October 27, 2020 Judge rejects DOJ attempt to replace Trump as defendant in E. Jean Carroll case A federal court ruled that the Justice Department cannot take President Trump's place as the defendant in a lawsuit filed by writer E. Jean Carroll, who sued for defamation over Trump's response to her allegations that he raped her in the 1990s.
October 27, 2020 After Barrett confirmation, Coons calls for effort to 'rebalance' federal courts Sen. Chris Coons said Monday that there needs to be a "wide-open conversation" on the ideological balance of the federal courts after the Senate for four years has doggedly focused on confirming Trump nominees to the Supreme Court and to the benches of the country's lower courts.
October 26, 2020 Romney praises Supreme Court nominee Barrett's 'integrity,' slams 'division and contempt for others' in US Sen. Mitt Romney, who was originally seen as a potential swing vote on Senate Republicans' efforts to fill the vacant Supreme Court seat of late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, made brief comments on the Senate floor Monday morning supporting the woman who will likely be confirmed as Ginsburg's successor Monday night: Judge Amy Coney Barrett.
October 26, 2020 Senate Democrats speak all night on Senate floor as Barrett confirmation edges closer to Monday night vote Debate raged overnight on the Senate floor as Democrats protested the fact Republicans are moving ahead with the confirmation of Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett, voting Sunday afternoon to limit debate on the judge, setting up a final confirmation vote on Monday.
October 22, 2020 Richard Fowler: Senate rushes Barrett Supreme Court confirmation — GOP wants her to help Trump win election Senate Republicans succeeded Thursday in winning Judiciary Committee approval for the confirmation of conservative Judge Amy Coney Barrett for a seat on the Supreme Court, setting the stage for a vote expected in the full Senate next week that will make her a high court justice.
October 22, 2020 Sen. Marsha Blackburn: Amy Coney Barrett has my vote to join Supreme Court — here’s why At Judge Barrett’s Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing we learned a great deal about her approach to the law, but even more about how willing Senate Democrats are to sacrifice the foundations of the republic on the altar of big government.
October 20, 2020 NJ Attorney General is suing Trump administration over Tweet New Jersey Attorney General Gurbir Grewal is suing the Trump administration over claims the president made earlier this year on social media, regarding low-income housing and its connection to rises in crime.Â
October 16, 2020 Arizona & Texas Govs. Ducey and Abbott: Barrett deserves quick Senate confirmation to Supreme Court In Judge Amy Coney Barrett, President Trump could not have picked a better, more qualified person to serve on the United States Supreme Court.
October 16, 2020 Sen. Joni Ernst: Judge Amy Coney Barrett is a role model for girls and shows US women have great freedoms We are wrapping up a historic event in our nation: the Senate confirmation hearing for 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Amy Coney Barrett for a seat on the Supreme Court. If confirmed, Judge Barrett would be the first mother of school-age children to serve on the high court.
October 15, 2020 Tom Price & Alfredo Ortiz: Amy Coney Barrett doesn’t threaten people with preexisting health conditions Democrats falsely claim that if Amy Coney Barrett joins the Supreme Court and ObamaCare is ruled unconstitutional, the legal protections for Americans with preexisting health conditions would be threatened. Don’t believe it.