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ACB
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What does ACB stand for?
ACB are the initials of US Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett. The initialism ACB is popularly used as a short way of referring to her.
Amy Coney Barrett was confirmed in October 2020 after being nominated by President Donald Trump to fill the Supreme Court seat left vacant by the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Prior to her joining the Supreme Court, Barrett served in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit.
The abbreviation of Amy Coney Barrett’s name follows the popular practice of abbreviating the name of other notable political figures, including the justice that she replaced, Ruth Bader Ginsburg (RBG).
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Who uses ACB?
Although political and public figures are often polarizing, the initialism ACB itself—like the abbreviations for many other figures’ names—is generally used in a neutral way, regardless of whether it’s being used by supporters, opponents, or in media reports.
BREAKING: U.S. Senate Confirms Amy Coney Barrett as Supreme Court Justice.
Can we give ACB a big AMEN? 🙌🏾
— Mark Lutchman 🇺🇸 (@marklutchman) October 27, 2020
In the wake of this Affordable Care Act decision, it's fascinating to see right-wing Twitter completely ignore the challenge's defeat to instead claim "victory" over liberals who claimed ACB would cast a deciding vote to roll the law back
— Adam Kelsey (@adamkelsey) June 17, 2021
What a difference one Justice can make, Exhibit A: Justice Amy Coney Barrett’s vote swings a 5-4 ruling temporarily striking down New York’s Covid restrictions on religious institutions.
A similar case went 5-4 the other way in July. Replace RBG with ACB and the result flips.
— Elie Honig (@eliehonig) November 26, 2020
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