Notable legal opinions of U.S. Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett

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(Reuters) - Amy Coney Barrett, who President Donald Trump plans to pick for a lifetime job on the U.S. Supreme Court, has served as a federal appeals court judge since 2017 and has weighed in on cases involving several hot-button issues including abortion, gun rights, immigration and campus sexual assault.

Trump appointed Barrett, a favorite of religious conservatives, to her current job as a judge on the Chicago-based 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.

Here are some of her notable legal opinions.

ABORTION

Although Barrett has not ruled directly on abortion as a judge, she has cast votes signaling opposition to rulings that struck down abortion-related restrictions. Abortion rights groups have expressed concern that Barrett could help overturn the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade Supreme Court decision that legalized abortion nationwide.

In 2016, Indiana passed a law requiring that fetal remains be buried or cremated after an abortion.

After rulings by trial and appeals court judges found the law violated the constitutional right to an abortion recognized by the Supreme Court, Barrett voted in 2018 in favor of rehearing the case, signaling opposition to rulings against the measure. She was outnumbered on the 7th Circuit, but the Supreme Court later reinstated the Indiana law.

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[elleng]

1. Thanks

More here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amy_Coney_Barrett

[AlexSFCA]

2. Tim Kaine voted to confirm her in 2017

the democratic vice presidential nominee of 2016, let this sink in. My prediction - she’ll be confirmed before the end of October.