Amy Coney Barrett Coverage

Fact check: Did Trump Supreme Court picks agree Roe v. Wade is 'established precedent'

Rep. Don Beyer of Northern Virginia tweeted that Supreme Court justices Neil Gorsuch, Brett Kavanaugh, and Amy Coney Barrett "assured the Senate Judiciary Committee and the American people that Roe (v. Wade) was 'established precedent.'" PolitiFact checks his claim.

Warren Fiske, PolitiFact reporter

Fact check: Did Tillis flip-flop on Supreme Court appointments?

In 2016, U.S. Sen. Thom Tillis argued that his chamber shouldn't confirm a Supreme Court nominee in an election year. In 2020, he ignored that argument even though the General Election had already started in North Carolina when Ruth Bader Ginsburg died.

Paul Specht, PolitiFact reporter

SCOTUS appointment raises concern about future of Affordable Care Act

With Judge Amy Coney Barrett's confirmation in the Supreme Court, one of the first cases Justice Barrett could hear is about the future of the Affordable Care Act.

Supreme Court to decide on timeline for NC absentee ballots

Judge Amy Coney Barrett is expected to be sworn in as a U.S. Supreme Court justice shortly after the U.S. Senate confirms her nomination on Monday night, and a North Carolina case could be among the first before the court with her as a member.

NC absentee rules could be among Barrett's first cases on Supreme Court

Judge Amy Coney Barrett is expected to be sworn in as a U.S. Supreme Court justice shortly after the U.S. Senate confirms her nomination on Monday night, and a North Carolina case could be among the first before the court with her as a member.

Kirsten Gutierrez, WRAL reporter

Duke professor sees no obstacles to Barrett's Supreme Court confirmation

Duke University Law School professor Ernest Young says there's nothing Democrats can do to delay Judge Amy Coney Barrett's confirmation in the full Senate next week.

Fact-checking claim on Amy Coney Barrett and a racial slur in the workplace

In the midst of Amy Coney Barrett's Supreme Court confirmation hearings, users on social media began sharing a supposed quote from the judge, claiming she once said that "calling a Black employee the N-word does not make for a hostile work environment."

Samantha Putterman, PolitiFact reporter

Tillis praises Barrett for choosing to be nominee

North Carolina Senator Thom Tillis praised Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett for choosing to undergo the nomination process, despite the personal attacks he says she and her family have witnessed.

Fact check: Biden falsely says Barrett confirmation 'unconstitutional'

Asked whether he would consider adding justices to the Supreme Court if elected, Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden claimed Senate Republicans' move to install Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the vacant seat less than a month before Election Day was "not constitutional."

Bill McCarthy, PolitiFact reporter

Day 3: Confirmation hearings for Amy Coney Barrett (part 2)

Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett returns to Capitol Hill for a third day of confirmation hearings, her last day before the Senate Judiciary Committee.

Day 3: Confirmation hearings for Amy Coney Barrett (part 1)

Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett returns to Capitol Hill for a third day of confirmation hearings, her last day before the Senate Judiciary Committee.

Day 2: Confirmation hearing for Amy Coney Barrett (part 4)

Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett faces questions from members of the Senate Judiciary Committee during a second day of her confirmation hearings.

Barrett avoids 'hints, previews, forecasts' in answers to how she might rule

"I can't express views or precommit to approaching a case any particular way," Judge Amy Coney Barrett said when asked about how she might decide a case about abortion rights.

Day 2: Confirmation hearing for Amy Coney Barrett (part 3)

Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett faces questions from members of the Senate Judiciary Committee during a second day of her confirmation hearings.

Day 2: Confirmation hearing for Amy Coney Barrett (part 2)

Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett faces questions from members of the Senate Judiciary Committee during a second day of her confirmation hearings.

Day 2: Confirmation hearing for Amy Coney Barrett (part 1)

Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett faces questions from members of the Senate Judiciary Committee during a second day of her confirmation hearings.

Focus of Supreme Court confirmation hearing quickly shifts to health care

Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett presented her approach to the law as conservative and fair on Monday at the start of fast-tracked confirmation hearings, while angry Democrats, powerless to stop her, cast her as a threat to Americans' health care coverage during the coronavirus pandemic.

Supreme Court confirmation fight going on in Raleigh as well as Washington

As the Senate Judiciary Committee opened its confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill for U.S. Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett, lawmakers and advocates on both sides of the confirmation fight held news conferences in Raleigh all day Monday to get their competing messages out.

Laura Leslie, WRAL Capitol Bureau chief

Democrats focus on health care in Supreme Court confirmation battle

As the Senate Judiciary Committee opened its confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill for U.S. Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett, lawmakers and advocates on both sides of the confirmation fight held news conferences in Raleigh all day Monday to get their competing messages out.

Fact check: Amy Barrett never said women shouldn't own property

A viral Facebook post falsely claims that Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett "has said that a woman should not be able to own property, buy or sell without the permission of her husband or a male relative."

Tom Kertscher, PolitiFact reporter

Supreme Court confirmation hearing begins for Barrett

The Senate Judiciary Committee opens its confirmation hearings for Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett.

Opening statements begin at Barrett confirmation hearing

Opening speeches begin at the confirmation hearings for Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett, President Donald Trump's pick to replace the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.

Editorial: Senate's ideological expedience trumps needs of the nation

Monday, Oct. 12, 2020 -- This morning the United States Senate will open hearings on its top priority. That confirmation of Amy Coney Barrett to the U.S. Supreme Court takes precedence over everything reflects just how oblivious the Senate is to the priorities, and more significantly needs of the American people.

Editorial: Selfish lack of compassion drives Trump's COVID-19 response

Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2020 -- President Donald Trump remains blissfully blind to the truth. "Don't be afraid of Covid. Don't let it dominate your life." Who needs to be afraid when you have the best medical care on the planet and a legion of medical professionals at your house, poised to respond to the least sniffle or very real urgent medical need? Trump doesn't get it and it only reinforced the misinformation his disciples spread.

Experts: Masks, distancing could prevent 'superspreader' events

As the cluster of infections in the White House grows, so does the focus on the Sept. 26 ceremony where Trump nominated Judge Amy Coney Barrett for a seat on the U.S. Supreme Court - the "superspreader" event where many of the people now with coronavirus were seen together with little social distancing and no masks.