Following Supreme Court tradition, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s bench chair and the bench directly in front of it have been draped with black wool crepe in memoriam. In addition, a black drape has been hung over the courtroom doors. Photo: Fred Schilling/Collection of the Supreme Court of the United States
A group of 10 former federal judges, including one from a Pennsylvania district court and one from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, urged the Senate and Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Kentucky, on Tuesday not to confirm a new U.S. Supreme Court justice before the 2020 presidential election is settled, saying the move would undermine public trust in the court.
In a letter signed by appointees of both Democratic and Republican presidents, the judges warned that the Supreme Court confirmation process had become “dangerously politicized,” as Americans prepare to vote amid a global pandemic and deep divisions.
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