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El gráfico muestra los pasos para el nombramiento de la jueza Amy Coney Barrett para la Corte Suprema de EUA.
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Proceso de nombramientos para la Corte Suprema

By Duncan Mil

September 29, 2020 - La confirmación de la jueza Amy Coney Barrett para la Corte Suprema de EUA – la tercera persona nominada al tribunal de nueve miembros por el presidente Donald Trump – ha comenzado en el Senado, con el análisis de su récord.

Amy Coney Barrett, 48, has been a federal judge for just three years, Barratt would mark a sharp turn from the late Ruth Bader Ginsburg on the Supreme Court. Barratt, the former clerk to conservative Justice Antonin Scalia, would establish a long-term traditional legacy for President Trump.

If confirmed, Judge Barrett will shift the balance of power on the court decidedly to the right with a six to three conservative majority. She has called abortion “immoral” and has expressed openness to overturning the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade decision which affirmed the legality of a woman’s right to have an abortion.

In a law review article, Judge Barrett criticised Chief Justice John Roberts’ role in the blockbuster case that upheld the Affordable Care Act (ACA) in 2012. If confirmed, Barrett will take part on November 10 in a Supreme Court hearing. The Republican attorneys general argue that ACA -- also known as Obamacare -- is unconstitutional, and must fall.

Senate Democrats, led by California Sen. Dianne Feinstein, have argued that repeal of ACA would deny 20 million Americans health insurance amid a global pandemic.

On the question of gun rights, Justice Ginsburg supported gun control regulations. In contrast, Barrett has questioned the constitutionality of a ban on gun ownership by convicted felons.

Barrett allegedly has close ties to People of Praise. This Christian religious group holds men are the “head” of family and faith. The Associated Press reports that former members of People of Praise say it teaches that wives must submit to the will of their husbands.

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PUBLISHED: 29/09/2020; STORY: Graphic News; PICTURES: Associated Press
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