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Included in the conspiracy count was the charge that the distribution of high amounts of painkillers resulted in the death of Arizona resident Jessica Burch in 2015.

Patrick Schutz was convicted of the nonviolent crime of forgery in 2002.

He praised retiring Justice Stephen Breyer as a model public servant and promised a nominee by the end of February.

Barrett’s confirmation on Monday is hardly in doubt, with the majority Republicans mostly united in support behind President Donald Trump’s pick.

Democratic senators refused to show up in protest of the GOP’s rush to install Trump’s nominee to replace the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.

Despite strong Democratic opposition, Republicans seem to have all all the support they need to approve her confirmation.

Biden questioned why Republicans have time for Supreme Court hearings but not time to come to an agreement with House Democrats on another economic relief package to help individuals, businesses and city and state governments.

The court did little more than defer its first action on an abortion-related issue since the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg last month.

But more than 1,500 alumni are not proud of their school's ties to the conservative lawyer and judge.

North Carolina Sen. Thom Tillis and Utah Sen. Mike Lee both said Friday that they had tested positive for the virus.