Four years ago, Amy Coney Barrett was a little-known law professor in Indiana. Within weeks, she is likely to be the newest associate justice on the U.S. Supreme Court. Barrett’s fast-track rise, set to drive the nation’s highest court to the right for a generation or longer, is the fulfillment of a decadeslong effort by … Read more
President Donald Trump nominated Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court on Saturday, capping a dramatic reshaping of the federal judiciary that will resonate for a generation and that he hopes will provide a needed boost to his reelection effort. Barrett, a judge on the Chicago-based 7th US Circuit Court of Appeals and a … Read more
Joe Biden has warned that Donald Trump‘s choice of new Supreme Court justice would get rid of Obamacare, repeating once again his demand that a replacement for Ruth Bader Ginsburg not be appointed until after the election. Biden said that Amy Coney Barrett, officially announced as Trump’s nominee on Saturday evening, was known to be … Read more
President Donald Trump nominated Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court on Saturday, capping a dramatic reshaping of the federal judiciary that will resonate for a generation and that he hopes will provide a needed boost to his reelection effort. Barrett, a judge on the Chicago-based 7th US Circuit Court of Appeals and a … Read more
The Bobs coaster, the Parachute Jump and Silver Streak: Fascinating colour pictures taken in 1948 show day trippers on Coney Island enjoying thrill rides and heatwave sunshine Coney Island was discovered by European explorers in the 1600s but remained undeveloped until the 1860s By the 1920s, with its Cyclone roller coaster, it had the reputation … Read more