U.S. Supreme Court

The Senate Judiciary Committee is poised to approve Barrett's nomination Thursday morning, sending it to the full Senate.

The Senate Judiciary Committee will begin Day four of hearings at 8 a.m. Thursday on President Trump's U.S. Supreme Court nominee, Amy Coney Barrett.

The Supreme Court nominee says her personal choices would not inform how she would apply the law if she is confirmed. Amy Coney Barrett also says she understands the opposition and criticism.

Richard Collins was convicted of raping Harmony Allen in 2017, but the case was overturned by a military court. Now, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear the potentially far-reaching case.

Assured about the likelihood of victory in confirming Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court, the Judiciary Committee majority stressed the importance of the government's separate powers.

The Senate Judiciary Committee held confirmation hearings for Judge Amy Coney Barrett, President Trump's Supreme Court nominee, this week.

Amy Coney Barrett's Supreme Court confirmation hearing is moving ahead under exceedingly unusual circumstances, with Election Day looming and a coronavirus outbreak still roiling Washington.

The new term, which begins Monday, will see eight justices, not the usual nine. And because of COVID-19, once again the justices will gather by telephone hookup to hear the arguments.

A conservative shift in the court’s composition could increase the number of 2A cases it takes up.

The focus on the court could help energize conservatives in key states. Progressives are fired up, too — immediately after Saturday's announcement, Democrats tied Barrett to a fight for health care.

If confirmed, the 48-year-old judge will solidify the court's conservative majority. Barrett said her judicial philosophy reflects that of her mentor, conservative Justice Antonin Scalia.