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President Trump Nominates Judge Amy Coney Barrett to Supreme Court

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  • On Saturday, September 26th, President Trump nominated Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court.
  • Barrett was a longtime law professor at the University of Notre Dame. In 2017, she was nominated by Trump to the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Chicago.
  • In a speech, Barrett aligned herself with former Justice Antonin Scalia's conservative interpretation of the law, stating, "[his] judicial philosophy is mine, too."
  • Referencing former Justice Ginsburg, Barrett promised to be "mindful of who came before me." She praised Ginburg as a trailblazer for women and stated, "[Ginsburg] has won the admiration of women across the country and indeed all across the world.”

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