- Amy Coney Barrett was just confirmed to the U.S. Supreme Court.
- The Senate confirmed her in a narrow 52-48 vote.
- She will start work as early as tomorrow, according to CNN.
Amid arguments against filling late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s vacant seat on the U.S. Supreme Court before the presidential election is decided, the Senate confirmed Amy Coney Barrett as the newest Supreme Court Justice on Monday—a stark contrast to how Republicans argued against confirming Barack Obama’s nominee in 2016.
As The New York Times described her, Barrett is “a conservative appeals court judge and protégé of former Justice Antonin Scalia.” Referencing her limited resumé, Mother Jones called her “the least experienced Supreme Court nominee in 30 years.” And her 52-48 confirmation vote cements the Court’s conservative majority of 6-3.
Regardless of the election results, Barrett’s appointment to the highest court in the United States (along with the 162 new district court judges and 53 appeals court judges) will altar America for years to come.
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Immediately, Barrett will be able to vote on the deadline for absentee ballots in Wisconsin, North Carolina, and Pennsylvania in addition to November hearings regarding the Affordable Care Act, immigration, and the rights that should be afforded to same-sex couples.
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