Amy Coney Barrett Would Destroy Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s Legacy

And that’s exactly why President Trump would nominate her

Christine Grimaldi
GEN
Published in
4 min readSep 20, 2020

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For nearly two years, I’ve made doomsday predictions about federal judge Amy Coney Barrett assuming Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s seat on the U.S. Supreme Court. Well, doomsday is here. Barrett’s name began circulating as a top contender for the lifetime job within…

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Christine Grimaldi
GEN
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I’m a Washington, D.C.-based journalist covering reproductive and LGBTQ policy under Congress and Trump. I write essays, too. She/her are my pronouns.