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Catholic law professor’s judicial nomination advances along partisan lines

By Ryan Lovelace
Published October 5, 2017 4:36pm ET
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Catholic law professor’s judicial nomination advances along partisan lines
The Senate Judiciary Committee voted Thursday to advance a Catholic law school professor's nomination for a federal appeals court along party lines, after last month's hearing when Democrats grilled her over her faith. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta) | Manuel Balce Ceneta

The Senate Judiciary Committee voted Thursday to advance a Catholic law school professor’s nomination for a federal appeals court along party lines, after last month’s hearing when Democrats grilled her over her faith.

Senate Democrats repeatedly questioned Amy Coney Barrett, who President Trump nominated to the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals in the Midwest, over her practice of her Catholic faith during Judiciary Committee hearings on her nomination.

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