Judge Amy Coney Barrett, President Donald Trumps nominee for the US Supreme Court, on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on Oct. 1, 2020. Demetrius Freeman/The Washington Post/Pool/APDemocratic senators are pressing Judge Amy Coney Barrett to promise to sit out any Supreme Court election dispute between President Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden. The Republican incumbent has said he believes the Supreme Court could ultimately decide whether he is the victor over Biden. Rarely do Supreme Court justices sit out cases and typically only when they have a financial stake or family connection to the dispute. As Democrats have pounded away at a possible conflict of interest for a Justice Barrett, law professors are divided on the issue.

Source: CNN October 09, 2020 21:10 UTC