Amy Coney Barrett
Amy Coney Barrett is an American jurist who became the 115th Associate Justice of the Supreme Court in 2020, nominated by President Trump following Ruth Bader Ginsburg's death.
A conservative Catholic and former law professor, her confirmation weeks before the presidential election proved contentious.
She is associated with originalist constitutional interpretation.
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