Supreme Court Nominee Amy Coney Barrett Confirmation Hearing Opens

Supreme Court Nominee Amy Coney Barrett Confirmation Hearing Opens
Supreme Court Justice nominee Judge Amy Coney Barrett participates in her Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing for Supreme Court Justice in the Hart Senate Office Building in Washington, on Oct. 12, 2020. Shawn Thew-Pool/Getty Images
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The confirmation hearings for Supreme Court nominee Judge Amy Coney Barrett began Monday morning in what is expected to be a fierce partisan fight on Capitol Hill to decide the future of the nation’s top court.

The hearing on Monday will be the first of a four-day process as part of an ambitious timeline set by Senate Republicans to confirm President Donald Trump’s third Supreme Court nominee before the election.