Amy Coney Barrett

Jewish group threatens lawsuit over ban on publicly funded religious schools

A victory for Ben Gamla could redraw the line separating church and state, establishing the first school of its kind nationwide and opening the possibility for more taxpayer-funded religious schools.

Peter Deutsch, founder of the Ben Gamla Jewish Charter School Foundation, addresses the Oklahoma Statewide Charter School Board on Jan. 12, 2026, in Oklahoma City.
The U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., is pictured on July 30, 2024.

Jewish group revives push for public funding for religious schools that stalled at Supreme Court

JUDGE AMY Coney Barrett speaks at her Senate confirmation hearing to the Supreme Court, on Capitol Hill in Washington, on Wednesday.

Amy Coney Barrett authors first US Supreme Court ruling

General view of the United States Supreme Court Building in Washington, US, July 6, 2020.

Conservative US Supreme Court prepares to hear Obamacare challenge


Why the US Supreme Court will not turn election for Trump - analysis

It would be Trump trying to overturn the default state count by getting the Court to overturn policies and decisions by state officials.

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Will the US judicial right-wing swerve influence Israel’s Supreme Court?

Although there is no parallel timeline, there have been cases where judicial trends in the US have had an impact in Israel too.

THE US Supreme Court

Amy Coney Barrett joins the Supreme Court - Jewish leaders react

“President Donald Trump made a wise choice in nominating her, and we are pleased that the Senate moved swiftly to confirm her to the Court,” Senator Norm Coleman said.

US President Donald J. Trump introduces Judge Amy Coney Barrett as his nominee to be an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court during a ceremony in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, DC, USA, 26 September 2020.

Israeli parallels to the Barrett Supreme Court appointment – analysis

The drama and controversy taking place in the US over the appointment of Barrett is not dissimilar to what happens here when vacancies open up on the court.

US Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit Judge Amy Coney Barrett reacts as US President Donald Trump holds an event to announce her as his nominee to fill the Supreme Court seat left vacant by the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. September 26, 2020.

US Senate confirms Trump's Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett

Trump pressed the Senate to confirm Barrett before the Nov. 3 election, which would create a 6-3 conservative majority on the top US judicial body.

US Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit Judge Amy Coney Barrett reacts as US President Donald Trump holds an event to announce her as his nominee to fill the Supreme Court seat left vacant by the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. September 26, 2020.

Ahead of SCOTUS vote, Republican senator tests negative for coronavirus

Republicans currently hold a 53-47 majority in the Senate. If Republican senators dissent or are absent, that could potentially affect the vote.

US Senator Kelly Loeffler at a news conference in Dallas, Georgia, US, October 15, 2020.

Democrats to boycott Senate panel vote on Trump Supreme Court pick

Democrats have fiercely opposed Barrett, a federal appeals court judge whose confirmation by the Republican-led Senate would expand the top US judicial body's conservative majority to 6-3.

U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) hold a news conference with fellow congressional Democrats to demand that the U.S. Senate vote on the House-passed "Bipartisan Background Checks Act" passed by the House of Representatives at the U.S. Capitol in W

Amy Barrett helped protect menorahs, religious liberty will be protected

Having worked with Judge Amy Coney Barrett, I have seen her defend the rights of Jewish Americans firsthand.

US Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit Judge Amy Coney Barrett reacts as US President Donald Trump holds an event to announce her as his nominee to fill the Supreme Court seat left vacant by the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. September 26, 2020.

Thousands protest Trump's Supreme Court pick in Washington Women's March

If Barrett takes a seat on the Supreme Court, conservatives would have a 6-3 majority.

Counter-protesters gather outside the U.S. Supreme Court during the Women's March nationwide protest against U.S. President Donald Trump's decision to fill the seat on the Supreme Court left by the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg before the 2020 election, in Washington, US, October 17, 2020.

Amy Coney Barrett hearings need to be done with respect

After all the arguments, at the core we are all part of the human race with so much more that binds than divides.

US Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit Judge Amy Coney Barrett reacts as US President Donald Trump holds an event to announce her as his nominee to fill the Supreme Court seat left vacant by the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. September 26, 2020.