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Trump celebrates at White House as Supreme Court nominee confirmed

Trump celebrates at White House as Supreme Court nominee confirmed

LAWRENCE HURLEY and JEFF MASON PRESIDENT Donald Trump revelled in one of his signature achievements at a White House ceremony to celebrate U.S. Senate confirmation of his third Supreme Court nominee, Amy Coney Barrett, eight days before the election. The made-for-TV prime-time event on the White House lawn mirrored one a month ago, when Barrett's nomination was announced, which preceded a coronavirus outbreak among top Republicans including Trump himself. It came little more than an hour after the Republican-controlled Senate confirmed Barrett to the lifetime appointment on a 52-48 vote, with Democrats unified in opposition. Her confirmation as successor to…
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Senate panel sets Oct. 22 vote on Trump court pick despite Democrats’ protests

Senate panel sets Oct. 22 vote on Trump court pick despite Democrats’ protests

ANDREW CHUNG, PATRICIA ZENGERLE and LAWRENCE HURLEY THE Republican-led U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee has scheduled an October 22 vote to advance conservative appellate judge Amy Coney Barrett's nomination to the Supreme Court to the full Senate, moving ahead with the confirmation process over Democratic objections. The fourth and final day of the confirmation hearing for President Donald Trump's nominee wrapped up in the early afternoon after committee Democrats protested what they called the needlessly rushed nature of proceedings and complaining that Barrett sidestepped questions about presidential powers, abortion, climate change, voting rights and Obamacare. "I believe that this rushed, sham…
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How Trump’s Supreme Court nominee applies the law to LGBT+ rights

How Trump’s Supreme Court nominee applies the law to LGBT+ rights

MATTHEW LAVIETES US PRESIDENT Donald Trump's nomination of Amy Coney Barrett to the U.S. Supreme Court has alarmed many LGBT+ advocates, who fear the appointment of another conservative judge would jeopardise the rights of gay and trans people. If confirmed, Barrett, who has described conservative judge Antonin Scalia as her mentor, would push the country's highest court to a 6-3 conservative majority. At 48, she could serve for decades in the lifetime job, potentially leaving a lasting conservative legacy. "Confirming Barrett will drag America backwards," Sarah Kate Ellis, head of the LGBT+ advocacy group GLAAD, said in a statement when…
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U.S. Supreme Court nominee Barrett would have final say on recusal calls

U.S. Supreme Court nominee Barrett would have final say on recusal calls

LAWRENCE HURLEY  DEMOCRATS are urging U.S. Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett to recuse herself from any election-related cases because of President Donald Trump's comments that he expects the justices to potentially decide the outcome, but there is no way to force her to do so. Although U.S. law requires justices to step aside when there is a conflict of interest or genuine question of bias, it leaves the individual justice to decide whether such a conflict exists. Aside from direct financial and personal conflicts, they rarely do so. Trump on Saturday nominated Barrett to the vacancy created by the…
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