US Supreme Court nominee to tell senators that politicians should decide policy

US Supreme Court nominee to tell senators that politicians should decide policy
Supreme Court nominee Judge Amy Coney Barrett (Graeme Jennings/AP)

US Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett will tell senators that courts “should not try” to make policy, leaving those decisions to the political branches of government, according to opening remarks for her confirmation.

The Senate Judiciary Committee hearings, set to begin begin on Monday as the coronavirus pandemic sweeps across the country, are taking place three weeks before election day and after millions of Americans already have voted.

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