U.S. Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett is seen during the ceremonial swearing-in on the South Lawn of the White House after her confirmation to the Supreme Court in October 2020. (Getty Images)
"You know, we don't wear red and blue, we all wear black because judges are nonpartisan. And the idea is that we are all listening to the law. We're all trying to get it right. We're not playing for a team," she told Baier. "We don't sit on specific sides of the bench, left and right. You know, we sit in order of seniority."
Barrett underscored the disconnect between public perception and the Court’s inner workings, noting:
"I often ask new law clerks what surprised you most when you started? And one of the most common answers is the difference between what's happening on the inside and what people think is happening on the inside."
Justices of the US Supreme Court pose for their official photo at the Supreme Court in Washington, DC on Oct. 7, 2022 (Olivier Douliery/AFP via Getty Images)
"Four presidencies from now, six presidencies from now, and so on. Each of these cases that we're getting, you know, well, I mean, some of them overlap, but many present different constitutional issues," she added.
She stressed the Court rules on the presidency as an institution, with decisions that resonate across administrations.
Turning to the Dobbs decision, Barrett said the ruling did not outlaw abortion but returned the issue to the political process—a point she argued has been widely misunderstood.
"Dobbs did not say that abortion is illegal. Dobbs said it belongs to the political process," Barrett said.
Barrett acknowledged growing threats to judges, stressing violence should not be "the cost of public service."
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Returning to public perception, she said the Court must follow the law even when rulings are unpopular, stressing integrity over public opinion.
"The court… can’t take into account public opinion in making individual decisions… you have to follow the law where it leads, even if it leads in a place where the majority of people don’t want you to go," she said.
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