Senators Criticize ‘Anti-Catholic Smears’ Over Barrett’s Faith

U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit Judge Amy Coney Barrett, a law professor at Notre Dame University, poses in an undated photograph obtained from Notre Dame University, on Sept. 19, 2020. Matt Cashore/Notre Dame University/Handout via Reuters

News stories that have been critical of Judge Amy Coney Barrett, a potential Supreme Court nominee, for her religious beliefs have been replete with smears against the Catholic faith, Sen. Ben Sasse (R-Neb.) says.

Barrett, 48, a devout Catholic, serves as a circuit judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit. She is one of the women who President Donald Trump is considering nominating to the Supreme Court vacancy left by the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.