Supreme Court Brief: Barrett, Press Critic | Advocate's Personal Gun Story | 'Hold Firm,' Abortion Clinic Urges
A recent study shows an increasingly negative view of the press and press freedom by the justices.
September 15, 2021 at 04:53 PM
9 minute read
United States Supreme Court
Good morning and welcome to Supreme Court Brief. Justice Amy Coney Barrett stepped into the public spotlight this week when she argued on behalf of the court's non-partisan decisionmaking at the University of Louisville's McConnell Center, founded by Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell. Barrett criticized media coverage of the court's decisions—confirming a court trend identified in a recent study. The amicus briefs are pouring in on the term's Second Amendment case. We have a veteran advocate's personal reason for joining one of them. And scroll down for the latest in the term's big abortion case.
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Barrett, Latest Press Critic
During her Sunday discussion with students at the McConnell Center at the University of Louisville, Justice Amy Coney Barrett criticized the media, "along with hot takes on Twitter," for its reporting of U.S. Supreme Court decisions that lack the nuances of the justices' decisionmaking. She pointed to the recent Texas abortion order as a ruling that was misrepresented by the media, but she did not elaborate.
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