What’s next for Amy Coney Barrett’s Supreme Court nomination
Posted on AllSides October 15th, 2020
From The Left
Step one on the all-but-certain path to Judge Amy Coney Barrett’s confirmation to the US Supreme Court — a hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee — is officially complete.
Her nomination to fill the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s seat now heads to a committee vote next Thursday, and a full Senate vote shortly after that. Barring any significant changes in the interim, she’s widely expected to get confirmed, though Democrats are weighing some procedural maneuvers to express their opposition.
Barrett’s testimony this week highlighted her past critiques of decisions...