Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett triggered fierce backlash from MAGA loyalists after forcefully questioning the Trump administration’s top lawyer and voicing skepticism over ending birthright citizenship during a heated Supreme Court argument.
Since taking office, Donald Trump has pushed for an executive order to end birthright citizenship, a constitutional guarantee under the 14th Amendment that grants automatic U.S. citizenship to anyone born on American soil.
During oral arguments, Barrett confronted Solicitor General Dean John Sauer, who was representing the Trump administration, over his dismissive response to Justice Elena Kagan’s concerns. Barrett sharply asked whether Sauer truly believed there was “no way” for plaintiffs to quickly challenge the executive order, suggesting that class-action certification might expedite the process.
Is it wrong that I’m thankful for Amy Coney Barrett? She might be the key to stopping this madness.
She’s certainly performed better than expected. She actually seems to give a damn about the application of law in most cases.
If we can’t have a progressive, Coney-Barrett would be a better chief justice. She seems to at least try to follow the Constitution (most of the time). Eff her for lying about RvW in her confirmation hearing, though. Eff all those guys.
they fast tracked her to the highest court in the country thinking she was properly trained to be their good little soldier
I don’t think fast tracked really covers it. That implies her career was slightly shorter than other justices. In fact, her career basically didn’t exist until she became a justice.