Who is Amy Coney Barrett? Trump's anti-abortion supreme court nominee
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Subject to confirmation by the Senate, Amy Coney Barrett will be the youngest justice on the US supreme court, a position from which she will be set to influence American life for decades yet to come.
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Trump picks Amy Coney Barrett for Supreme Court
The nomination of a conservative judge paves the way for a bitter Senate fight as an election looms.
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