Oct 14 WATCH: Barrett won’t say if a president can pardon self By Associated Press Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett won’t say whether a president can pardon himself but says she agrees no one is above the law. Continue reading
Oct 14 WATCH: Durbin says ‘orange cloud’ on Barrett nomination By Associated Press The Illinois Democrat didn’t specifically say he meant President Donald Trump in Barrett's confirmation hearing Wednesday. But he said earlier on CNN that “orange cloud” hanging over the nomination was related to Trump and the Republican president’s tweets. Continue reading
Oct 14 WATCH: Barrett keeping ‘open mind’ on cameras in court By Associated Press Previous nominees have also expressed openness but have cooled to the idea once they became justices. Continue reading
Oct 14 WATCH: Graham lauds Barrett on conservative beliefs By Associated Press Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham says the nomination of Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court is a signal to young conservative women who oppose abortion that there’s “a seat at the table for them.”… Continue reading
Oct 13 WATCH: Judge Amy Coney Barrett Supreme Court confirmation hearings – Day 3 By Lisa Mascaro, Mark Sherman, Laurie Kellman, Associated Press For the second straight day, Barrett repeatedly declined to give her personal views, or to preview how she might rule, on issues that could become before the court. Continue reading
Oct 13 WATCH: Amy Coney Barrett says ‘racism persists in our country’ By Associated Press Judge Amy Coney Barrett says the police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis in May had a “very personal” effect on her family and she and her children wept over his death. Continue reading
Oct 13 Watch 5:47 On Day 2 of her confirmation hearing, Barrett sidesteps politically charged questions By John Yang, Meredith Lee, Patty Gorena Morales The Senate Judiciary Committee pressed Judge Amy Coney Barrett for answers on hot-button issues Tuesday, the second day of her confirmation hearing. Senators asked the Supreme Court nominee about her judicial philosophy, her opinions of court precedent on abortion and… Continue watching
Oct 13 Watch 6:51 Why Durbin sees Barrett nomination as a ‘big problem for America’ Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., is a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, which is conducting Amy Coney Barrett’s Supreme Court confirmation hearing this week. On Tuesday, lawmakers questioned Barrett about her judicial philosophy and legal opinions of cases on gun… Continue watching
Oct 13 Watch 7:29 Grassley: Barrett has been ‘very transparent’ in answering questions Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, is a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, before which Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett appeared Tuesday to answer lawmakers’ questions. Grassley joins Judy Woodruff to discuss Barrett’s “outstanding credentials,” why he is satisfied with… Continue watching
Oct 13 Watch 7:31 2 legal experts on Amy Coney Barrett confirmation hearing For a closer look at the legal questions raised during Tuesday’s confirmation hearing for Judge Amy Coney Barrett, Judy Woodruff talks to the University of Virginia’s Saikrishna Prakash, a former law clerk for Justice Clarence Thomas, and Georgetown University’s Victoria… Continue watching