Amy Coney Barrett's First Confirmation Hearing
Posted on AllSides October 13th, 2020
This Abridge News topic aggregates four unique arguments on different sides of the debate. Here are the quick facts to get you started:
THE QUICK FACTS
- Amy Coney Barrett's first confirmation hearing began on Monday before the Senate Judiciary Committee. Barrett compared her legal philosophy to that of the late Justice Antonin Scalia, saying that "courts should not try" to make policy decisions and value judgments.
- Republican senators praised Barrett as a mother of seven children and decried criticisms of Barrett's religious beliefs, which she has said "would not bear ...