Hollywood Liberals Lament Amy Coney Barrett Supreme Court Nomination: ‘Sick Children Will Suffer’

President Trump on Friday said convincing Republican Sen. Susan Collins to vote in favor of his Supreme Court nominee Judge Amy Coney Barrett is “not worth the work,” noting that the senator from Maine has not supported him on other issues in the past.

Swing, female voters inhabiting the suburbs probably don’t care much about the “doctrine of severability.” The legal concept of “Stare decisis” (pronounced STAR-ee dee-SIGH-suss) sounds like an exotic social media influencer with an active Instagram account.They may never have heard of seminal Supreme Court opinions referred to on the Senate Judiciary Committee in shorthand as “Heller” or “Obergefell.” Those key voters may not remember a word from the confirmation hearing of Supreme Court

on contact to attacks on her as a mother. They’ve boiled her down to a single identity and everything she does or will do flows from that.But in touting the motherhood of Coney Barrett, Republicans haven’t just insulated Coney Barrett from Democrats’ questioning.

Jane Lynch pulled no punches in criticizing Sen. Lindsey Graham for his aside during the hearings to confirm Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court.  The actress joined myriad celebrities speaking out on social media during the hearings to find out if President Trump’s court nomination should fill the seat left vacant by Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who died in September at age 87.  During his time, Graham took a moment to address comments made by Sen.

Alexandra Del Rosario Associate Editor/Nights & WeekendsTrevor Noah told viewers not to bother watching the Supreme Court hearings for the nomination of Amy Coney Barrett.“Please don’t waste your time because over the years, these hearings have become each party making big speeches about how the nominee’s going to save or destroy the party and then the nominee pretends that they have never had a point of view on anything,” The Daily Show host said on Monday night.Noah brought up clips of

Ted Johnson The long, repetitive confirmation hearing of Judge Amy Coney Barrett wound down on Tuesday with one of the more consequential interactions: questioning from Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA), the vice presidential nominee.Harris devoted much of her time to highlighting the potential impact that Barrett’s ascension to the high court would have on the future of the Affordable Care Act.

Ted Johnson Judge Amy Coney Barrett’s confirmation hearing on Tuesday played out almost exactly how you would expect.As recent nominees before her have done, she avoided committing to a view on an array of different hotbed issues, including the Affordable Care Act, which is pending before the court next month; gun rights and abortion rights.“Do you agree with Justice Scalia’s view that Roe was wrongly decided?” asked Sen.

just as Vice President Mike Pence did last week during his televised debate with Sen.

Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett, in her opening statement on Monday to the Senate Judiciary Committee, emphasized the role of the judicial branch and said it is not the court's duty to "solve every problem or right every wrong" in American life.  "Courts have a vital responsibility to enforce the rule of law, which is critical to a free society," Barrett said Monday, the first of a four-day hearing on her nomination to the Supreme Court.

Ted Johnson A highlight of the opening day of the Senate Judiciary Committee hearings on Amy Coney Barrett’s Supreme Court nomination was how committee member and vice presidential nominee Kamala Harris would frame Democratic opposition.To start, Harris attacked the idea of even holding a hearing amid the COVID-19 epidemic and an outbreak among members of the committee.Appearing remotely from her office, Harris said, “This hearing has brought together more than 50 people to sit inside of a

U.S. Capitol Police arrested 21 demonstrators for crowding and obstruction outside Judge Amy Coney Barrett's confirmation hearing in the Dirksen Senate Office Building around 8:30 a.m.

Patrick Hipes Executive Managing EditorThe Senate Judiciary Committee will begin Supreme Court confirmation hearings for Amy Coney Barrett on Monday at 9 a.m. ET/6 a.m.

Bruce Haring pmc-editorial-managerThe start of Amy Coney Barrett’s confirmation hearing on Monday has already attracted protests outside the Capitol, including a group of women dressed in the red habits borrowed from the television adaptation of The Handmaid’s Tale.Barrett is expected to offer praise for her mentor, the late Justice Antonin Scalia, during the hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee.

joked, “I was also a Rhodes Scholar because I went to graduate school in Rhode Island.”Others pointed out that Fox News made the same error while reporting on Barrett’s nomination last week when an on-air graphic referred to her as a “Rhodes scholar.”President Donald Trump nominated Barrett last week, eight days after Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg died.Barrett is a conservative 7th Circuit appeals judge from Indiana who has been a federal judge for three years.

Also Read: Tucker Carlson Guest Credits Future Vaccine for Lowering Current COVID Death Rates (Video)“She clerked for Antonin Scalia on the Supreme Court and she left to go into a top law firm practice there and then rejoined her alma mater as a law professor.

It didn't take long for Hollywood to light up Twitter after President Trump announced the nomination of Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court.

John Oliver kicked off his main segment of Sunday's Last Week Tonight by addressing the death of Ruth Bader Ginsburg on Sept. 18 and President Trump's pick to replace her on the Supreme Court, Amy Coney Barrett.

President Donald Trump nominated Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court on Saturday, 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. Republican senators are already lining up for a swift confirmation of Barrett ahead of the Nov.