It’s official: Amy Coney Barrett will be the country’s next Supreme Court justice. She was confirmed by a 52 to 48 vote margin, and will be sworn in by Justice Clarence Thomas at the White House tonight — just in… Continue Reading
Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett is on track for confirmation to the Court, as Judiciary Committee hearings wrapped up on Thursday. In this installment of the Genesis Brand Politics podcast, Perry Bacon Jr. and Amelia Thomson DeVeaux discuss the… Continue Reading
When pressed about her views on abortion during the confirmation hearings, Judge Amy Coney Barrett dodged. “If I express a view on a precedent one way or another, whether I say I love it or I hate it, it signals… Continue Reading
Modern Supreme Court confirmation hearings seem like they should be deeply consequential — especially when the nominee has the power to fundamentally shift the balance of the court. But in reality, they can feel like an exercise in futility. Amy… Continue Reading
Erin Schaff / Pool / Getty Images Just how conservative is Amy Coney Barrett? It’s a question we’ve asked before with other appellate judges who have been nominated to the Supreme Court — most recently with Justice Brett Kavanaugh —… Continue Reading