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Justices Kavanaugh, Roberts suggest Obamacare might not be repealed

Roberts and Kavanaugh appeared to agree that the mandate to buy insurance can be severed from the rest of the law.

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US President Donald J. Trump introduces Judge Amy Coney Barrett as his nominee to be an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court during a ceremony in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, DC, USA, 26 September 2020.

Amy Coney Barrett heads toward Senate vote despite Democratic protests

The Republican president has asked the Senate to confirm Barrett before the Nov. 3 US election. Trump has said he expects the court to decide the election's outcome.

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AMY CONEY BARRETT was chosen by US President Donald Trump, who said he wanted to rush her confirmation so she could be seated if and when his election is challenged and gets to the Supreme Court. September 2020

Jewish groups pen letter opposing Amy Coney Barrett nom to Supreme Court

The letter concludes by saying that Barrett would run counter to the example set by Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the Jewish justice who died last month and whom Barrett would replace.

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Supporters of contraception rally in Washington DC.

American Jews: Contraception ruling an 'assault on women's rights'

“The Trump Administration has once again chosen religious interests over women’s health,” National Council of Jewish Women CEO Nancy K. Kaufman said in a statement.

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