to spend more than $25 million to support Trump and his nominee. “We expect this to be a very high stakes confirmation.” Within hours of Ginsburg’s death, Trump made clear his intention to nominate a woman in her stead, after previously putting two men on the court and as he struggles to mitigate an erosion in support among suburban women.

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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 …

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 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, 4 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 …

Connecticut high court nominee regrets signing 2017 letter supporting Amy Coney Barrett
1 year, 7 months ago

Connecticut high court nominee regrets signing 2017 letter supporting Amy Coney Barrett

Associated Press  

HARTFORD, Conn. — A nominee to Connecticut’s highest court told state lawmakers Monday that she would not have signed a 2017 letter supporting Amy Coney Barrett for a federal appeals court position if she knew Barrett would later vote to overturn Roe v. Wade abortion protections as a member of the U.S. Supreme Court. Glover was among 34 people who …

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 …

'I Delivered...': Trump Takes Credit For US Court Abortion Ruling, Calls It 'God's Decision'
2 years, 5 months ago

'I Delivered...': Trump Takes Credit For US Court Abortion Ruling, Calls It 'God's Decision'

News 18  

Former US president Donald Trump on Friday said “God made the decision” to end the national right to abortion after the Supreme Court overturned nearly five decades of settled law. Asked if he felt he played a role in this outcome, having appointed three conservative justices to the court while in office, Trump said “God made the decision.” But a …

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 …

Republicans Rushed Trump's Supreme Court Nominee; Now They Want To Delay Biden's Pick
2 years, 9 months ago

Republicans Rushed Trump's Supreme Court Nominee; Now They Want To Delay Biden's Pick

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Republicans are complaining that Democrats are rushing to confirm Ketanji Brown Jackson, President Joe Biden’s nominee to the Supreme Court, despite having moved with lightning-quick speed themselves to confirm then-President Donald Trump’s high court pick, Amy Coney Barrett. The Court’s next term doesn’t begin until October, so there’s absolutely no need to rush,” Sen. Chuck Grassley, 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 …

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 …

Trump says it will be ‘hard to get’ his election claims to Supreme Court
4 years ago

Trump says it will be ‘hard to get’ his election claims to Supreme Court

LA Times  

President Trump walks on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington on Sunday after stepping off Marine One. “It’s hard to get into the Supreme Court,” he said in an interview on Fox News’ “Sunday Morning Futures,” his first extended question-and-answer session since the balloting. For the record: A previous version of this story said Sen. Blunt spoke …

Barrett sworn in at court as issues important to Trump await
4 years, 1 month ago

Barrett sworn in at court as issues important to Trump await

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Amy Coney Barrett was formally sworn in Tuesday as the Supreme Court’s ninth justice, her oath administered in private by Chief Justice John Roberts. Northeastern Pennsylvania’s Luzerne County filed legal papers at the court Tuesday arguing that Barrett should not take part in the Pennsylvania case. It’s not clear that the public will know how Barrett voted in …

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 …

Barrett confirmed as Supreme Court justice in partisan vote
4 years, 1 month ago

Barrett confirmed as Supreme Court justice in partisan vote

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Amy Coney Barrett was confirmed to the Supreme Court late Monday by a deeply divided Senate, Republicans overpowering Democrats to install President Donald Trump’s nominee days before the election and secure a likely conservative court majority for years to come. Vice President Mike Pence’s office said Monday he would not preside at the Senate session unless his tie-breaking …

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 …

Senate confirms Trump’s Supreme Court nominee a week ahead of Election Day
4 years, 1 month ago

Senate confirms Trump’s Supreme Court nominee a week ahead of Election Day

CNN  

Washington CNN — Senate Republicans voted to confirm President Donald Trump’s Supreme Court nominee Judge Amy Coney Barrett on Monday, a major victory for the President and his party just days before November 3, that could push the high court in a more conservative direction for generations to come. In just a few minutes, she’ll be on the Supreme Court,” …

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 …

Senate votes to advance Barrett; confirmation expected Mon
4 years, 1 month ago

Senate votes to advance Barrett; confirmation expected Mon

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Senate Republicans voted overwhelmingly Sunday to advance Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett toward final confirmation despite Democratic objections, just over a week before the presidential election. “The Senate is doing the right thing,” said Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, vowing to install Barrett to the court by Monday. Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer said the Trump administration’s …

US Senate Inches Closer to Confirming Trump's Supreme Court Nominee With Sunday Vote
4 years, 1 month ago

US Senate Inches Closer to Confirming Trump's Supreme Court Nominee With Sunday Vote

News 18  

The Republican-controlled U.S. Senate on Sunday plans to move closer toward a final confirmation vote on President Donald Trump’s Supreme Court nominee, Amy Coney Barrett, on Monday, just over a week before Election Day. With Republicans controlling the chamber 53-47 and no indication of an internal revolt against the conservative appeals court judge replacing liberal Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Barrett …

US Senate moves closer to confirming Trump’s Supreme Court pick
4 years, 2 months ago

US Senate moves closer to confirming Trump’s Supreme Court pick

Al Jazeera  

Trump’s Supreme Court nominee is expected to be confirmed on Monday, after Senate voted to limit debate on the matter. The United States Senate has advanced President Donald Trump’s Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett in a near party-line vote, all but assuring her confirmation, which is expected on Monday. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, a Republican, has defended his …

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. …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Clear of virus, Trump returns to campaign trail: US election news
4 years, 2 months ago

Clear of virus, Trump returns to campaign trail: US election news

Al Jazeera  

Donald Trump traveled to Florida for his first campaign rally since he was diagnosed with COVID-19. The four-day Senate Judiciary Committee hearing for President Donald Trump’s Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett began on Monday. 14:30 ET – Barrett testifies before Senate Judiciary Committee Supreme Court nominee Barrett declared on Monday that Americans “deserve an independent Supreme Court that interprets …

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. …

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 …

Democrats look to avoid giving GOP fresh election-year material in Supreme Court spectacle
4 years, 2 months ago

Democrats look to avoid giving GOP fresh election-year material in Supreme Court spectacle

CNN  

CNN — Senate Democrats are preparing a plan of attack against Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett to focus squarely on issues they believe will resonate with voters while excoriating Republicans for rushing the nomination, an effort designed to avoid a spectacle that could damage their efforts to win back the Senate majority and the White House. “They understand how …

Pence, Harris address racism, Supreme Court, COVID-19 in debate
4 years, 2 months ago

Pence, Harris address racism, Supreme Court, COVID-19 in debate

Al Jazeera  

In stark contrast to last week’s presidential debate, the VP candidates address a range of issues, and kept dialogue civil. — Donald J. Trump October 8, 2020 Biden opposed Trump’s decision to restrict flights from China, claiming it was “hysterical”, Pence said 21:48 ET- Harris challenges Pence on Trump’s handling of trade with China The president lost his trade fight …

Barrett opposed ‘abortion on demand,’ raising doubts on Roe
4 years, 2 months ago

Barrett opposed ‘abortion on demand,’ raising doubts on Roe

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett signed a 2006 newspaper ad The ad, which had more than 1,200 names attached to it, appears to be the most direct expression of Barrett’s opposition to abortion and is sure to intensify debate that she would vote to restrict, if not overturn, abortion rights if she is confirmed to the Supreme …

How Amy Coney Barrett's Confirmation Could Influence The US Supreme Court?
4 years, 2 months ago

How Amy Coney Barrett's Confirmation Could Influence The US Supreme Court?

Live Law  

Following the death of United States Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who passed away on Friday, 18th September 2020, President Donald J. Trump has nominated 48-year-old Judge Amy Coney Barrett to replace her at the top court. This is President Trump's third nominee to the United States Supreme Court; the first two being Justice Neil Gorsuch, who replaced Late …

Trump chose Barrett days after Ginsburg’s death, papers show
4 years, 2 months ago

Trump chose Barrett days after Ginsburg’s death, papers show

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump offered to name Judge Amy Coney Barrett his Supreme Court nominee more than a week ago at the White House — and she accepted, according to formal paperwork submitted to the Senate ahead of her confirmation hearings. The judge’s nearly 70-page questionnaire was submitted by the White House to the Senate Tuesday as Barrett launched …

Trump’s Supreme Court Pick: Who is Amy Coney Barrett?
4 years, 2 months ago

Trump’s Supreme Court Pick: Who is Amy Coney Barrett?

The Quint  

A sharp academic, Amy Coney Barrett has made a name for herself among legal circles for her legal acumen. Harvard Law School professor Noah Feldman, a liberal constitutional scholar who advocated for Trump’s impeachment before the House Judiciary Committee, wrote in a Bloomberg opinion article that "Barrett deserves to be on the Supreme Court". “I got to know Barrett more …

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