Oct 12 WATCH: Court should interpret laws as written, Judge Amy Coney Barrett says By Associated Press Barrett said in her opening statement Monday at her confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary committee that people of all backgrounds deserve “an independent Supreme Court.”… Continue reading
Oct 12 WATCH: GOP ‘rushing’ Supreme Court hearings ‘not the American people’s priorities,’ Harris says By Associated Press California Sen. Kamala Harris says Republicans are trying to get the Supreme Court to do their “dirty work” by installing a new justice who will overturn the Affordable Care Act. Continue reading
Oct 12 WATCH: Judge Amy Coney Barrett must recuse herself from election cases, Sen. Blumenthal says By Associated Press The Connecticut senator says Barrett’s participation in election cases would do “explosive, enduring harm to the court’s legitimacy" and to her credibility. Continue reading
Oct 12 WATCH: Judge Amy Coney Barrett is ‘a judicial torpedo’ aimed at ACA, Sen. Whitehouse says By Associated Press Whitehouse and other Democrats argued Monday at Barrett’s confirmation hearing that the Affordable Care Act is at serious risk if Barrett is confirmed to the high court. Continue reading
Oct 12 WATCH: Sen. Lee appears at SCOTUS confirmation hearing in person after COVID-19 diagnosis By Associated Press A Utah Republican senator who had tested positive for the coronavirus says “I feel great” and is attending hearings in person for Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett. Continue reading
Oct 12 WATCH: Health care is at stake with Judge Amy Coney Barrett nomination, Sen. Feinstein says By Associated Press Feinstein, the top Democrat on the panel, says the president has promised to appoint justices who will vote to undo the Obama-era Affordable Care Act. Continue reading
Oct 12 WATCH: Judge Amy Coney Barrett is in a ‘category of excellence,’ Sen. Graham says By Associated Press Graham, R-S.C., praised Barrett as he opened Supreme Court confirmation hearing before the Republican-led panel. Continue reading
Oct 12 Read Amy Coney Barrett’s full prepared opening statement for Supreme Court hearing By Associated Press Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett vows to be a justice “fearless of criticism” as the split Senate charges ahead with confirmation hearings on President Donald Trump’s pick to cement a conservative court majority before Election Day. Continue reading
Oct 11 WATCH: Judge Amy Coney Barrett Supreme Court confirmation hearings – Day 1 By Lisa Mascaro, Mark Sherman, Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press Barrett spoke Monday about her judicial philosophy, her experience and her large family at the end of the first day of her fast-tracked confirmation hearings. Continue reading
Oct 11 Watch 6:02 SCOTUS nomination hearings begin tomorrow. What can we expect? By PBS NewsHour Confirmation hearings for Supreme Court nominee Judge Amy Coney Barrett will begin on Monday. And despite opposition from Democrats and some Republicans to fill Justice Ginsburg’s seat before the election, Barrett has the votes needed for her confirmation. Amy Howe,… Continue watching