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Supreme Court marches US back in time

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.

  • Nick O'Malley

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US President Donald Trump, left, rushed the appointment and swearing in of Amy Coney Barrett, associate justice of the US Supreme Court, last month.

Amy Coney Barrett casts deciding vote to block limit on religious gatherings

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.

  • Lawrence Hurley
Biden supporter

Even if Biden wins, we have little to celebrate

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.

  • Cole Brown
Donald Trump addresses a campaign rally in Arizona on Wednesday.

It's up to people power to mend a system that Trump has trashed

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.

  • Chloe Ward and Emma Shortis
An old directory lists Judge Amy Coney Barrett as a "handmaid", a term for high-ranking female leaders, in the People of Praise religious group.

High Court must stay well away from partisan politics

Recent appointments to the High Court have avoided the hyper-partisanship of the appointment of Amy Coney Barrett to the US Supreme Court.

  • The Herald's View
Amy Coney Barrett has been appointed to the Supreme Court

Sweet moment for Republicans: Amy Coney Barrett confirmed as Supreme Court judge

Never before in US history has a Supreme Court justice been appointed and confirmed so close to election day.

  • Matthew Knott
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Vice-President Mike Pence has been urged to stay away from Amy Coney Barrett's confirmation vote.

Democrats urge Pence to stay away due to latest White House coronavirus outbreak

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".

  • John Wagner
Amy Coney Barrett, US President Donald Trump's nominee for associate justice of the US Supreme Court, meets with senators in Washington last week.

Senate votes for Trump nominee Barrett; confirmation expected soon

Republicans are excited by the chance to install a third Trump justice on the court, locking in a conservative majority for years to come.

  • Lisa Mascaro
Amy Coney Barrett, Trump's pick for the Supreme Court, is almost certain to be confirmed.

Republican-led Senate panel advances Barrett despite Democrats' boycott

Senate Judiciary Committee Republicans have powered past a Democratic boycott to advance Amy Coney Barrett's Supreme Court nomination to the full Senate.

  • Lisa Mascaro and Mary Clare Jalonick
Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett speaks during a confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee

'History being made': Amy Coney Barrett sails towards Supreme Court

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.

  • Matthew Knott

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