President Donald Trump today nominated federal Judge Amy Coney Barrett to fill the Supreme Court vacancy left by Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s death more than a week ago.
Ginsburg left a vacancy on the Supreme Court after passing away last week at the age of 87 due to complications from metastatic pancreatic cancer. The opening less than two months from the November election as the nation grapples with an historic level of cultural unrest has raised the stakes of the contentious contest.
