evidence: Amy Coney Barrett says policy should be left to lawmakers. Here's what that means. [...] Sen. Patrick Leahy, a Democrat from Vermont, said his constituents are scared that Amy Coney Barrett’s confirmation would strip rights from them, for which they’ve long fought. [...] Judge Amy Coney Barrett, a federal appellate judge and Notre Dame law professor, is a proven conservative who has long been atop President Trump’s Supreme Court short list.