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Sunday, September 27, 2020

“What Amy Coney Barrett has in common with Ruth Bader Ginsburg”: Columnist Kathleen Parker has this essay online at The Washington Post.

Posted at 2:52 PM by Howard Bashman



“What Trump Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett means for Roe v. Wade; It’s time to start thinking very seriously about what will happen next if we find ourselves in a post-Roe, or practically post-Roe, America”: Law professor Mary Ziegler has this essay online at NBC News.

Posted at 1:28 PM by Howard Bashman



“Senate Dems ready tactics to muck up Supreme Court confirmation; Here’s how Democrats can make life hard for Mitch McConnell”: Andrew Desiderio of Politico has this report.

Posted at 1:24 PM by Howard Bashman



“Republicans assert sense of inevitability on Barrett’s confirmation; GOP senators are quickly rallying around Trump’s Supreme Court pick, with plans for a pre-election vote despite Democratic opposition”: Burgess Everett of Politico has this report, along with a report headlined “Schumer to Democrats: Focus on health care to beat Barrett; ‘We must focus like a laser on health care because Judge Barrett’s record is so clear on this issue.’

Posted at 10:22 AM by Howard Bashman



“Voters Believe Winner of Election Should Fill Court Vacancy, Poll Shows; A Times/Siena College poll showed that 56 percent said the next president should nominate a Supreme Court justice; And Joe Biden retained a clear lead over President Trump, 49 to 41 percent”: Jonathan Martin and Alexander Burns of The New York Times have this report.

Posted at 10:14 AM by Howard Bashman



“Notorious ACB? No and no. Trump’s nominee is no RBG.” Columnist Robin Givhan has this essay online at The Washington Post.

Posted at 10:12 AM by Howard Bashman



“Trump’s legacy is now the Supreme Court; Nominating three people to the court joins impeachment and his criticized coronavirus response as the events that will define Trump’s first term”: Anita Kumar of Politico has this report.

Posted at 10:08 AM by Howard Bashman



“Barrett Could Be Most Conservative Justice Since Clarence Thomas”: Greg Stohr, David Yaffe-Bellany, and Lydia Wheeler of Bloomberg News have this report.

Posted at 10:02 AM by Howard Bashman