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SCOTUS hearings: Amy Coney Barrett faces questions from the Judiciary Committe on Day 2 of the Senate hearings

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President Trump’s US Supreme Court nominee took questions from members of the Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday following Monday’s round of introductions and opening statements. Members of the Committee asked Judge Barrett questions on issues ranging from the Affordable Care Act to abortion and gun regulation.

President Trump’s US Supreme Court nominee took questions from members of the Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday following Monday’s round of introductions and opening statements. Members of the Committee asked Judge Barrett questions on issues ranging from the Affordable Care Act to abortion and gun regulation.

  1. 13 paź

    TAKEAWAYS: From abortion to health care to gay marriage, Amy Coney Barrett declined to give her personal views on issues that could come before the Supreme Court.

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  2. 13 paź

    Democrats grill Amy Coney Barrett on health care and abortion as President Trump's Supreme Court pick refuses to say how she'll rule

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  3. 13 paź

    Amy Coney Barrett acknowledged on Tuesday that accepting President Trump's nomination to the Supreme Court has brought public attention, scrutiny and criticism — but she also feels a strong call to serve the public.

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  4. 13 paź

    In her opening statement, Amy Coney Barrett talked about her family, her judicial philosophy, and what she learned from Justice Scalia

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  5. 13 paź

    Barrett said that she "can't offer an opinion" on whether she'd recuse herself from any election lawsuits involving President Trump. She said she has not spoken to Trump or anyone in his administration about how she would handle election challenges.

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  6. 13 paź

    In her confirmation hearing, Amy Coney Barrett said Justice Antonin Scalia was a mentor to her and if she is confirmed, 'you would not be getting Justice Scalia, you would be getting Justice Barrett'

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  7. 13 paź

    Pressed to explain how, as an originalist, she views racism, Judge Barrett said that “it is an entirely uncontroversial and obvious statement” that “racism persists in our country.” But she declined to elaborate further.

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  8. 13 paź

    Judge Amy Coney Barrett: "Justice Ginsburg...used this to describe how a nominee should comport herself at a hearing 'No hints, no previews, no forecasts'...everybody calls it the Ginsburg Rule." Full video:

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  9. 13 paź

    Judge Amy Coney Barrett: "Judges can't just wake up one day and say 'I have an agenda. I like guns. I hate guns. I like abortion. I hate abortion.' and walk in like a royal queen and impose their will on the world." Full video:

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  10. 13 paź

    Responding to a question from , Amy Coney Barrett would not commit to recusing herself from any decision dealing with the 2020 Election

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  11. 13 paź

    Judge Amy Coney Barrett said she would not be “used as a pawn” to decide a potential election case, but refused to say if she’d recuse herself from any case that may arise if there is a legal dispute over the outcome.

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  12. 13 paź

    Barrett on election disputes coming before SCOTUS: "I certainly hope that all members of the committee have more confidence in my integrity than to think that I would allow myself to be used as a pawn to decide this election for the American people."

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  13. 13 paź

    JUST IN: Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett told lawmakers that that she does not consider Roe v. Wade as a "superprecedent," a widely accepted decision safe from being overturned.

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  14. 13 paź

    Amy Coney Barrett is declining to say whether she thinks Roe v. Wade, the 1973 decision that established the right to abortion, should be struck down. Barrett says her only agenda is to “stick to the rule of law and decide cases as they come.”

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  15. 13 paź

    .: "Do you agree with Justice Scalia's view that Roe was wrongly decided?" Judge Amy Coney Barrett: "I can't pre-commit or say yes I'm going in with some agenda because I'm not. I don't have any agenda." Full video:

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  16. 13 paź

    Judge Amy Coney Barrett: "I am not here on a mission to destroy the Affordable Care Act. I’m just here to apply the law and adhere to the rule of law."

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  17. 13 paź

    President Trump's Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett insisted she made no commitments to the President or anyone else about how she might rule on a case aimed at dismantling the Affordable Care Act if she's confirmed

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  18. 13 paź

    Judge Barrett says during SCOTUS confirmation hearing that her family does own a gun, but that she would be able to set aside her views on gun ownership in ruling on the Second Amendment.

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  19. 13 paź

    Senator Sheldon Whitehouse used his allotted time during the SCOTUS confirmation hearing to discuss dark money and how it may be driving the Republican Party’s effort to appoint conservative judges.

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  20. 13 paź

    Democratic Senator Sheldon Whitehouse used his entire allotted time during confirmation hearing for Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett to detail what he called a Republican party ‘scheme’ to deploy dark money in an effort to appoint conservative judges

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  21. 13 paź

    VIRAL MOMENT: Amy Coney Barrett reveals she has no notes at hearing. Sen. John Cornyn: "Can you hold up what you've been referring to in answering our questions? Is there anything on it." Barrett: "A letterhead that says United States Senate." Cornyn: "That's impressive."

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  22. 13 paź

    Judge Amy Coney Barrett held up a blank notepad after she was asked what documents she had on her desk, during the second day of her Senate confirmation hearing to the Supreme Court. Get the latest updates here:

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  23. 13 paź

    “I have had no conversation with the president or any of his staff on how I might rule,” Judge Amy Coney Barrett says during the second day of her SCOTUS confirmation hearing. “It would be a gross violation of judicial independence for me to make any such commitment”

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  24. 13 paź

    “Absolutely not,” Amy Coney Barrett tells Sen. Chuck Grassley when asked if she committed to President Trump or anyone else that if confirmed to the Supreme Court, she would vote to repeal the ACA, adding she has not made pre-commitments on any case.

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  25. 13 paź

    Judge Barrett says: We knew our family would be attacked. We knew our faith would be attacked. Why should I say no and expect someone else to do the hard work?

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  26. 13 paź

    Q: Does federal law, under any circumstances, allow a president to delay an election? A: Barrett said she would have to consider, consult, research and is not a "legal pundit."

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  27. 13 paź

    “If I give off-the-cuff answers, I would be basically a legal pundit, and I don't think we want judges to be legal pundits,” Amy Coney Barrett said when asked if President Trump has the authority to delay the general election.

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  28. 12 paź

    Catch up right here on all of the highlights from Day 1 of Judge Amy Coney Barrett's Supreme Court confirmation hearings.

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