We'll be covering Trump's announcement in just a few minutes of his nominee to fill the late justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg's seat on the Supreme Court. Stay tuned.
Trump's announcements of Gorsuch and Kavanaugh as SCOTUS nominees were both done from inside the White House. The last Rose Garden SCOTUS reveal was when Obama announced Judge Merrick Garland's nomination.
NOW: Trump will nominate Judge Amy Coney Barrett to replace the late justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, launching what is likely to be a bitter confirmation fight focused on the future of abortion rights and the attempt to seat Barrett so near the election
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Digging into the documents: Here’s How Judge Amy Coney Barrett, Trump’s Newest Supreme Court Nominee, Has Ruled On Abortion, Immigration, And Policing
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Barrett paid tribute to Ruth Bader Ginsburg in her remarks, saying she didn't just break glass ceilings, she "smashed them." But she also made clear she would be a justice in the mold of the late justice Antonin Scalia, a conservative icon and her mentor buzzfeednews.com/article/zoetil…
In her three years as a judge, Barrett has been consistent in siding with fellow Republican appointees on abortion and other politically divisive issues, with exceptions. She's landed even farther to the right on the 2nd Amend.
Deep dive into her record: buzzfeednews.com/article/zoetil…
To put a number of the stakes of the upcoming fight over Judge Amy Coney Barrett's SCOTUS nomination: The conservative @judicialnetwork just announced a $3M ad buy, and says it expects to spend up ~$10M buzzfeednews.com/article/zoetil…
One aside: Barrett's nomination means she'll likely start sitting out cases in the 7th Circuit (covering Indiana, Illinois, and Wisc.) — but that court already has a solid conservative majority even without her vote, so it's unlikely to change much there buzzfeednews.com/article/zoetil…
The ABA's federal judiciary committee will do its usual qualification review for SCOTUS nominee Judge Amy Coney Barrett (see: buzzfeednews.com/article/zoetil…). ABA prez adds in a statement that the confirmation process "must not be rushed due to partisan considerations"
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