Whether that reflects a rookie justice’s first-term caution or a more-ingrained inclination to moderation will determine her place among the court’s six-member conservative majority.
Amy Coney Barrett
Posted inNation & World, News, Politics, Religion and Values
New York virus ruling reflects Supreme Court’s reinvigorated conservative wing
The justices block Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s pandemic restrictions on houses of worship, the first evidence of Chief Justice John Roberts’ diminishing role.
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Posted inNation & World, New England, News, Politics
How Maine’s members of Congress voted last week
The Senate has confirmed the nomination of Michael Jay Newman to serve as a judge on the U.S. district court for the southern district of Ohio.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Another View: What a Justice Barrett might mean for the Second Amendment
Her ascension will likely shift the balance toward loosening gun limits – which could move the country in the wrong direction.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Politics
Trump attacks Collins over expected vote on Supreme Court nominee
The president declares that Maine’s senior senator, a fellow Republican fighting for her political life, is ‘not worth the work.’
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Amy Coney Barrett is a strong woman, but that doesn’t make her right for high court
We don’t have to support giving one of the nation’s most powerful jobs to a woman who’d use it to take away other women’s rights.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Amy Coney Barrett’s religion won’t dictate her rulings
If a person of faith commits himself or herself to the mandated oath, that person will commit to following the Constitution and U.S. law.