Confirming a Supreme Court Justice

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Confirming a Supreme Court Justice

The road to confirmation of a Supreme Court justice involves several steps set forth by the Constitution and carried out by the Senate. 

HERITAGE EXPLAINS

The Confirmation Process for Supreme Court Nominees

COMMENTARY

John Malcolm
Reflections on the Amy Coney Barrett Confirmation Hearings

John Malcolm

Oct 19, 2020 5 min read

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Amy Coney Barrett Has Been Unflappable Under Fire | John Malcolm on EWTN

John Malcolm

Oct 13, 2020 5 min watch

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Previous Attacks on Amy Coney Barrett's Faith Have Backfired | John Malcolm o...

John Malcolm

Oct 12, 2020 7 min watch

COMMENTARY

Amy Coney Barrett on the First Amendment

Thomas Jipping, Zack Smith

Oct 7, 2020 7 min read

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What Cases Will Come Up During Amy Coney Barrett's Hearing? | John Malcolm on...

John Malcolm

Oct 10, 2020 7 min watch

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Amy Coney Barrett, in Her Own Words

Elizabeth Slattery, Tiffany Bates

Sep 28, 2020 15 min read

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Thomas Jipping
Arguments in 2016 Support Confirming Trump’s Nominee Now

Thomas Jipping

Sep 24, 2020 1 min read

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SCOTUS Vacancy -- What Comes Next? | John Malcolm on Newsy

John Malcolm

Sep 19, 2020 3 min watch

COMMENTARY

Thomas Jipping
Senators Flip-Flop on Supreme Court Vacancies

Thomas Jipping

Sep 26, 2020 3 min read

COMMENTARY

In Amy Coney Barrett, Trump Picks an Exacting Scholar for Supreme Court

John Malcolm, Thomas Jipping

Sep 27, 2020 13 min read

COMMENTARY

Thomas Jipping
On Judge Barrett, Let’s Tell the Truth

Thomas Jipping

Sep 29, 2020 4 min read

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VIDEO

THIS Is How The Democrats Could Pack The Supreme Court

Thomas Jipping

Sep 25, 2020 4 min watch

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What Makes a Judge Good or Bad?

Jul 12, 2018 1 min watch

REPORT

What Is The Proper Role of the Courts?

Robert Alt

Jan 20, 2012 10 min read

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The Road to Confirmation

Sep 23, 2020 1 min watch

REPORT

The Originalism Revolution Turns 30

Elizabeth Slattery, The Honorable William H. Pryor, Jr., The Hon. Edwin Meese III

Jan 26, 2017 About an hour read

Judicial appointments are one of the longest-lasting legacies for a president—with judges serving decades beyond that president’s four- or eight-year term. And the selection of Ginsburg's successor could affect the balance of the court for years to come.