Discussion Thread: Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing for Supreme Court Nominee Amy Coney Barrett Day 2 - October 13, 2020 - Live 9:00 am ET - Politics

Discussion Thread: Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing for Supreme Court Nominee Amy Coney Barrett Day 2 - October 13, 2020 - Live 9:00 am ET
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Discussion Thread: Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing for Supreme Court Nominee Amy Coney Barrett Day 2 - October 13, 2020 - Live 9:00 am ET

Posted: 13 Oct 2020 06:23 AM PDT

This morning, the Senate Judiciary Committee will continue its hearings for the nomination of Judge Amy Coney Barrett of the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals to the position of Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. The position became vacant following the death of the late Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg in September. This is President Trump's third Supreme Court nomination, following his nomination of Justice Gorsuch to replace the late Associate Justice Antonin Scalia, and his nomination of Justice Kavanaugh to replace Associate Justice Anthony Kennedy.

The hearings this morning will involve questioning by Senators on the Judiciary Committee. Each Senator on the Judiciary Committee will have 30 minutes to question Judge Barrett. Questioning will continue tomorrow, and outside witnesses will be called on Thursday. Chairman Lindsey Graham has scheduled a vote of the Judiciary Committee to follow on Friday.

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The "What happened in your state last week?" Megathread, Week 41

Posted: 13 Oct 2020 10:06 AM PDT

Welcome to the 'What happened in your state last week' thread, where you can post any local political news stories that you find important in the comments. This is a weekly thread posted every Monday, in order to facilitate more discussion on local issues on /r/politics. Since this is intended to be a thread about local politics, top-level comments that are exclusively about national issues will not be allowed. When commenting, please include the state you're living in, and don't forget to link sources. Also, please actually describe what happened. "I live in X, you know what happened" isn't helpful to users and will be removed.

If someone from your state made a news round-up that you think is insufficient, feel free to comment to that round-up with further news stories. Enjoy discussion, and review our civility guidelines before engaging with others.

Hi /r/politics, this thread was delayed by a day because there was no room for a sticky yesterday. Next week will be on Monday again, bar any unusual circumstances.

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Trust me, I leaked the Pentagon Papers. Trump is an enemy of the Constitution and must be defeated.

Posted: 13 Oct 2020 07:02 AM PDT