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A group of 88 faculty members at Notre Dame - none of which are part of the law school where Judge Barrett teaches - penned a letter asking her to refuse her appointment to the Supreme Court. "We’re asking a lot, we know," the opponents wrote. "Should Vice-President Biden be elected, your seat on the court will almost certainly be lost. That would be painful, surely. Yet there is much to be gained in risking your seat."

Observers noted that Amy Coney Barrett responded to hours of questioning on judicial matters with only a blank notepad in front of her. CORNYN: “You know, most of us have multiple notebooks, notes and books and things like that in front of us. Can you hold up what you’ve been referring to in answering our questions? Is there anything on it?” BARRETT: “The letterhead that says United States Senate.”

Sen. Mazie Hirono asked Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett whether she has been the perpetrator of any sexual misconduct, a question Hirono said she asks all nominees. “I ask each nominee these two questions, and I will ask them of you. Since you became a legal adult, have you ever made unwanted requests for sexual favors or committed any verbal or physical harassment or assault of a sexual nature?” the Hawaii Democrat asked during the hearing on Tuesday. Hirono also used her time on Tuesday to criticize Barrett over her use of the phrase “sexual preference” instead of “sexual...