Oct 14 WATCH: Sen. Chris Coons presses Barrett on ‘the balance of the court’ By Associated Press Sen. Chris Coons says Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett would shift the balance of the court in a more conservative direction, even if she will not say publicly she has a conservative mindset. Continue reading
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: Barrett declines to discuss views on IVF By Associated Press Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett has declined to say whether she views the criminalizing of in vitro fertilization as constitutional, describing it as an abstract question. Continue reading
Oct 13 WATCH: ‘I’m not here on a mission to destroy the Affordable Care Act,’ Amy Coney Barrett says By Associated Press Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett says an article she wrote criticizing Chief Justice John Roberts’ 2012 opinion saving the Affordable Care Act does not reflect any “hostility” toward the law. Continue reading
Oct 13 WATCH: Sen. Feinstein presses Amy Coney Barrett on abortion views By Associated Press Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett is declining to say whether she thinks Roe v. Wade, the 1973 decision that established the right to abortion, should be struck down. Continue reading