Daily US Times: President Trump will reportedly nominate Amy Coney Barrett, a favorite of social conservatives, to be the new Supreme Court justice.
The president’s decision – to be revealed at the White House on Saturday – has been confirmed to the several US media.
She would replace iconic liberal Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who died last Friday.
The nomination will touch off a bitter Senate fight to get her confirmed as November’s general election looms.
CBS – citing multiple sources involved in or familiar with the selection process – reported that the Mr Trump had settled on Judge Barrett.
Mr Trump refused to give anything away when asked about his choice on Friday evening, saying: “You’ll find out tomorrow. Look, they’re all great. It could be any of one them.”
If Judge Barrett is confirmed as Supreme Court justice, conservative-leaning justices will hold a 6-3 majority on America’s highest court for the foreseeable future.
The 48-year-old would be the third justice appointed by this Republican president. He previously appointed Neil Gorsuch in 2017 and Brett Kavanaugh in 2018.
The Supreme Court’s nine justices serve lifetime appointments, and their rulings can shape public policy in important issues on everything from voting and gun rights to abortion and campaign finance long after the presidents who appoint them leave office.
The court has expanded gay marriage to all 50 states in recent years, allowed for Mr Trump’s travel ban to be put in place, and delayed a US plan to cut carbon emissions.
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