Five things to know about US Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett
Washington DC, USAP Confirmation hearings begin Monday for President Donald Trump’s Supreme Court nominee, Amy Coney Barrett. If confirmed, the 48-year-old appeals court judge would fill the seat of liberal Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who died last month. Ginsburg’s replacement by Barrett, a conservative, would shift the balance on the court significantly right, from five-to-four in […]
Trump picks conservative Amy Coney Barrett for Supreme Court
Washington DC, AP AP US President Donald Trump nominated Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court on Saturday, capping a dramatic reshaping of the federal judiciary that will resonate for a generation and that he hopes will provide a needed boost to his re-election effort. Republican senators are already lining up for a swift […]
Essay: Can Trump and McConnell get through the four steps to seat a Supreme Court justice in just six weeks?
In light of the death of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg late last week, CAREN MORRISON, associate professor of law at Georgia State University, looks – in an article first published on The Conversation – at the what may happen next…