With the passing of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on Sept. 18, the Supreme Court has risen to the front and center stage in the American public eye. President Trump’s nomination of Judge Amy Coney Barrett to replace Justice Ginsburg has prompted predictable political infighting in Congress, particularly as the nomination comes just over a month before the presidential election.
If confirmed, Barrett would tip the Court’s scales from a 5-4 conservative-liberal justice split to a 6-3 split. Barrett clerked under Justice Scalia and shares his originalist approach to constitutional interpretation, making her a favorite among conservatives and religious liberty advocates.
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