Confirmation of Amy Coney Barrett - Page 5

October 29, 2020

Pence stumps for vulnerable GOP senators resisting Democrat takeover

Vice President Mike Pence is campaigning with four GOP senators this week in an effort to boost their precarious standing in races that will help determine which party controls the upper chamber of Congress.

October 29, 2020

Bill Maher says Ruth Bader Ginsburg 'should've quit' under Obama: She didn't 'take the hint'

"Real Time" host Bill Maher had some harsh words for the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, whose death paved the way for the confirmation of Justice Amy Coney Barrett. 

October 28, 2020

Girl Scouts deletes tweet congratulating ACB but leaves Hillary Clinton post

The Girl Scouts of America deleted a social media post on its official Twitter and Facebook pages Wednesday evening congratulating Amy Coney Barrett on her appointment to the Supreme Court.

October 27, 2020

Joy Reid posts incorrect tweet knocking McConnell's SCOTUS wins: 'All it took was three people to die'

MSNBC host Joy Reid attempted to throw a wet blanket on Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell's achievement of shepherding three Supreme Court justices to confirmation, but got a major fact wrong in the process. 

October 27, 2020

Severino blasts claims Barrett should recuse from election cases: 'Never been the historical standard'

“It has never been the historical standard” for a Supreme Court justice to recuse themselves from election-related cases at the request of a local board of elections, Judicial Crisis Network President Carrie Severino told “The Story” on Tuesday.

October 27, 2020

Nancy Pelosi suggests packing the Supreme Court and District Courts

It's become one of the biggest hot button topics on the campaign trail -- packing the Supreme Court. But now House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., is taking it a step further suggesting to pack District Courts as well. 

October 27, 2020

Barrett joins court as battles over Pennsylvania election laws intensify

The addition of Justice Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court restores the judicial body to its nine-person roster at a time when legal battles over state voting laws rage on just days before a presidential election.

October 27, 2020

Trump already chose Barrett successor on appeals court, confirmation possible regardless of election outcome

With Justice Amy Coney Barrett now on the Supreme Court, a new vacancy has opened on the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals where she previously sat, and President Trump has already named the person he plans to have replace her on that bench. 

October 27, 2020

Barrett officially becomes Supreme Court justice as John Roberts administers oath in private ceremony

Judge Amy Coney Barrett officially became Justice Barrett following a private ceremony in the Supreme Court's East Conference Room Tuesday morning.

October 27, 2020

Conservative groups declare victory after Barrett confirmation while those on left call for packing court

Conservative groups that supported the nomination of Amy Coney Barrett to be a Supreme Court justice declared victory on Monday night after their coordinated campaign to confirm her succeeded, even as liberal groups who battled just as hard against Barrett vowed to continue the fight with the aim of packing the Supreme Court.