evidence: Amy Coney Barrett confirmed to Supreme Court by GOP senators [...] The Senate on Monday confirmed Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court in the most partisan confirmation vote for a justice in modern American history, securing a 6-3 conservative majority widely expected to expand gun rights and permit new restrictions on abortion. [...] The U.S. Senate has confirmed Amy Coney Barrett as a Supreme Court justice in a partisan 52-48 vote, just days before the presidential election.