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October 15, 2020

Democrats avoid questioning Barrett's faith after taking heat for 2017 hearings

Democrats largely avoided directly asking Supreme Court nominee Judge Amy Coney Barrett about her Catholic faith during four days of confirmation hearings this week.

October 15, 2020

Blind former student recalls how Barrett helped her: 'Her brilliance is matched only by her compassion'

Laura Wolk, a former student of Judge Amy Coney Barrett, appeared before the Senate Judiciary Committee Thursday and recalled how her former professor helped her on her path to becoming the first blind Supreme Court clerk.

October 15, 2020

Census whiplashed by changing deadlines, accuracy concerns

Shortly after the Supreme Court ruled that the Trump administration can end the 2020 census, a text message went out to field supervisors in Northern California telling them to start collecting the iPhones their census takers use for gathering household information during their door-knocking.

October 15, 2020

Police arrest 26 people protesting Amy Coney Barrett nomination

The U.S. Capitol Police announced that they arrested 26 people protesting in the street in opposition to Judge Amy Coney Barrett's Supreme Court nomination.

October 15, 2020

Senate Judiciary Committee sets date, time for Amy Coney Barrett nomination vote

At the top of the Senate Judiciary Committee's meeting Thursday morning, Chairman Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., introduced and passed a motion setting a time and date for the committee to vote on Judge Amy Coney Barrett's Supreme Court nomination.

October 15, 2020

Senate Dems want Amy Coney Barrett hearings to be about Affordable Care Act, analysts say

After three days of rigorous questioning before the Senate Judiciary Committee, Supreme Court analysts say it is clear Senate Democrats wanted to make this hearing about the Affordable Care Act (ACA), and that Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett is objectively qualified for the role.

October 15, 2020

ABA, Barrett allies laud nominee as 'brilliant' as Democrat witnesses warn of 'real-world harm' if confirmed

Witnesses from the American Bar Association (ABA) on Thursday told the Senate Judiciary Committee that those they interviewed about Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett called her "brilliant," "forthright," and an "intellectual giant" as they described their evaluation of Barrett with the committee. 

October 15, 2020

Senators clash at Barrett confirmation hearing as Dems attempt procedural roadblocks, GOP forges ahead

Democrats began to throw up procedural roadblocks for Republicans' effort to confirm Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett on Thursday after two long days of testimony from the judge, stalling the committee's plan to hear from two expert panels.

October 15, 2020

When court packing goes wrong: Venezuela and other Latin American countries offer sobering reality

The concept of adding more seats to the U.S. Supreme Court – or so-called “court packing” – has become a central part of the discussions in the weeks leading up to the presidential election, particularly with Vice President Joe Biden declining to address the issue.

October 15, 2020

Kamala Harris calls Barrett hearings 'illegitimate process,' says Republicans 'doing great harm'

Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., on Wednesday described the Amy Coney Barrett confirmation hearings an “illegitimate process” hours after she had made similar claims during her grilling of the Supreme Court nominee earlier in the day.