Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett on Sunday rejected claims that decisions by the high court are driven by political views at a speech at the University of Louisville's McConnell Center
"My goal today is to convince you that this court is not comprised of a bunch of partisan hacks," the conservative Barrett said, according to the Louisville Courier Journal. She said the high court is defined by"judicial philosophies" instead of personal political views. "Judicial philosophies are not the same as political parties," Barrett said.
"RELATED: What the Supreme Court's order means for the future of Roe v. WadeShe also said, according to the Courier Journal, that she identifies as an"originalist" and citing Justice Stephen Breyer as an example of"pragmatism."Breyer, along with other justices, often lament the public perception of the court as overtly political.
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