Commentary: Senators should stop asking about judicial nominees’ religious beliefs

(AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana) In this Friday, Jan. 18, 2019, file photo, anti-abortion activists march outside the U.S. Supreme Court building during the March for Life in Washington. Activists on both sides of the abortion debate react cautiously to a Thursday, Feb. 7, 2019 ,Supreme Court vote blocking Louisiana from enforcing new abortion regulations, agreeing that the crucial tests of the court's stance are still to come. At her Feb. 5 confirmation hearing for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit — to fill a vacancy resulting from Brett M. Kavanaugh’s elevation to the Supreme Court — Neomi Rao faced tough questioning from Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee. Sen. Cory Booker, N.J., interrogated her about her personal views on same-sex marriage.

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