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Hoosier nominee: Barrett stands on Ginsburg’s shoulders to continue Scalia’s work

September 30, 2020 | Marilyn Odendahl

Amy Coney Barrett, a devout Catholic and mother of seven, has been a favorite of social conservatives. However, her confirmation is already inciting partisan fighting, coming just weeks before the Nov. 3 presidential election. Republican senators are preparing for a swift process with her hearing before the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee scheduled for Oct. 12 and possibly her nomination being sent to the Senate floor by late October.

Supreme Court vacancy likely to inflame presidential debate

September 29, 2020 | Associated Press

President Donald Trump and his Democratic challenger, Joe Biden, were already set to fight when they share a stage Tuesday in Cleveland, but the death of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg means things may get tenser even faster.

Biden urges pause on Trump court pick until after election

September 28, 2020 | Associated Press

President Donald Trump is pushing for quick confirmation of Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett while his Democratic rival, Joe Biden, implored the Republican-led Senate to hold off on voting on her nomination until after the Nov. 3 election to “let the people decide.”

Trump nominates conservative Amy Coney Barrett for court

September 25, 2020 | Marilyn Odendahl and Associated Press and IL Staff

President Donald Trump on Saturday nominated Hoosier Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the United States Supreme Court, capping a dramatic reshaping of the federal judiciary that will resonate for a generation and that he hopes will provide a needed boost to his reelection effort.

Ginsburg first woman to lie in state at Capitol; Trump draws jeers at SCOTUS

September 25, 2020 | Associated Press

Commemorations are set to begin Friday at the U.S. Capitol honoring the late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the first woman in American history to lie in state at the domed building, capping days of commemoration of her extraordinary life.

Feds execute first Black inmate since execution restart

September 25, 2020 | Associated Press

A man who killed a religious couple visiting Texas from Iowa was executed Thursday, the first Black inmate put to death as part of the Trump administration’s resumption of federal executions after a nearly 20-year pause.

Lawyer: Case of Black inmate set to die reveals racial bias

September 24, 2020 | Associated Press

The lawyer for the first Black inmate scheduled to die this year as part of the Trump administration’s resumption of federal executions says race played a central role in landing her client on death row for slaying a young white Iowa couple and burning them in the trunk of their car.

Long lines of mourners pay respects to Ginsburg at Supreme Court

September 24, 2020 | Associated Press

With crowds of admirers swelling outside, Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg was remembered Wednesday at the court by grieving family, colleagues and friends as a prophet for justice who persevered against long odds to become an American icon. Ginsburg “wanted to be an opera virtuoso, but became a rock star instead,” Chief Justice John Roberts said.

Young joins Braun in support of SCOTUS nominee vote before election

September 23, 2020 | Associated Press

Indiana Sen. Todd Young on Tuesday joined fellow Republican Sen. Mike Braun in supporting the Senate taking a confirmation vote on a nominee to replace Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg before the November election. Like Braun, Young also signaled support for 7th Circuit Judge and Notre Dame law professor Amy Coney Barrett as Ginsburg’s successor.

Thousands expected to honor Ginsburg at Supreme Court

September 23, 2020 | Associated Press

Thousands of people are expected to pay their respects at the Supreme Court to the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the women’s rights champion, leader of the court’s liberal bloc and feminist icon who died last week.

US government executes killer obsessed with witchcraft

September 23, 2020 | Associated Press and IL Staff

The U.S. government on Tuesday executed a former soldier who said an obsession with witchcraft led him to kill a Georgia nurse he believed had put a spell on him. The lethal injection at the federal prison in Terre Haute was the sixth carried out this year after a nearly two-decade moratorium.

US execution planned today for killer who said witchcraft drove him

September 22, 2020 | Associated Press and IL Staff

A former U.S. soldier who said an obsession with witchcraft led him to slay a Georgia nurse in a bid to lift a spell he believed she put on him is the first of two more inmates the federal government is preparing to put to death this week.

Romney OKs voting on SCOTUS nominee, all but assures approval

September 22, 2020 | Associated Press

Republican Sen. Mitt Romney of Utah said Tuesday he supports voting to fill the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s seat on the Supreme Court, all but ensuring President Donald Trump has the backing to push his choice to confirmation over Democratic objections that it’s too close to the November election.

After meeting 7th Circuit’s Barrett, Trump vows SCOTUS pick by weekend

September 22, 2020 | Associated Press and IL Staff

President Donald Trump met Monday with Judge Amy Coney Barrett at the White House as the conservative jurist and University of Notre Dame law professor emerged as a favorite to replace the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on the Supreme Court. The developments portend a monumental Senate confirmation fight over objections from Democrats it’s too close to the November election.

SCOTUS favorite Barrett’s Purdue Title IX opinion hews to text, sets standard

September 21, 2020 | Marilyn Odendahl

With 7th Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Amy Coney Barrett a favorite to fill the vacancy on the U.S. Supreme Court, the focus has been on the jurist’s views of abortion, but an opinion in a Purdue University sexual misconduct case she authored little more than a year ago may provide more insight into her approach to the law.

Pressure mounts on GOP senators over filling Ginsburg seat

September 21, 2020 | Associated Press

Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden hammered President Donald Trump and leading Senate Republicans for trying to rush a replacement for the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, as pressure mounted on senators to support or oppose a quick vote to fill the seat.

Ginsburg’s death puts Roe v. Wade on the ballot in November

September 21, 2020 | Associated Press

It’s been a throwaway line in presidential campaigns for years: Roe v. Wade is on the ballot. This time it is very real.

High court front-runner, Notre Dame’s Barrett hailed by right, feared by left

September 21, 2020 | Associated Press and IL Staff

A front-runner to fill the Supreme Court seat vacated by the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is a federal appellate judge who and professor at Notre Dame Law School who has established herself as a reliable conservative on hot-button legal issues from abortion to gun control.

FBI director testifies antifa is an ideology, not an organization

September 18, 2020 | Associated Press

FBI Director Chris Wray told lawmakers Thursday that antifa is an ideology, not an organization, delivering testimony that puts him at odds with President Donald Trump, who has said he would designate it a terror group.

U.S. judge blocks Postal Service changes that slowed mail

September 18, 2020 | Associated Press

A U.S. judge on Thursday blocked controversial Postal Service changes that have slowed mail nationwide, calling them “a politically motivated attack on the efficiency of the Postal Service” before the November election.

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