With Ruth Bader Ginsburg's health in the spotlight, attention turns to abortion foe in the wings
Strategists on both sides are preparing for an election-year fight that could dwarf last year's contentious confirmation of Justice Brett Kavanaugh, who was dogged by allegations of sexual misconduct.
With Kavanaugh in the rearview mirror and two Trump appointees on the nine-member panel, conservatives are salivating over the prospect of replacing their first Democratic-appointed justice during the Trump presidency — and liberals say the stakes have never been more clear. The deliberations among Republicans came before the top court announced last Friday that the 86-year-old Ginsburg, the most senior member of the court's liberal wing, completed a three-week course of radiation therapy for a tumor found on her pancreas.
The White House, Senate Judiciary Committee and the Supreme Court did not return requests for comment. Ginsburg did not respond to a request for comment submitted to a court spokeswoman.Though any confirmation fight in the midst of a presidential election will be hard fought, the battle is expected to be amplified if Barrett is picked, because of her track record.
Progressive groups also say they have learned from Kavanaugh's nomination and are prepared for an even bigger round of activism if another vacancy arises. While some on the left acknowledge that the practical impact of Trump's potential third justice will likely be less significant than the first two, they say the Kavanaugh hearings fired up activists and brought new attention to the court, narrowing the so-called enthusiasm gap between the left and right on the issue.
Some of the battle lines over a possible Barrett nomination were drawn last year, when her name was floated as a possible replacement for Justice Anthony Kennedy. In particular, liberals zeroed in on Barrett's prolific academic writings, in which she raised questions about the importance of respecting precedent and referred to "unborn victims" of abortion.in Notre Dame's quarterly alumni magazine, Barrett is paraphrased as saying the landmark abortion ruling Roe v.
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