Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Commentary: It is not enough for a woman to claim a seat at the table. She needs to work, as Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg did, for other women to be given places as well. And Barrett has not done this.

Although the Supreme Court began its new term Oct. 5, it is hardly business as usual since the court only has eight members on the bench and it is continuing to hear oral arguments by teleconference due to heath concerns.

This election year, in the midst of a global pandemic and with the Affordable Care Act about to be challenged for the third time before a Supreme Court that is in flux, it's no surprise health care is a bigger issue than it has been in previous presidential elections.

"Let's put the political games aside": In a Q&A with NCR, Kentucky Democrat Amy McGrath explains she sees her Senate campaign as about corruption in Washington, not about abortion or the Supreme Court nominee.

Commentary: President Donald Trump is a threat to the republic and its democratic institutions on multiple levels. At the base of all the current turmoil lie perennial questions that have to do with moral authority and spiritual integrity.

Signs of the Times: Some who oppose Amy Coney Barrett's appointment argue that her beliefs will influence how she decides cases before the court. 

Roman Catholics account for a bit more than 20% of the U.S. population, yet they are on track to hold six of the Supreme Court's nine seats now that President Donald Trump has nominated Amy Coney Barrett to fill its vacancy.

John Carr helped write the first voting guide adopted by U.S. bishops in 1975. Not once since then has the longtime bishops' adviser ever publicly said how he intends to vote. Until now.