United States Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett sat for an interview with Bret Baier of FOX News this week, in part to promote her new book.
Baier is an excellent interviewer, and one of the best exchanges comes when he asks her to explain why the court needs to keep stepping in to rule on judgments from lower courts.
Justice Barrett says that this happens under all presidents and reminds Baier that these are rulings that will apply to all presidents, years from now.
FOX News has more details:
Barrett says justices ‘wear black, not red or blue’ in response to partisan critics in Fox News interviewSupreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett pushed back against partisan portrayals of the Supreme Court, telling Fox News’ Bret Baier that justices “wear black, not red or blue” and follow the Constitution, not politics.She appeared on Fox to promote her new book, “Listening to the Law,” and to address public perceptions of the Court’s work and independence.Barrett stressed that the Court is not divided into partisan teams. She also defended its approach to presidential power, clarified misconceptions about the Dobbs decision, and reflected on her originalist judicial philosophy.Her book touches on details such as assigned seating, courtroom traditions, and the gap between outside perception and inside reality.”You know, we don’t wear red and blue, we all wear black because judges are nonpartisan. And the idea is that we are all listening to the law. We’re all trying to get it right. We’re not playing for a team,” she told Baier. “We don’t sit on specific sides of the bench, left and right. You know, we sit in order of seniority.”Barrett underscored the disconnect between public perception and the Court’s inner workings, noting:”I often ask new law clerks what surprised you most when you started? And one of the most common answers is the difference between what’s happening on the inside and what people think is happening on the inside.”
The interview is about 17 minutes long. You should watch the whole thing.
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