Have you seen the George Floyd video?

I have.

What impact did it have on you?

Senator, as you might imagine, given that I have two black children, that was very, very

personal for my family.

That's Judge Amy Coney Barrett and Democratic Senator Dick Durbin of Illinois.

During Senate Judiciary Committee hearings on her nomination to the United States Supreme

Court, now most of the attention so far has focused on Judge Barrett's views on abortion

and her judicial philosophy as an originalist, meaning someone who interprets the text

of the Constitution based on its perceived meaning at the time it was ratified, which

was way back in 1789 when, by the way, women didn't even have the right to vote, so you

know it's been a minute.

But there's also a lot to unpack when it comes to Judge Barrett and matters of race.

I'm Tremay Lee and this is Into America.

The Senate Judiciary Committee is set to vote this week on Amy Coney Barrett's nomination.

So today, we take a closer look at the high stakes for basic civil rights protections

that many of us thought were settled a long time ago.

And while the nation's premier racial justice legal organization is deeply troubled by Judge

Barrett's record and the approach she's likely to bring to the highest court in the land.

Janay, thank you so much for joining us.

Happy to be here.

Janay Nelson is the Associate Director Council of the NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund.

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