Headline Roundup • October 12th, 2020

Senate Kicks Off Amy Coney Barrett's Supreme Court Hearing

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The Supreme Court began Judge Amy Coney Barrett's confirmation hearing to fill the seat of the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on Monday. This is the start of a four-day hearing in which Barrett will face a line of questioning from members of the Senate Judiciary Committee. During the hearing, Barrett is expected to answer questions regarding her position on abortion, the role of precedent, the Affordable Care Act, and if she plans on recusing herself from litigation on the upcoming presidential election. Since Barrett is expected to have support from a majority of both the committee and the Senate, many speculate that the questioning will have little effect on the outcome of Barrett's hearing. Coverage from the left tended to analyze Barrett's stances on individual issues such as abortion and the Affordable Care Act; some left-rated outlets also highlighted D.C. protests in response to Barrett's appointment. Several right-rated outlets highlighted Democrats' criticism of Barrett, often coming to her defense.

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Democrats don’t dare say why they oppose Judge Barrett, so they lie instead

New York Post (Opinion)

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Democrats don’t dare say why they oppose Judge Barrett, so they lie instead

New York Post (Opinion)

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Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee devoted their opening statements on the Supreme Court nomination of Judge Amy Coney Barrett to repeating a shameless lie. Why can’t they share their real reasons for opposing her?

The Democrats, one after another, claimed that confirming Barrett would result in ObamaCare being overturned when the court takes it up Nov. 10, with Americans dying as a result.

It’s plainly false: Several conservative justices clearly don’t buy the arguments made for striking down the law in this case. And Barrett, based on her overall...

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Pandemic, politics invade Senate confirmation hearing for Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett

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Three weeks before America elects a president amid a pandemic and with Democrats condemning the process, the Senate Judiciary Committee on Monday set about advancing a Supreme Court justice who could serve for decades to come.

The result appeared preordained as Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., the committee chairman, said at the outset. But over four days, conservative federal appeals court Judge Amy Coney Barrett appears certain to face tough questions in her quest to succeed the late liberal Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.

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Amy Coney Barrett will take questions Tuesday at Supreme Court confirmation hearings

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Judge Amy Coney Barrett’s confirmation hearings are set to enter into their next phase on Tuesday, with the 48-year-old nominee due to answer questions from the Senate Judiciary Committee in person for the first time since her nomination last month. Barrett is expected to take questions about her past statements on abortion and the role of precedent, her views on an upcoming case over the Affordable Care Act and whether she will recuse herself from litigation stemming from the upcoming election between President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe...

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