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44 posts tagged "Supreme Court"

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The case against Amy Coney Barrett

Letter to the Editor | Wednesday, November 4, 2020

Justice Barrett, You should be ashamed to bear a title so at odds with the manner in which it was acquired. Your appointment to the Supreme Court was an injustice, and not merely an ethical one or by some matter of opinion, but by the plain and public facts of its circumstances. Reprehensible as the

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Students share reactions to confirmation of Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett

Emily DeFazio | Wednesday, October 28, 2020

On Sept. 26, Notre Dame Law School professor Judge Amy Coney Barrett was nominated by President Donald Trump for the position of Associate Justice of the Supreme Court. Barrett’s nomination was confirmed Monday evening, meaning she will fill the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s position. Students throughout the tri-campus community had a range of reactions

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Law professor Amy Coney Barrett confirmed to Supreme Court

Alysa Guffey | Monday, October 26, 2020

The U.S. Senate voted 52-48 to confirm Judge Amy Coney Barrett as an associate justice on the Supreme Court Monday evening, finalizing one of the quickest confirmation processes in Supreme Court history as Republicans rushed to complete her appointment just eight days before the general election. She can begin work Tuesday. The confirmation advanced to

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Notre Dame professors share reactions to Barrett’s Supreme Court nomination in viral letters

Claire Rafford | Friday, October 16, 2020

Since President Donald Trump nominated Notre Dame law professor Amy Coney Barrett to fill the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s seat on the Supreme Court on Sept. 26, the political climate around her selection has been contentious and controversial. Within the Notre Dame community, many faculty members have spoken out regarding Barrett’s nomination.  Eighty-eight Notre

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The Supreme Court is not your friend

Ellie Konfrst | Tuesday, September 29, 2020

The moment news broke of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s death, I was, unfortunately, on Twitter. As I processed the implications of this news, I watched my entire timeline do the same, in real time. First came the emotional reactions from those who idolized her, then the backlash highlighting the more conservative parts of

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Trump nominates law professor Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court

Observer Staff Report | Saturday, September 26, 2020

President Donald Trump nominated Notre Dame law professor Amy Coney Barrett to be the newest Supreme Court justice Saturday, replacing the late liberal-leaning Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. In a press conference Saturday, Trump said Barrett’s qualifications are “unsurpassed,” and he expects her confirmation hearing to be “extremely uncontroversial.” “I pledge to discharge the responsibilities of

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Ginsburg, McConnell and the death of political norms 

Vince Mallett | Friday, September 25, 2020

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer is accusing Senate Republicans of employing “brute political force.” Senate Judiciary Chairman Lindsey Graham is implying that after the Kavanaugh confirmation hearings, he doesn’t trust Senate Democrats to respect institutional norms. In the wake of the sudden death of one of the most iconic figures in the 21st century American

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Notre Dame students and faculty reflect on the life and death of Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Dane Sherman | Tuesday, September 22, 2020

Last week, associate justice of the Supreme Court Ruth Bader Ginsburg died due to complications from metastatic pancreatic cancer.  Justice Ginsburg, also referred to as “the Notorious RBG” and the court’s “Great Dissenter,” led with strength in the face of adversity. She spent much of her early career fighting gender discrimination, before being appointed to

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Jenkins releases statement on death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Observer Staff Report | Monday, September 21, 2020

Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, a trail-blazing advocate for women’s rights, died at the age of 87 on Friday after serving on the court since 1993. University President Fr. John Jenkins recalled Ginsburg’s visit to Notre Dame in 2016. “Combining intellectual rigor with playfulness and candor, Justice Ginsburg discussed policy, politics and the struggle

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Same-sex adoption, religious freedom and the Supreme Court

Vince Mallett | Friday, September 11, 2020

In November, the United States Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in ​Fulton v. City of Philadelphia​, a case concerning a litany of controversial social issues: adoption by same-sex parents, religious discrimination and the role of private religious institutions in public life. The case also provides the Court an opportunity to overturn ​Employment Division v.

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