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October 13, 2020

Barrett, Senate prepare for grueling second day of Supreme Court confirmation hearing

Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., ended the first day of Judge Amy Coney Barrett's Supreme Court confirmation hearing with a warning of the tough road that lies ahead.

October 12, 2020

CNN's Don Lemon says 'people aren't worried' about Biden's court-packing stance

CNN anchor Don Lemon insisted on Monday night that "people aren't worried" about whether or not Joe Biden supports court-packing. 

October 12, 2020

Cruz warns 'radical' Democrats won't push back against Biden packing Supreme Court

Democrats' opening statements during Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett's confirmation hearing Monday showed their intent to expand the size of the highest court in the land, Senate Judiciary Committee member Ted Cruz, R-Texas, told "Tucker Carlson Tonight."

October 12, 2020

Donna Brazile: Republicans endanger lives by jamming through another radical right-wing Supreme Court nominee

If Trump and McConnell’s plot to confirm Judge Amy Coney Barrett is successful, every American would stand to lose vital health care protections

October 12, 2020

Media echos Democrats in challenging definition of 'court-packing' amid SCOTUS battle

For several weeks, the Biden-Harris ticket has not taken an official stance on whether or not to support court-packing after winning the election, but there has been a growing trend in the media to challenge the definition of the term itself.

October 12, 2020

Jeremy Dys: Amy Coney Barrett's nomination won't be derailed by Democrats' political theater

Amy Coney Barrett is a careful and fair-minded judge who has demonstrated that she will apply the law to the facts of each case

October 12, 2020

Biden spotlights ObamaCare in Supreme Court battle over Barrett

Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden's making it clear that his opposition to the confirmation of Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court centers on the possibility that President Trump’s high court nominee could potentially cast the decisive vote to strike down the national health care law.

October 12, 2020

Plurality of Americans think SCOTUS is ideologically balanced, Gallup poll finds

A plurality of Americans said the Supreme Court is ideologically balanced as currently constructed, in a Gallup poll which asked random citizens across the country about the high court. 

October 12, 2020

8 key moments of Amy Coney Barrett’s first day of confirmation hearings

The first day of Judge Amy Coney Barrett's Supreme Court confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee concluded Monday afternoon, but not before President Trump's pick for the high court faced scathing accusations from Democrats, and Republicans fired back in her defense.

October 12, 2020

Andy McCarthy: ‘No one’ thinks Supreme Court will ‘throw out’ ObamaCare if Barrett is confirmed

No serious observer believes the Supreme Court will overturn the Affordable Care Act if Judge Amy Coney Barrett is confirmed, former federal prosecutor Andy McCarthy told “Bill Hemmer Reports” following the first day of Senate Judiciary Committee hearings.