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Sen. Booker Challenges Judge Barrett On Bias In The Justice System

The New Jersey Democrat argued that Amy Coney Barrett's opinion in a 2019 work discrimination case did not square with her recognition of implicit bias in the justice system.
Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., attends the second day of the Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing for Supreme Court nominee Judge Amy Coney Barrett on Tuesday in Washington, D.C. (Hilary Swift-Pool/Getty Images)

Judge Amy Coney Barrett acknowledged Tuesday the existence of implicit bias within the criminal justice system when questioned about the issue by Democratic Sen. Cory Booker of New Jersey.

Booker said he was concerned by Barrett's responses in an with Sen. Dick Durbin of Illinois in which

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