It’s yet to be seen how long Americans will tolerate a Supreme Court bound by an ideology inspired by a 250-year-old document,out of step with the concerns of today’s world.
The coronavirus restrictions imposed on the number of people allowed in religious services in New York state were opposed by Christian and Jewish houses of worship.
The election of Biden is necessary. It's hygienic. But it's hardly cause for hope. It will take more than replacing one 70-something-year-old white man with another to bring back the"normalcy"we once knew.
Historians looking back on this US election may see the death of Ruth Bader Ginsburg as the critical turning point. Or they may see a reassertion of people power that even an activist judiciary could not overcome.
Recent appointments to the High Court have avoided the hyper-partisanship of the appointment of Amy Coney Barrett to the US Supreme Court.
Never before in US history has a Supreme Court justice been appointed and confirmed so close to election day.
Senators argued that Pence's presence would not only violate guidelines from the CDC but that it would"be a violation of common decency and courtesy".
Republicans are excited by the chance to install a third Trump justice on the court,locking in a conservative majority for years to come.
Senate Judiciary Committee Republicans have powered past a Democratic boycott to advance Amy Coney Barrett's Supreme Court nomination to the full Senate.
Republicans are thrilled by the prospect of a judge they regard as a"female legal superstar"sitting on the nation's most powerful court for decades to come.