Hello again from my dining table, where I'll be covering Day 3 of Judge Amy Coney Barrett's confirmation hearing.
On Day 2, and what we learned (and didn't) about how a Justice Barrett would rule on SCOTUS: buzzfeednews.com/article/zoetil…
On Day 2, and what we learned (and didn't) about how a Justice Barrett would rule on SCOTUS: buzzfeednews.com/article/zoetil…
Leahy asks if a prez must obey SCOTUS, and if it would threaten our constitutional system if he refused. Barrett doesn't answer it head on, saying she agrees with Kavanaugh/Gorsuch that "no man is above the law," but repeats that the court doesn't have a way to enforce decisions
Whitehouse reminds everyone that SCOTUS is not bound by the federal judiciary's code of conduct for judges, although Barrett notes that it has been the Supreme Court's practice to follow it
Republicans Repeatedly Brought Up Judge Amy Coney Barrett’s Faith. Democrats Stayed Away From It.
buzzfeednews.com/article/zoetil…
buzzfeednews.com/article/zoetil…
In trying to preempt attacks and questions from Democrats about Barrett's Catholic faith and religious practices that ultimately didn't materialize, Republicans ended up being the ones who brought her faith into the first three days of hearings buzzfeednews.com/article/zoetil…
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