Amy Coney Barrett is confounding both the right and the left
President Trump appointed her to clinch a conservative legal revolution.
From The Times
June 19, 2025

Five years ago, President Trump appointed Justice Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court with the intention of clinching a conservative legal revolution. But soon after, she began surprising her colleagues.

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Chantal Jahchan

Her stance is making her the focus of animus, hope and debate. →

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