Abortion rights groups have expressed concern that on the Supreme Court Barrett could help overturn the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade decision that legalized abortion nationwide. Barrett previously served as a clerk to conservative Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, who died in 2016. THIRD TRUMP APPOINTEEBarrett would be his third Supreme Court appointment. Like Trump’s two other conservative appointees, Neil Gorsuch in 2017 and Brett Kavanaugh in 2018, Barrett potentially could serve for decades, placing a conservative stamp on Supreme Court precedent. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has given a high priority to winning confirmation of Trump’s conservative judicial selections.

Source: bd News24 September 26, 2020 09:45 UTC