{"id":109802,"date":"2025-03-05T16:03:03","date_gmt":"2025-03-06T00:03:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2025\/03\/05\/the-amy-coney-barrett-clip-that-will-have-scotus-followers-talking\/"},"modified":"2025-03-05T16:03:03","modified_gmt":"2025-03-06T00:03:03","slug":"the-amy-coney-barrett-clip-that-will-have-scotus-followers-talking","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2025\/03\/05\/the-amy-coney-barrett-clip-that-will-have-scotus-followers-talking\/","title":{"rendered":"The Amy Coney Barrett Clip That Will Have SCOTUS Followers Talking"},"content":{"rendered":"
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(Photo by Jonathan Ernst-Pool\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Last night\u2019s presidential address to Congress was something to behold \u2014 if you\u2019re into bearing witness to the death throes of American democracy. Most notable for (Supreme) Court watchers was, of course, the exchange between President Trump and Chief Justice John Roberts when Trump marked the Chief<\/a> as a made man. It was a shockingly honest moment, one that ripped the bandage off the illusion of separation of powers.<\/p>\n

But on social media, folks have zoomed in on the C-SPAN footage and caught Amy Coney Barrett\u2019s reaction.<\/p>\n

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Maybe Amy Coney Barrett does have a soul pic.twitter.com\/kICrskHf8c<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 ian (@Boatstory1) March 5, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n

Coney Barrett looks like she just stepped in some dog shit. Which, in a manner of speaking\u2026<\/p>\n

That familiar look<\/a> Coney Barrett give Trump seems to indicate a growing schism<\/a> between the justice and the far right of the GOP<\/a>. Pulling away from the more extreme positions<\/a> of her colleagues on the Court has been a theme<\/a> for the Trump-appointee in recent decisions<\/a>. And it\u2019s given the left hope <\/a>that the Court isn\u2019t already in the bag for whatever harebrained constitutional scheme Project 2025 can dream up. But despite the math problem (one vote isn\u2019t much of swing when there are six Republican-appointed justices on the Court), it also requires a fair amount of self-delusion and ignores the devastating impact of Coney Barrett\u2019s vote<\/a> on reproductive freedom.<\/p>\n

So, whatever Coney Barrett\u2019s thoughts on Donald Trump, it\u2019s not a silver bullet that will save America. But given the immense power she holds as one of nine on the Court, it\u2019s comforting to think Coney Barrett has some sense of exactly who Trump is.<\/p>\n

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\"\"Kathryn Rubino is a Senior Editor at Above the Law, host of The Jabot podcast<\/a>, and co-host of Thinking Like A Lawyer<\/a>. AtL tipsters are the best, so please connect with her. Feel free to email her<\/a> with any tips, questions, or comments and follow her on Twitter @Kathryn1<\/a>\u00a0or Mastodon @Kathryn1@mastodon.social.<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

The post The Amy Coney Barrett Clip That Will Have SCOTUS Followers Talking<\/a> appeared first on Above the Law<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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(Photo by Jonathan Ernst-Pool\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Last night\u2019s presidential address to Congress was something to behold \u2014 if you\u2019re into bearing witness to the death throes of American democracy. Most notable for (Supreme) Court watchers was, of course, the exchange between President Trump and Chief Justice John Roberts when Trump marked the Chief<\/a> as a made man. It was a shockingly honest moment, one that ripped the bandage off the illusion of separation of powers.<\/p>\n

But on social media, folks have zoomed in on the C-SPAN footage and caught Amy Coney Barrett\u2019s reaction.<\/p>\n

Coney Barrett looks like she just stepped in some dog shit. Which, in a manner of speaking\u2026<\/p>\n

That familiar look<\/a> Coney Barrett give Trump seems to indicate a growing schism<\/a> between the justice and the far right of the GOP<\/a>. Pulling away from the more extreme positions<\/a> of her colleagues on the Court has been a theme<\/a> for the Trump-appointee in recent decisions<\/a>. And it\u2019s given the left hope <\/a>that the Court isn\u2019t already in the bag for whatever harebrained constitutional scheme Project 2025 can dream up. But despite the math problem (one vote isn\u2019t much of swing when there are six Republican-appointed justices on the Court), it also requires a fair amount of self-delusion and ignores the devastating impact of Coney Barrett\u2019s vote<\/a> on reproductive freedom.<\/p>\n

So, whatever Coney Barrett\u2019s thoughts on Donald Trump, it\u2019s not a silver bullet that will save America. But given the immense power she holds as one of nine on the Court, it\u2019s comforting to think Coney Barrett has some sense of exactly who Trump is.<\/p>\n

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\"\"Kathryn Rubino is a Senior Editor at Above the Law, host of The Jabot podcast<\/a>, and co-host of Thinking Like A Lawyer<\/a>. AtL tipsters are the best, so please connect with her. Feel free to email her<\/a> with any tips, questions, or comments and follow her on Twitter @Kathryn1<\/a>\u00a0or Mastodon @[email\u00a0protected].<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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