Supreme Court Nominations Research Guide

On September 26, 2020, President Trump nominated Judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit Amy Coney Barrett to fill the seat previously held by Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg. Amy Coney Barrett's confirmation hearings began on October 12, 2020. On October 26, 2018, the Senate confirmed Amy Coney Barrett by a vote of 52 to 48. She was sworn in the same day.

• C-SPAN videos of confirmation hearings.

• Background by the Federal Judicial Center
• Profile from SCOTUSblog
• Profile from the Washington Post
• Profile from the New York Times
• Profile from the Times-Picayune/New Orleans Advocate (nola.com) (New Orleans, LA)
• Faculty profile by the Notre Dame School of Law
• Entry from Wikipedia

• Discussions of the Barrett Nomination Appearing in the Congressional Record (September 7, 2017) (see pp. S5042-S5043).
• Discussions of the Barrett Nomination Appearing in the Congressional Record (October 2, 2017) (see pp. S6250).
• Discussions of the Barrett Nomination Appearing in the Congressional Record (October 31, 2017) (see pp. S6885-S6919).
• Discussions of the Barrett Nomination Appearing in the Congressional Record (November 2, 2017) (see pp. S6985-S6996).
• Congressional Hearing: Nominee to be U.S. Court of Appeals Judge for the Seventh Circuit (September 6, 2017) (CQ Congressional Transcripts).
• Congressional Hearing: Nominee to be U.S. Court of Appeals Judge for the Seventh Circuit (September 6, 2017).
• Congressional Hearing: Nominee to be U.S. Court of Appeals Judge for the Seventh Circuit (September 28, 2017).
• Congressional Hearing: Nominee to be U.S. Court of Appeals Judge for the Seventh Circuit (October 5, 2017).
• Senate Vote Summary (October 31, 2017).

To search for opinions by Judge Barrett with Lexis+, the following advanced search fields for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit cases are available: Opinion By, Concurrence By and Dissent By. The following advanced search fields are available with Westlaw: Written By, Concurring and Dissenting. The following advanced search fields are available with Westlaw: Written By, Concurring and Dissenting.

Full-text 7th Circuit Court of Appeals opinions by Judge Barrett are available on the court's website. Search by author, date, and case number.

List of 7th Circuit opinions by Judge Barrett as compiled by SCOTUSblog.

Notable decisions by Judge Barrett as compiled by SCOTUSblog (Sept. 21, 2020).

Notable decisions by Judge Barrett as compiled by Reason (Sept. 21, 2020).

Selected Opinions

• United States v. Uriarte, ___ F.3d ___ (7^th Cir. 2020) (dissenting).
• Cook County, Illinois v. Wolf, 962 F.3d 208 (7th Cir. 2020) (dissenting).
• Doe v. Purdue Univ., 928 F.3d 652 (7th Cir. 2019).
• Kanter v. Barr, 919 F.3d 437 (7th Cir. 2019) (dissenting).
• Rainsberger v. Benner, 913 F.3d 640 (7th Cir. 2019).
• United States v. Terry, 915 F.3d 1141 (7th Cir. 2019).

Articles

• Amy Coney Barrett, David Bernstein, Paul D. Clement, Neomi Rao & David R. Stras, Scalia Forum 2019: Panel Discussion, 26 Geo. Mason L. Rev. (Special Issue) 19 (2019).
• Amy Coney Barrett, Congressional Insiders and Outsiders, 84 U. Chi. L. Rev. 2193 (2017).
• Amy Coney Barrett, Countering the Majoritarian Difficulty, 32 Const. Comment. 61 (2017).
• Amy Coney Barrett, Originalism and Stare Decisis, 92 Notre Dame L. Rev. 1921 (2017).
• Amy Coney Barrett & John Copeland Nagle, Congressional Originalism, 19 U. Pa. J. Const. L. 1 (2016).
• Amy Coney Barrett, Suspension and Delegation, 99 Cornell L. Rev. 251 (2014).
• Amy Coney Barrett, Precedent and Jurisprudential Disagreement, 91 Tex. L. Rev. 1711 (2013).
• Amy Barrett, The Interpretation/Construction Distinction in Constitutional Law: Annual Meeting of the AALS Section on Constitutional Law: Introduction, 27 Const. Comment. 1 (2010).
• Amy Coney Barrett, Substantive Canons and Faithful Agency, 90 B.U. L. Rev. 109 (2010).
• Amy Coney Barrett, Procedural Common Law, 94 Va. L. Rev. 813 (2008).
• Amy Coney Barrett, Stare Decisis and Nonjudicial Actors: Introduction, 83 Notre Dame L. Rev. 1147 (2008).
• Amy Coney Barrett, The Supervisory Power of the Supreme Court, 106 Colum. L. Rev. 324 (2006).
• Amy Coney Barrett, Statutory Stare Decisis in the Courts of Appeals, 73 Geo. Wash. L. Rev. 317 (2005).
• Amy Coney Barrett, Stare Decisis and Due Process, 74 U. Colo. L. Rev. 1011 (2003).
• John H. Garvey & Amy V. Coney, Catholic Judges in Capital Cases, 81 Marq. L. Rev. 303 (1998).

Circuit Courts of Appeal

Nat’l Council Resistance of Iran v. Dep’t of State:

• Brief for Petitioners National Council of Resistance of Iran and National Council of Resistance of Iran, U.S. Representative Office, Nat’l Council Resistance of Iran v. Dep’t of State, 251 F.3d 192 (D.C. Cir. 2001) (Nos. 99-1438, 99-1439), 2000 WL 35576227 (in Westlaw)
• Reply Brief for Petitioners National Council of Resistance of Iran and National Council of Resistance of Iran, U.S. Representative Office, Nat’l Council Resistance of Iran v. Dep’t of State, 251 F.3d 192 (D.C. Cir. 2001) (Nos. 99-1438, 99-1439), 2000 WL 35576230 (in Westlaw)

• Video: The Constitution as Our Story, James Madison Program (provided by Princeton U.) (Oct. 17, 2019). Amy Coney Barrett was invited to give a talk for the Annual Walter F. Murphy Lecture in American Constitutionalism.
• Video: A Conversation with Judge Amy Coney Barrett ’97 J.D. (Youtube) (Aug. 8, 2019). (Short Version).  The Notre Dame Club of Washington, D.C., hosted an event and introduced Judge Barrett to the audience. Interviewed the judge in a wide-ranging conversation about her family and professional life.
• Video: Reflections on Judging: A Conversation with Amy Coney Barrett (on Youtube) (May 21, 2019).  A talk by Amy Coney Barrett at Hillsdale College in D.C.
• Video: Judicial and Justice Department Pending Nominations (C-SPAN) (Sept. 6, 2017). The Senate Judiciary Committee held a confirmation hearing for pending judicial and Justice Department nominees.
• Video: Hesburgh Lecture 2016: Professor Amy Barrett at the JU Public Policy Institute (Youtube) (Nov. 3, 2016). A talk by Amy Coney Barrett at the Jacksonville University Public Policy Institute.
• Video: Fight Over Scalia’s Supreme Court Seat (provided by CBS News (Feb. 15, 2016). Notre Dame law professor Amy Coney Barrett joins CBSN to discuss Scalia's legacy, and what's next for the Supreme Court.
• Commencement Speech: Associate Professor Amy Coney Barrett (Notre Dame L. Scholarship) (Fall 2006). Diploma Ceremony Address, Notre Dame Law School.

• Congressional Research Service, Legal Sidebar, Judge Amy Coney Barrett: Selected Primary Material (Sept. 28, 2020).
• Congressional Research Service, R46562, Judge Amy Coney Barrett: Her Jurisprudence and Potential Impact on the Supreme Court (Oct. 6. 2020).
• Lauren Mattiuzzo, Everything You Need to Know About Supreme Court Amy Coney Barrett, HeinOnline Blog (Sept. 30, 2020).