#BREAKING: News outlets are reporting that Donald Trump will nominate Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court. If confirmed, Judge Barrett will unleash a Court majority that is hostile to basic civil rights. The impact will be felt for decades. nytimes.com/2020/09/25/us/…
Judge Barrett’s personal belief is that marriage is between a man and a woman, and has been unwilling to affirm that the Supreme Court’s decision making marriage equality the law of the land is settled law.
Her cramped so-called “originalist” view of the Constitution also threatens the civil rights of not just LGBTQ people but a host of others, including women and people of color, who have relied on the courts to make progress in the fight for equality and justice.
Judge Barrett is simply not someone who can be trusted to affirm the right of all people, particularly those who are LGBTQ, to equal justice under law.
Read more from our CEO @KJennings. lambdalegal.org/blog/20200925_…
More about Judge Barrett's record here.
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