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Thomas Kirsch to replace Barrett on federal appeals court
By Associated Press | Posted by Nilavro Ghosh | Washington
UPDATED ON DEC 16, 2020 05:43 PM IST
Thomas Kirsch, who currently serves as US Attorney for the Northern District of Indiana, will replace Barrett as a judge on the US Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit. Kirsch was confirmed Tuesday on a 51-44 vote.
Joe Biden could soon reveal his stance on ‘court-packing’. Here’s why
By hindustantimes.com | Edited by Kunal Gaurav | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON NOV 26, 2020 10:47 PM IST
At a campaign rally in Arizona, Biden reiterated that he would not discuss court-packing till the presidential elections, arguing that his comment would divert the attention from other burning issues.
US Justice Barrett’s first major hearing to focus on gay rights
By Agence France-Presse | Posted by Shivani Kumar | Washington
UPDATED ON NOV 03, 2020 11:00 PM IST
It is first major hearing to come before Justice Amy Coney Barrett, a devout Catholic appointed by President Donald Trump and sworn in last week over the objection of Democrats.
US Supreme Court, with Coney just in, may play key role in poll results
By Pramit Pal Chaudhuri | New Delhi
UPDATED ON NOV 03, 2020 06:08 AM IST
Speaking in September about appointing a new US Supreme Court justice, President Trump said it was important to have a full nine-person bench because the elections “will end up in the Supreme Court”.
Barrett to join Supreme Court arguments for the first time
By Press Trust of India | Posted by Mallika Soni | Washington
PUBLISHED ON NOV 02, 2020 03:20 PM IST
Due to the coronavirus pandemic, the court began hearing cases by phone in May which means the public won’t see the new justice, but they’ll be able to hear her if she asks questions.
US Election 2020: Expect a lot more of the same if Donald Trump wins a second term
By Associated Press | Posted by Arpan Rai | Associated Press
UPDATED ON OCT 31, 2020 05:40 PM IST
If he gets another four years in office, there’s no indication of any big policy shift.
US Election 2020: If 2020 is like 2000, Donald Trump believes he’s got the votes
By Associated Press | Posted by Prashasti Singh | Washington
PUBLISHED ON OCT 31, 2020 07:37 AM IST
If the election hangs on a razor-thin number of ballots and an election-deciding case were to land in front of the justices, Trump likes his chances of getting five votes to win. That’s because with the addition of Justice Amy Coney Barrett this week, conservatives now hold six of the court’s nine seats. And Trump gave three of those conservatives their jobs.
US Supreme Court lays out path to help Donald Trump win a contested race
By Bloomberg | Posted by Nilavro Ghosh | Washington
PUBLISHED ON OCT 28, 2020 06:58 PM IST
Although Trump is trailing Democrat Joe Biden in national polls, the race is tighter in Wisconsin and other swing states that will determine who wins and are the focus of the two campaigns.
Amy Coney Barrett sworn in at Supreme Court as issues important to Donald Trump await
By Associated Press | Posted by Arpan Rai | Washington
UPDATED ON OCT 27, 2020 10:00 PM IST
The court is weighing a plea from President Donald Trump to prevent the Manhattan district attorney from acquiring his tax returns.
Barrett swearing-in differs markedly from ‘superspreader’
By Press Trust of India | Posted by Nilavro Ghosh | Washington
UPDATED ON OCT 27, 2020 01:57 PM IST
More than two dozen attendees — including Trump, first lady Melania Trump, and Republican Sens. Mike Lee and Thom Tillis — tested positive after attending the earlier White House celebration.
Barrett sworn in, becoming youngest justice of US Supreme Court
By Yashwant Raj | Hindustan Times, Washington
UPDATED ON OCT 27, 2020 11:00 AM IST
Democrats worry that Barrett could tilt the scale in favour of the president if he were to challenge the outcome of the November 3 election.
‘A momentous day for America’: Trump hails Barrett’s confirmation as Supreme Court justice
By hindustantimes.com | Edited by Prashasti Singh | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON OCT 27, 2020 09:02 AM IST
Barrett was Trump’s choice to fill the vacancy created by the death of the late liberal icon Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
Senate confirms Amy Coney Barrett to US Supreme Court
By Bloomberg| Posted by: Harshit Sabarwal
UPDATED ON OCT 27, 2020 06:08 AM IST
All Democrats in the chamber voted against Barrett’s confirmation, as did Republican Susan Collins of Maine, who agreed with Democratic objections to confirming a justice so close to the Nov. 3 election.
Democrats ask Mike Pence to skip Barrett vote over Covid-19 risk
By Associated Press | Posted by Arpan Rai | Washington
PUBLISHED ON OCT 26, 2020 04:31 PM IST
Barrett’s confirmation is not in doubt, as Senate Republicans are overpowering Democratic opposition to secure President Donald Trump’s nominee the week before Election Day. Pence has not said if he plans to attend as is customary for landmark votes.
US Senate advances nomination of Judge Amy Coney Barrett to Supreme Court
By Asian News International| Posted by: Harshit Sabarwal | Washington
UPDATED ON OCT 26, 2020 07:25 AM IST
Sunday’s procedural vote meant to break a Democratic filibuster in the Republican-controlled upper chamber, where the GOP senators needed only a simple majority to advance the nomination, and the result was 51-48.
US Senate panel moves ahead with confirmation process of SC judge Barrett
By Yashwant Raj | Hindustan Times, Washington
UPDATED ON OCT 22, 2020 11:19 PM IST
The full Senate is scheduled to vote on Monday, confirming her as the ninth member of the bench to replace the late justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
Trump-allied groups pour $30 million into Barrett’s confirmation to Supreme Court
By Bloomberg| Posted by: Harshit Sabarwal
UPDATED ON OCT 22, 2020 03:50 PM IST
The goal is to ensure Barrett’s Senate confirmation to the high court, which could happen as soon as Monday, after a committee vote set for Thursday
Women’s March to protest Trump administration’s nomination to Supreme Court
By Asian News International | Posted by Srivatsan K C | Washington
UPDATED ON OCT 18, 2020 12:07 PM IST
Scores of women marched to pay tribute to the late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, besides protesting against Trump’s nomination of Amy Coney Barrett.
Harris slams Republicans for rushing Barrett’s nomination instead of helping Covid-19 struck US
By hindustantimes.com | Edited by Shankhyaneel Sarkar | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON OCT 17, 2020 12:55 PM IST
The Senate Judiciary Committee is currently conducting the confirmation hearings of Barrett whose nomination will ensure conservative majority in the US Supreme Court for decades to come.
GOP pushes Amy Coney Barrett toward court as Democrats decry ‘sham’
By Associated Press | Posted by Kanishka Sarkar | Washington
PUBLISHED ON OCT 16, 2020 06:58 AM IST
Republicans eager to fill the seat of the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg countered that Trump is well within bounds to fill the vacancy, and they have the votes to do it.
Trump’s court pick Barrett calls presidential self-pardon an ‘open question’
By Reuters | Posted by Kanishka Sarkar | Washington
UPDATED ON OCT 15, 2020 06:08 AM IST
Barrett, a conservative federal appellate judge, is Trump’s third selection for a lifetime Supreme Court post. Trump has asked the Senate, controlled by his fellow Republicans, to confirm Barrett before the Nov. 3 US election.
US Supreme Court nominee Barrett says she is ‘not on a mission’ to destroy Obamacare
By Reuters | Posted by Prashasti Singh | Washigton
UPDATED ON OCT 14, 2020 10:35 AM IST
Barrett opted not to say whether she would step aside from taking part in a major Obamacare case to be argued on Nov. 10 or in any disputes arising from the Nov. 3 election - as Democrats have requested.
Amy Coney Barrett bats away tough Democratic confirmation probing
By Associated Press | Posted by Prashasti Singh | Washington
UPDATED ON OCT 14, 2020 09:03 AM IST
Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett declined to say whether she would recuse herself from any election-related cases involving President Donald Trump, who nominated her to fill the seat of the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and is pressing to have her confirmed before the the Nov. 3 election.
Amy Coney Barrett cites ‘Ginsburg rule’ that Ginsburg didn’t follow
By Associated Press | Posted by Arpan Rai | Washington
PUBLISHED ON OCT 14, 2020 01:22 AM IST
It’s become a standard response by Republican high court nominees to recite Ginsburg’s words from her own confirmation hearing.
Amy Coney Barrett vows to interpret laws ‘as they are written’
By Associated Press | Posted by Arpan Rai | Washington
UPDATED ON OCT 13, 2020 12:35 AM IST
Barrett spoke about her judicial philosophy, her experience and her large family at the end of the first day of her fast-tracked confirmation hearings that Senate Democrats are using to try and brand her a threat to Americans’ health care during the coronavirus pandemic.
Supreme Court nominee Barrett faces Senate despite Covid-19 spread
By Associated Press| Posted by: Harshit Sabarwal | Washington
UPDATED ON OCT 12, 2020 10:31 AM IST
Barrett, a federal appeals court judge, will tell the Senate Judiciary Committee that she is “forever grateful” for Ginsburg’s trailblazing path as a woman.
Courts ‘should not try’ to make policy: Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett to senators
By Associated Press | Posted by Kanishka Sarkar | Washington
PUBLISHED ON OCT 11, 2020 08:44 PM IST
Barrett will tell the senators that “courts are not designed to solve every problem or right every wrong in our public life.”
Five things to know about court nominee Amy Coney Barrett
By Associated Press | Posted by Arpan Rai | Washington
UPDATED ON OCT 11, 2020 06:34 AM IST
Ginsburg’s replacement by Barrett, a conservative, would shift the balance on the court significantly right, from 5-4 in favor of conservatives to 6-3. Here are 5 things to know about her.
Anthony Fauci calls Donald Trump’s White House ceremony a ‘super-spreader event’
By Bloomberg | Posted by Arpan Rai
PUBLISHED ON OCT 10, 2020 01:11 AM IST
Fauci said in the interview that people who are infected with the coronavirus but aren’t yet showing symptoms can transmit the pathogen to others, which makes the case for wearing face coverings.
Democrats ask if more material omitted from SC nominee Barrett’s response
By Associated Press| Posted by: Harshit Sabarwal | Washington
UPDATED ON OCT 07, 2020 07:51 AM IST
Amy Coney Barrett, who was nominated to the high court last month by President Donald Trump, signed a 2006 newspaper ad sponsored by an anti-abortion group in which she said she opposed “abortion on demand” and defended “the right to life from fertilization to the end of natural life.”
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