Supreme Court to Open New Term While Confirmation Hearings Continue
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Supreme Court opens new term at the center of America’s bitter political divide
The Supreme Court opens its new term Monday at the forefront of the national political conversation, but with its future uncertain and the unwelcome prospect of deciding a divisive presidential election on the horizon.
With Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s seat on the bench still draped in black crepe, the eight remaining justices will gather via teleconference to tackle a docket that, for now, is not nearly as controversial as the last.
That term saw the court strike a restrictive state abortion law, decide LGBTQ workers are protected by federal anti-discrimination...
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'Can move forward': Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett tests negative for coronavirus
Amy Coney Barrett, President Trump’s nominee for the Supreme Court, has tested negative for COVID-19.
White House deputy press secretary Judd Deere told the Washington Examiner on Friday morning that Barrett, who has recently been making the rounds on Capitol Hill and meeting with senators, is coronavirus-free.
“Judge Barrett was with the president last on Saturday when she was nominated. Judge Barrett is tested daily for COVID-19 — she has tested negative,” Deere, who is also a special assistant to the president, said.
“She is following CDC guidance and best...
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U.S. Supreme Court nominee's confirmation hearings on track, McConnell says
U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said on Saturday that Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett’s confirmation hearings will proceed as planned even though two Republicans on the Judiciary Committee had contracted the coronavirus. Senators Thom Tillis and Mike Lee, who sit on the panel that will preside over the hearings, tested positive for COVID-19 in the past day. Both were at the White House on Sept. 26 when President Donald Trump introduced Barrett as his nominee to replace Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who died last month.
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