Confirmation of Amy Coney Barrett - Page 21

October 13, 2020

Andy McCarthy: 'Political malpractice' to let Democrats challenge Barrett over ObamaCare stance

The Trump administration should have dropped its support for a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act rather than give Democratic lawmakers a chance to hound Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett about the implications of adding her to the bench just before the high court considers the case, former federal prosecutor Andy McCarthy told “Bill Hemmer Reports" on Tuesday.

October 13, 2020

Democratic senator asks Amy Coney Barrett if she has ever sexually assaulted someone

Sen. Mazie Hirono, D-Hawaii, asked a question pertaining to an issue that came up quite a bit during Justice Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation hearing but had yet to come up during Judge Amy Coney Barrett’s hearing: whether the Supreme Court nominee had ever sexually assaulted someone.

October 13, 2020

Gowdy: Senate Judiciary GOP showing 'rare' discipline in Amy Coney Barrett confirmation hearing

Senate Judiciary Committee Republicans appear to be working as "one unit" during the second day of Judge Amy Coney Barrett's Supreme Court confirmation hearing, former House Oversight Committee Chairman Trey Gowdy said Tuesday.

October 13, 2020

Barrett vows to consider 'every factor' in deciding whether to recuse from election cases

Sen. Chris Coons, D-Del., asked Supreme Court nominee Judge Amy Coney Barrett if she would recuse herself from any potential dispute before the court concerning November’s election, and while Barrett said she could not commit to doing so at this time, she vowed to take the matter “very seriously” should such a situation arise.

October 13, 2020

Curt Levey: Amy Coney Barrett's judicial philosophy – here's what skeptical Democrats are missing

The left is panicking that Barrett, if confirmed, will lead the Supreme Court to repeal Roe v. Wade and otherwise enact the teachings of the Catholic Church.

October 13, 2020

Barrett says Roe v. Wade is not a 'super precedent' that cannot be overturned

Judge Amy Coney Barrett said she doesn’t believe Roe v. Wade fits the scholarly definition of “super precedent,” or a case that cannot be overruled. 

October 13, 2020

Democrats tout anti-Barrett letter from Notre Dame faculty – but no signers are from law school

Democrats have pounced on an open letter signed by 88 faculty members at the University of Notre Dame calling on Judge Amy Coney Barrett to withdraw herself from being considered for the Supreme Court until after the November election. Yet not one of the signatories is from the Notre Dame Law School.

October 13, 2020

Barrett fondly recalls how Scalia recommended Ginsburg for Supreme Court

Supreme Court nominee Judge Amy Coney Barrett clerked for the late Justice Antonin Scalia early in her legal career, and during her confirmation hearing on Tuesday she discussed the friendship he had with Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, and how Scalia recommended the liberal icon for the high court.

October 13, 2020

Dem uses question time in Barrett hearing to suggest 'dark money' 'scheme' behind court's 5-4 decisions

Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., opted not to question Supreme Court nominee Judge Amy Coney Barrett during her confirmation hearing on Tuesday, instead treating the Senate Judiciary Committee to a nearly half-hour presentation on how big-money donors have influenced both the Republican Party and the Supreme Court.

October 13, 2020

Supreme Court nominee Barrett says she's 'not hostile' to ObamaCare

Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett emphasized Tuesday during day two of her confirmation hearing that she is “not hostile” to the Affordable Care Act (ACA) as Democrats hounded her on the implications of adding her to the bench just before the high court is to consider a case on the landmark national health care law.