Amy Coney Barrett has been sworn in to the US supreme court. The confirmation of Barrett, US president Donald Trump's third supreme court nominee, took place just eight days before the US election. Video: Reuters
US president Donald Trump stands with newly sworn-in supreme court justice Amy Coney Barrett during a ceremonial event on the South Lawn of the White House. Photograph; Tasos Katopodis/Getty ImagesBarrett to the supreme court would dominate US media coverage for weeks. But coming as it does in the final week of an election campaign, her confirmation to the court last night threatens to be overshadowed by the torrent of election news.
It shouldn’t be. Appointing a justice to the supreme court is one of the most important powers invested in a US president.
She will be forever known as asterisk.
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