In a 52–48 vote, Senate Republicans voted on Monday night to ram through Judge Amy Coney Barrett’s confirmation to the Supreme Court.
But Senate Democrats did not let the nomination go through without a fight.
Amy Coney Barrett
Amy Coney Barrett is a justice to the United States Supreme Court. Nominated by President Donald Trump in 2020, she is known for her conservative voting record on cases touching abortion, LGBTQ rights, gun rights and immigration. Forty-eight years old at the time of her lifetime appointment, she will help move the Court firmly to the right for decades to come.
The Senate’s Obligation is to the American People
The speed in which Judge Amy Coney Barrett is being rushed through a Supreme Court vetting process shows that senators can indeed make progress quickly if they care enough about the issue at hand. Right now, they need to care about the American people and focus on COVID-19 relief.
Barrett Hearings Inspire State Action to Protect Abortion Rights
Fearing that a Barrett confirmation may lead the Supreme Court to end federal protection for abortion rights, activists across the country are mobilizing to secure the right to abortion health care in state law.
A ‘Woman for a Woman’s Sake’ Doesn’t Sit With Us
Trump and the far-right are selling this notion of Barrett as a “conservative feminist”—but we’re not buying it and neither should you.
Our Favorite Posters from the 4th Annual Women’s March
Women across the U.S. took to the streets following Judge Amy Coney Barrett’s confirmation hearings last week, protesting her rushed nomination and honoring the legacy of late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
Amy Coney Barrett’s ‘Happy Go Lucky’ Haitian Children and the White Savior Narrative
Despite the national political drama that is swirling, in many ways, last week’s Senate hearings to approve Justice Amy Coney Barrett were uneventful (especially in comparison to the confirmation hearings that took place two years ago for Brett Kavanaugh). But, for me as a Haitian-American scholar who writes about representations of Haiti and Black girlhood, there was a moment that disturbed me.
It’s Her Choice: Amy Coney Barrett Can Refuse SCOTUS Confirmation
“As one of Amy Coney Barrett’s University of Notre Dame faculty colleagues … I am troubled by the circumstances of her meritorious rise. … Along with scores of my colleagues, in the interests of justice, I signed a letter outlining objections to her nomination. But I am going further here and asking Barrett to take the risk of refusing final confirmation now.”
*If you agree with the 74 percent of Americans who believe the Senate should be prioritizing COVID-19 relief, instead of pushing through a lifetime appointment to the Supreme Court, call your senators at (202) 224-3121.
The Confirmation of Amy Coney Barrett—and the End of Roe as We Know It
The result of an Amy Coney Barrett confirmation is clear: It will lurch the Court significantly to the right. The tenuous balance struck in June Medical Services will be lost.
The next abortion case to reach the Court (maybe a gestational limit, a fetal heartbeat law, a ban on an abortion procedure, or ban on sex and race selection) will likely find a much friendlier audience in this new Supreme Court.
Women’s Representation: Is Amy Coney Barrett a Mother? We Hadn’t Noticed.
Weekend Reading for Women’s Representation is a compilation of stories about women’s representation.
This week: how the U.S. went from 48th to 87th in women’s representation; pro-democracy measures on the ballot this November; the best (and worst) states to be a woman; new rules regarding mandates for women’s representation on publicly-owned company boards; a Black, queer, Muslim candidate could make history in Oklahoma; feminist reading recommendations; and is Amy Coney Barrett a mother? We hadn’t noticed.
Five Need-to-Know Moments From Amy Coney Barrett’s Confirmation Hearings
After four days of dodged questions by Supreme Court nominee Judge Amy Coney Barrett—and barrages of disapproving remarks by Senate Democrats—Congress and the American public seem no more informed on Barrett than they were when Trump rushed her appointment, just a week after Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s passing.