Amy Coney Barrett Is the Least Experienced Supreme Court Nominee in 30 years
Mother Jones illustration; Getty; Zuma/Images from left: Win McNamee/Zuma, Michael Reynolds/CNP/Zuma; Karen Bleier/Getty, Getty For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis, the election, and more, subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter.Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett took some heat from Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) during her confirmation hearing last week, when he pressed her…
Trump Wants the Supreme Court to “End” Obamacare. Here’s How They’d Do It.
Yuri Gripas/Zuma For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis, the election, and more, subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter.“I hope that they end it.” That’s what President Donald Trump told CBS this week, referring to an upcoming Supreme Court case that will decide the fate of Obamacare. On November 10, the court—which will almost…
Conservatives Say They Want to “Protect” Women. Amy Coney Barrett Is their Perfect Messenger.
Anna Moneymaker/Getty For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis, the election, and more, subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter.For conservatives eager to eliminate the right to abortion in this country, there is truly no one better suited to potentially trip the kill switch than Amy Coney Barrett, President Donald Trump’s nominee to fill Ruth…
Amy Coney Barrett Has Spent Her Entire Life in a Conservative Bubble. That’s a Problem.
Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett listens during a confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee, Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2020, on Capitol Hill in Washington. Susan Walsh, Pool/AP Photo For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis, the election, and more, subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter.Amy Coney Barrett, by now, should be familiar with…
A White Working Mom With Black Children Is a Godsend for the GOP
Yuri Gripas/AP For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis, the election, and more, subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter.This week, the Senate Judiciary Committee is holding confirmation hearings for Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett, President Donald Trump’s pick to replace Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg who died last month. Judge Barrett is being presented…
Watch Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse School Amy Coney Barrett on Dark Money
United States Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (Democrat of Rhode Island) makes a presentation during his questioning of President Donald Trump’s Supreme Court nominee Judge Amy Coney Barrett during the second day of her Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing Tuesday, October 13, 2020.Greg Nash/Pool Via Cnp/CNP via ZUMA Wire For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis, the…