Confirmation of Amy Coney Barrett

Supreme Court September 20

Dems roundly condemn death threats against Supreme Court they've repeatedly disparaged

Democrats roundly condemned political violence on Thursday after news that a suspect had been arrested for threatening to hurt and kill six of the Supreme Court's nine Justices and some of their family members.

Supreme Court July 10

Amy Coney Barrett asserts her voice, carries on Scalia legacy

After her fourth term on the bench, Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett is asserting her voice and following in the footsteps of the late Justice Antonin Scalia.

Supreme Court November 27, 2022

Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett faces calls to recuse herself from LGBTQ case over Christian faith

Justice Amy Coney Barrett's Christian faith and alleged ties to the group People of Praise are again called into question before the Supreme Court is set to hear an LGBTQ-related case.

Supreme Court June 16, 2022

Teen Vogue argues current Supreme Court is 'illegitimate,' at a 'crisis moment'

Teen Vogue released an opinion piece Thursday that argued the current Supreme Court conservative-majority lineup could require "emergency" reforming to save its legitimacy.

Supreme Court June 10, 2022

'Ruth Sent Us' group hinted at targeting Supreme Court Justice Barrett's children, church

Pro-choice group Ruth Sent Us tweeted out a message encouraging demonstrations against Amy Coney Barrett not long after the attempted murder of Brett Kavanaugh.

Confirmation of Amy Coney Barrett April 5, 2022

Justice Amy Coney Barrett once climbed priest's fence in high heels to escape news cameras after church

Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett recounted an alleged pursuit by journalists that forced her to hop a church fence during the time of her nomination and hearing for the position.

Supreme Court April 5, 2022

Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett says she will make decisions based on law, not ‘policy result’

Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett talks how judges should make decisions that reflect the Constitution, not those that are "designed to impose the policy preferences of the majority."

Media April 4, 2022

Whoopi Goldberg claims Republicans opposing Ketanji Brown Jackson nomination because she's Black

"View" host Whoopi Goldberg claimed Senate Republicans were opposed to Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson because of her race.

Supreme Court March 22, 2022

Judge Jackson declares Roe, Casey 'settled law' on right to abortion

Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson declared that landmark abortion rights cases Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey are "the settled law of the Supreme Court."

Supreme Court March 22, 2022

Ketanji Brown Jackson confirmation: Media praises Biden nominee after deriding Amy Coney Barrett in 2020

The legacy media has treated the two nominees vastly differently.

Supreme Court February 2, 2022

Left-wing Arabella Advisors at bottom of Supreme Court's dark money trail, judicial watchdog says

The campaign is the latest in a series of investigations into the source of left-wing judicial activists' financial support, broke down the distribution of funds by group and campaign.

White House January 29, 2022

Sen. Roger Wicker says Biden's Supreme Court nom will be a ‘beneficiary’ of affirmative action

Mississippi Republican Sen. Roger Wicker said the first Black woman to sit on the Supreme Court will be a "beneficiary" of affirmative action – and predicted President Biden's pick "will probably not get a single Republican vote."

Supreme Court September 13, 2021

Amy Coney Barrett says Supreme Court justices aren't 'partisan hacks' amid Dem court-packing threats: report

Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett insisted Sunday that the court isn't as partisan an institution as many outside observers make it out to be, as Democrats continue to direct their ire at the tribunal after multiple favorable decisions for Republicans in recent weeks.

Confirmation of Amy Coney Barrett September 5, 2021

Amy Coney Barrett an ‘actual handmaid,’ MSNBC host asserts in Texas abortion law segment

A host on liberal network MSNBC took aim at Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett on Saturday, following the court’s recent decision not to block the new Texas abortion law.

Supreme Court July 20, 2021

Social conservatives 'frustrated' over Trump Supreme Court justices' rulings

The confirmation of three justices nominated by then-President Trump has shifted the balance of power on the Supreme Court to a 6-3 majority for conservatives. But a high court feared by liberals and celebrated by conservatives hasn't delivered as expected, leaving some on the right feeling let down.

Supreme Court July 12, 2021

Shapiro questions 'high hopes' for 'markedly unambitious' Barrett and Kavanaugh as SCOTUS ends term

Author Ben Shapiro is expressing doubt over whether Supreme Court Justices Brett Kavanaugh and Amy Coney Barrett will live up to conservatives' expectations – echoing concerns that have arisen since recent decisions.

Supreme Court June 18, 2021

Supreme Court surprise: Justices break ideological lines in key ObamaCare, religious liberty decisions

Amid liberal calls to pack the Supreme Court, the justices handed down two more landslide rulings Thursday on an attempt to overturn the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and a Catholic foster agency that was banned from Philadelphia's program over its religious beliefs.

Confirmation of Amy Coney Barrett June 17, 2021

Senate Democrats' warnings about Justice Barrett proven wrong by Obamacare ruling

Senate Democrats repeatedly claimed that Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett would strike down the Affordable Care Act (ACA) — also known as Obamacare — if she was confirmed, but those predictions were proven false on Thursday.

Supreme Court May 6, 2021

Supreme Court justice photo includes all three Trump picks for first time

The latest official photo of the Supreme Court's current nine justices has been released, showing all three of former President Donald Trump's picks for the first time.

Joe Biden April 9, 2021

Biden orders study on 'size' of Supreme Court, other possible changes amid liberal court-packing push

President Biden will issue an executive order Friday to form a commission to study reforms to the United States Supreme Court.Biden, under pressure from liberals to expand the size of the high court, promised to create the commission during a "60 Minutes" interview back in October in the wake of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg's death. 

Books April 4, 2021

Mazie Hirono rips Kavanaugh, other Trump Supreme Court picks, as she promotes new memoir

U.S. Sen. Mazie Hirono made a name for herself during Brett Kavanaugh's Supreme Court confirmation hearings three years ago. Now she's ripping the justice again -- describing him as a "political operative" and "not a very good lawyer" -- as she promotes her new memoir.

POLITICS March 2, 2021

Arizona Rep. Andy Biggs considering Senate run against Democrat Mark Kelly

Arizona Republican Rep. Andy Biggs is mulling a Senate run against newly-appointed Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly. 

Media January 12, 2021

MSNBC's Chris Hayes accused of sexism after singling out, shaming Amy Coney Barrett as Trump appointee

MSNBC host Chris Hayes was slammed on social media Tuesday after he attempted to shame Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett for being an appointee of President Trump.

Meet the New Congress December 26, 2020

Georgia gun store owner elected to Congress takes aim at IRS, firearm laws

Georgia Rep.-elect Andrew Clyde arrived in the nation's capital with the unique distinction of already having federal legislation named after him.

SENATE December 10, 2020

Feinstein cognitive decline 'evident for several years': New Yorker's Jane Mayer

New Yorker magazine staff writer Jane Mayer published a story Thursday citing people familiar with U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein's current situation as saying her apparent cognitive decline has been "evident for several years."

Supreme Court December 8, 2020

Why Dictionary.com changed their definition of ‘court packing’

Dictionary.com came under scrutiny from some Twitter users Tuesday after the online lexicon adjusted its definition of “court packing.”

OPINION November 30, 2020

Jonathan Turley: Gun-rights case tailor made for Justice Barrett, Supreme Court. Here's why

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit has issued an opinion over the right to bear arms that has received little attention, but it should.  

Democrats November 23, 2020

Feinstein won't seek top Judiciary Committee spot after complaints from progressives

Senate Judiciary Ranking Member Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., reportedly won't seek to maintain her role as the top Democrat on the committee.

Confirmation of Amy Coney Barrett November 19, 2020

Biden transition team member urged Dems to use Amy Coney Barrett's faith against her

A member of his legal review team questioned whether Barrett could put her faith aside to uphold the rule of law.

Supreme Court November 10, 2020

At arguments, justices suspicious of GOP challenge to ObamaCare after Dems warned Barrett could overturn law

Several Supreme Court justices, including conservative Trump appointees, appeared suspicious Tuesday of arguments by the Trump administration and red states that the Affordable Care Act (ACA) should be overturned after Congress in 2017 removed the financial penalty associated with the individual mandate to purchase health insurance.