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A swing justice — that makes it sound such as you form of are swinging forwards and backwards, and you may’t make up your thoughts. And that isn’t my method to judging. Folks would possibly agree or disagree with both the philosophy or the consequence that I attain in making use of that philosophy in a person case, however I don’t consider myself as a swing justice.
— Justice Amy Coney Barrett, in comments given throughout the inaugural SCOTUSBlog Summit, in regards to the occasions she has made selections that go in opposition to the Trump administration’s needs. This has sparked harsh criticism, of which the justice mentioned, “I’ve needed to simply study to tune it out as a result of it’s the job of a choose to disregard that and never be influenced by public opinion.”
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