Tag Archives: Amy Coney Barrett

Barrett: “Open Question” If Trump Can Pardon Himself

Reuters reports: President Donald Trump’s Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett on Wednesday said it is an “open question” as to whether Trump could pardon himself while adding that the top U.S. judicial body “can’t control” whether a president obeys its decisions. Trump has said he has the “absolute power” to pardon himself, part of his executive clemency authority. Asked …

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Barrett Won’t Say If Rulings Decriminalizing Gay Sex, Legalizing Same-Sex Marriage Were Rightly Decided

The Washington Post reports: Barrett said Wednesday that she believed two Supreme Court decisions outlawing racial discrimination were correctly decided but declined to say the same for other landmark opinions involving gay rights and access to contraceptives. Those responses came under questioning from Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), who asked her whether Brown v. Board of Education, which outlawed the “separate …

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LIVE VIDEO: Barrett Confirmation Hearing Day Three

The New York Times reports: During the first round of questioning in her Supreme Court confirmation hearing, Judge Amy Coney Barrett faced a wide variety of meaningful inquiries about her background in a predominantly civil marathon on Tuesday. But with many of the more technical questions asked, committee members will now begin shorter, 20-minute rounds in which they may look …

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Barrett Lobs Anti-LGBT Dog Whistle In Senate Hearing

The Guardian reports: Moments ago, Amy Coney Barrett was asked about Antonin Scalia’s criticism of the ruling that established the right for same-sex couples to marry. Again relying on the “Ginsburg rule,” Barrett declined to offer an opinion on Scalia’s criticism. But she said, “I have never discriminated on the basis of sexual preference and would not ever discriminate on …

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LIVE VIDEO: Senators Question Amy Coney Barrett

Bloomberg Law reports: Democrats will get their first crack at questioning Amy Coney Barrett on Tuesday during her U.S. Supreme Court confirmation hearing, where they plan to focus on how she might move the court in a more conservative direction on issues such as health care and abortion. Asking their pointed questions for American voters to hear, and drawing whatever …

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LIVE VIDEO: Amy Coney Barrett Confirmation Hearing

NPR reports: The Senate Judiciary Committee begins up to four days of hearings Monday on President Trump’s nomination of Amy Coney Barrett to the U.S. Supreme Court. If confirmed, Barrett, 48, would replace the late Ruth Bader Ginsburg on the high court. The hearing Monday will be devoted to opening statements from members of the panel, followed by that of …

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POLL: 62% Says SCOTUS Should Uphold Roe V Wade

ABC News reports: Six in 10 registered voters say the U.S. Supreme Court should uphold Roe v. Wade as the basis of abortion law in the United States, and a majority in an ABC News/Washington Post poll — albeit now a narrow one — says the Senate should delay filling the court’s current vacancy. Sixty-two percent in the national survey …

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Tomorrow: Evangelicals To Hold “Sacred Assembly” At SCOTUS To Stage “Intercessory Prayers” For Nominee

From a press release published by Christian Newswire: A gathering of Christian intercessory prayer leaders will occur on Monday, October 12, from 12:00 – 12:45 p.m. E.T. at the United States Supreme Court, West front perimeter sidewalk. From 12:00 to 12:30 p.m. E.T. – Sacred Assembly. Leaders will seize this divine moment as a sacred public assembly on the grounds …

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Barrett To Pledge She’ll “Apply The Law As Written”

The Washington Post reports: Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett will pledge in her opening remarks before the Senate Judiciary Committee that she will remove politics from her legal reasoning as a future justice, stressing that “policy decisions” need to be made by Congress and the White House, not the courts. In her four-page opening statement, Barrett repeatedly emphasizes her …

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Fauci: Barrett WH Ceremony Was Superspreader Event

The Hill reports: Anthony Fauci, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), on Friday said the White House held a coronavirus “superspreader event,” referring to the White House ceremony for Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett. “I think the data speak for themselves,” Fauci said during a CBS News Radio interview when speaking on the …

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School Attended By Barrett Kids Reports COVID Cases

The New York Times reports: A school attended by some of the children of Amy Coney Barrett, the Supreme Court nominee who brought her family to a Rose Garden celebration at the White House on Sept. 26, notified parents on Thursday that one teacher and two high school students had tested positive for the coronavirus. The outbreak at Trinity School, …

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Barrett Won’t Commit To Recusing From Election Cases Even Though Trump Says He Wants Her Just For That

The Hill reports: Judge Amy Coney Barrett, President Trump’s Supreme Court pick, did not commit to recusing herself from election-related cases if she is confirmed, according to a Democratic senator who spoke with her Wednesday. Sen. Chris Coons (D-Del.), a member of the Judiciary Committee tasked with weighing the judge’s nomination, said Barrett sidestepped giving a direct answer on the …

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Actual Federalist Headline: How Strong Women Like Amy Coney Barrett Submit To Their Husbands With Joy

Matthew Cochran writes for The Federalist: The husband has a responsibility to patiently care for his wife’s needs and to help her to grow into what God ordained her to be. Some men may do a poor job of it, but nobody bats an eye when the Bible tells men to die for their wives. Tellingly, it is only when …

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WaPo: Amy Coney Barrett Had COVID Earlier This Year

The Washington Post reports: Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett was diagnosed with the coronavirus earlier this year but has since recovered, three officials familiar with her diagnosis told The Washington Post. Two of the officials said she tested positive for the virus in the summer. All of the people spoke on the condition of anonymity because they were not …

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Amy Coney Barrett Signed Far-Right Abortion Group’s Ad Backing Criminalizing Discarding Unused Embryos

The Guardian reports: Amy Coney Barrett, the Trump administration’s supreme court nominee, publicly supported an organization in 2006 that has said life begins at fertilization. It has also said that the discarding of unused or frozen embryos created in the in vitro fertilization (IVF) process ought to be criminalized, a view that is considered to be extreme even within the …

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Catholic Sect Scrubs Mentions Of Amy Coney Barrett

The Associated Press reports: A tiny religious organization tied to Amy Coney Barrett, Donald Trump’s supreme court nominee, sought to erase all mentions and photos of her from its website before she meets with lawmakers and faces questions at her Senate confirmation hearings. Barrett, a federal appeals judge, has declined to publicly discuss her decades-long affiliation with People of Praise, …

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Sen. Cory Booker: I’ll Ask Amy Coney Barrett If She’ll Recuse Herself From Cases Related To Election [VIDEO]

The Hill reports: Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) said Sunday that he would meet with Judge Amy Coney Barrett, President Trump’s Supreme Court nominee, and would ask her whether she was willing to recuse herself from cases relating to the 2020 election. “I think you know my spirit, which is to sit down and meet with people and talk to them. …

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Senate Republicans Peddle “Notorious ACB” Shirts

Mediaite reports: The National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC), the organization that helps fundraise to elect Republicans to the United States Senate, posted a fundraising tweet in the moments after Amy Coney Barrett‘s nomination to the Supreme Court that immediately drew harshly critical reactions for attempting to co-opt Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg‘s legacy. At 5:07 pm ET, and then again at …

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LIVE VIDEO: Trump Announces SCOTUS Nomination

ABC News reports: President Donald Trump on Saturday is set to nominate Amy Coney Barrett, a conservative federal appeals court judge, to succeed the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on the US Supreme Court. The expected nomination comes at a critical time in history, as the President openly questions the integrity of the upcoming election and has not committed to …

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REPORT: Trump Intends To Nominate The Handmaiden

CNN reports: President Donald Trump intends to choose Amy Coney Barrett to be the new Supreme Court justice, according to multiple senior Republican sources with knowledge of the process. In conversations with some senior Republican allies on the Hill, the White House is indicating that Barrett is the intended nominee, multiple sources said. All sources cautioned that until it is …

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