Supreme Court Justices Stephen Breyer and Amy Coney Barrett found common ground over shared concern that the nation's highest court is increasingly viewed in ideological terms.
Breyer, asked about those comments in an interview with the Washington Post on Monday, said that he agrees"with I think the approach is that she's taking there."
U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Amy Coney Barrett made remarks during a lecture at the McConnell Center held at the Seelbach Hotel in Louisville, Ky. on Sep. 12, 2021. Her message may have been undercut, however, by the fact that the event was hosted by Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell inside an academic center named in his honor. Several progressive legal groups and independent judicial watchdogs criticized the the optics.
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