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Senate Hearings For Vacant Supreme Court Seat

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Senate hearings underway for the nomination of Amy Coney Barrett for the vacant seat on the US Supreme Court.

  • Link: https://www.c-span.org/video/?476315-1/supreme-court-nominee-amy-coney-barrett-confirmation-hearing-day1
  • Chair of the Judiciary Committee Lindsay Graham (R-SC) leads the hearings. Major focus on Graham's role given that he faces a very strong contest in the race for his South Carolina seat from Democratic candidate Jamie Harrison.
  • The likely confirmation of Barrett could have major implications in the short term should the presidential election prove contested. In the long term her appointment would have the impact of giving the conservative justices a 6-3 majority on the Court, potentially opening up the path to the reversal of long-standing liberal decisions.

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