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October 13, 2020

Supreme Court sides with Trump administration to not extend census count

The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday sided with the Trump administration to not extend the census count instead of allowing it to continue through the end of October.

October 13, 2020

FLASHBACK: Justices Scalia and Breyer spar over Constitutional originalism

Late Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, known for his originalist approach, previously blasted the idea that the Constitution was a "living" or evolving document that could be applied to issues like abortion and the death penalty.

October 13, 2020

Barrett apologizes after Democrat accuses her of using 'offensive and outdated term'

Sen. Mazie Hirono, D-Hawaii, said the LGBTQ community should be “concerned” about Judge Amy Coney Barrett’s confirmation to the Supreme Court after she said she wouldn’t discriminate against “sexual preference.” 

October 13, 2020

Dagen McDowell blasts 'sexist' Whitehouse for 'hypocritical' speech on 'dark money' at Barrett hearing

Senate Judiciary Committee member Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., spent the time allotted for him to question Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett Tuesday on a "hypocritical monologue" that claimed "dark money" was behind her nomination, "The Five" co-host Dagen McDowell argued.

October 13, 2020

Amy Coney Barrett faces pressure during hearing, responds with grace and poise, experts say

Amy Coney Barrett withstood hours of questioning Tuesday with poise, civility, and at times, moments of humanity – countering the portrait of a right-wing extremist that Democrats have attempted to paint of President Trump’s nominee for the Supreme Court, experts argued.

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

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

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.