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As the public waits for President Trump to announce his pick to replace Ruth Bader Ginsburg on the Supreme Court, there’s a buzz growing around Amy Coney Barrett, a respected jurist and conservative darling.
For Republicans, Barrett checks several boxes. At 48, the mother of seven would be the youngest justice on the bench and the fifth female justice in the history of the court. Her previous writings indicate that she subscribes to originalism – the belief, in the words of Justice Neil Gorsuch, “that that the Constitution’s original meaning is fixed.” She currently serves on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, which she joined after a rigorous confirmation process in 2017.
If she is nominated, however, she’ll likely face tough opposition from Senate Democrats, some of whom are already critical of her potential appointment.
“She stands for all the things Ruth Bader Ginsburg was against,” Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., told Yahoo News at a press conference on Sunday. “And so many things that the vast majority of the American people are against.”
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Article URL : https://news.yahoo.com/amy-coney-barrett-5-things-to-know-about-the-potential-supreme-court-nominee-090053734.html