Barrett, President Donald Trump's pick to replace the late Ruth Bader Ginsburg, graduated from Rhodes College in Memphis, Tennessee, in 1994.
More than 1,500 alums of Rhodes College said in a letter that they're"firmly and passionately opposed" to the nomination of Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court, according to the Associated Press.Barrett, President Donald Trump's pick to replace the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, graduated from Rhodes College in Memphis, Tennessee, in 1994.
The nomination is proving to be contentious as lawmakers on both sides find themselves split. Republicans are largely eager to confirm Barrett while Democrats are calling for the next Supreme Court justice to be decided by the person elected president in November. Story continuesBack in 2006, Barrett signed off on a two-page print ad that called for Roe v. Wade to be overturned. The ad referred to the landmark decision as"barbaric" and called it a"raw exercise of judicial power," the Guardian reported.
The letter also accuses Barrett of avoiding questions pertaining to her view on LGBT groups and other marginalized communities.
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