President Trump said he'll announce his next Supreme Court justice nominee this week to replace the Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who died on Friday. Reports suggest that the White House considers Amy Coney Barrett, a federal appeals court judge, the front-runner. Here's what you need to know about who she is, her stance on policy issues such as abortion, and why her pick is likely to be viewed favorably by conservatives.
Amy Coney Barrett received a shocking introduction to Washington politics when she faced off with Democratic senators in 2017 at her confirmation hearing to sit on the 7th circuit U-S Court of Appeals. At issue was her religious beliefs. Senator Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., told her bluntly, "The …
Judge Amy Coney Barrett is regarded as the leading contender to replace Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. [Update: President Trump has selected Judge Amy Coney Barrett to fill Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s seat on the Supreme Court.] Two years ago, after nominating Brett M. Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court, President …
President Trump’s nominee has written about how religious views and judicial views intersect — and sometimes collide. Twenty-two years ago Amy Coney Barrett, then a law clerk soon to enter the legal academy, co-authored an article called “Catholic Judges in Capital Cases.” The topics raised were …