Her confirmation cements a strong conservative majority on the nation's highest court |
| BREAKING NEWS  | | Jim Lo Scalzo—Getty Images | | Supreme Court nominee Judge Amy Coney Barrett meets with U.S. Sen. Martha McSally (R-AZ) in Washington, DC, on October 21, 2020. |  | | Amy Coney Barrett was confirmed to the Supreme Court Monday along a near party-line vote, cementing a strong conservative majority on the nation's highest court just over one week before Election Day. With a 52 to 48 vote, Republicans put Barrett on the Supreme Court for a lifetime appointment without the support of a single Democrat. Sen. Susan Collins of Maine was the only Republican to vote against Barrett. The speed of the confirmation process, the stakes for the balance of power on the Supreme Court and the proximity to Election Day are expected to motivate voters on both sides of the aisle to express their support or dismay over the outcome at the ballot box. Read the full story | |
