The Supreme Court blocked a lower court order allowing voters in Alabama to cast their ballots curbside at polling places. J. Scott Applewhite/AP hide caption
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Supreme Court nominee Judge Amy Coney Barrett looks over to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky on Capitol Hill Tuesday. Susan Walsh/AP hide caption
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Barbara Lagoa speaks in January 2019 in Miami after Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis picked her for the state Supreme Court. Wilfredo Lee/AP hide caption
Judge Amy Coney Barrett, pictured at the White House on Saturday, is President Trump's nominee for the Supreme Court. Olivier Douliery/AFP via Getty Images hide caption