Even the motivations behind Barrett's rushed nomination were called into question, painting her as the vessel through which Republicans would finally be able to overturn the Affordable Care Act due to a case arriving at the court about the same time as she did in October 2020.

In the first test of how receptive the court may be to Trump, 4 of the court's 6 conservative members said they would have granted his emergency request.

In particular, they’re directing their ire towards Amy Coney Barrett, whom Tr*mp and Senate Republicans fast-tracked as Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s replacement during the final month of the 2020 campaign.

As is common now, the supposed “conservative court” did not vote as a bloc, with Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice Amy Coney ... justices (Barrett, Roberts, Brett Kavanaugh and Neil ...