Published on: Monday, October 26, 2020

This evening, the U.S. Senate voted 52-48 to confirm Judge Amy Coney Barrett's nomination to the Supreme Court along party lines to fill the seat of the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg (article available here). The confirmation represents the president's third appointee to the Supreme Court and one of the fastest in the court's history — just 30 days from the time the president announced her nomination. It is also one of the first High Court nominees in recent memory receiving no support from the minority party.

One Republican — Sen. Susan Collins of Maine — voted against Judge Barrett's confirmation.

Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas will reportedly administer the constitutional oath to  the soon-to-be Associate Justice at the White House.