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
In her first day of questioning from senators, Supreme Court nominee Amy Comey Barrett wouldn’t say how she would rule on abortion cases. Or Obamacare cases. Or gun rights cases. Or really anything else. She wouldn’t even say how she… Continue Reading
On Monday morning, Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham kicked off the confirmation hearings for Judge Amy Coney Barrett with a surprisingly bald admission: Pretty much nothing that will be said over the next four days is likely to change anyone’s mind.… Continue Reading
This week, Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett will face her confirmation hearings in the Senate. Senior writer Amelia Thomson-DeVeaux explains why senators’ questioning could set the stage for a fight over the court’s legitimacy.