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Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Oct 21, 2020

The U.S. Senate is scheduled to consider the nomination of Judge Amy Coney Barrett for appointment to the Supreme Court on Monday, The Hill reports. According to an announcement by Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, the chamber will begin considering the nomination on Friday and work through the weekend, assuming the Judiciary Committee approves the nomination on Thursday as expected. Late today, committee Democrats said they will boycott the vote on Thursday. In a joint statement released with Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., the group called the push to confirm Coney Barrett a "sham process" and accused Republicans of breaking "the promises and rules" established when Merrick Garland, former President Obama's final Supreme Court nominee, was not given a hearing or a vote.