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USA Today
23-03-2025
- Entertainment
- USA Today
Justice Amy Coney Barrett has new book coming as interest in her intensifies
Justice Amy Coney Barrett has new book coming as interest in her intensifies Show Caption Hide Caption Ketanji Brown Jackson lights up stage at Broadway musical "& Juliet" Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson treated "& Juliet" fans to a special performance for one night only! WASHINGTON – Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett, in the spotlight after siding against President Donald Trump in recent rulings, has a well-timed new book coming out. Barrett took the bench in the waning days of Trump's first term, amid controversy over her replacing the liberal feminist icon Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Now, interest in Barrett is intensifying as she has emerged as a conservative justice who does not rule in lockstep with Trump's agenda. In 'Listening to the Law: Reflections on the Court and Constitution,' which comes out in September, Barrett will discuss her deliberation process and dealing with media scrutiny, according to an announcement from Sentinel Books. "The process of judging, which happens behind closed doors, can seem like a mystery," Barrett says in the book. "It shouldn't." The mother of seven also writes about what it's like to be a Supreme Court justice with school-age children, how she's adjusted to the court and what a normal day looks like. She reportedly received a $2 million advance. More: Supreme Court justices bring personal experience to debate over blocking internet porn from kids Barrett was subject to scathing criticism recently from some of Trump's most vocal supporters after Barrett and Chief Justice John Roberts sided with the court's three liberal justices in backing an order that the Trump administration has to pay foreign aid organizations for work they already did for the government. Jack Posobiec, a senior editor at Human Events, a conservative political news and analysis site, called Barrett 'a warning against the dangers of Republican DEI.' In addition, Barrett stood out several times in last year's blockbuster term. In pivotal arguments over Trump's claims of absolute immunity from prosecution, Barrett got Trump's lawyer to concede that some of his efforts to overturn the 2020 election weren't official presidential acts. She clashed with fellow conservatives about their reliance on history to decide cases. And Barrett overtook Roberts as the Republican appointee casting the most liberal votes in divided cases, including on an air pollution control case and over whether defendants charged in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol can be prosecuted for obstructing Congress. She also joined part of the liberal justices' dissent on presidential immunity. But since joining the court, Barrett has also voted for major conservative causes: overturning the constitutional right to an abortion, ending race-conscious admissions at colleges and universities, and overturning a 40-year precedent that made it easier for the federal government to regulate the environment, public health, workplace safety and more. "We are immensely proud to publish the first book from such a distinguished jurist at a time when the Court's decisions have never been more consequential,' Adrian Zackheim, president and publisher of Sentinel, said in a statement. Barrett's book is coming out a year after Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson's memoir, "Lovely One." Brown, the first Black woman Supreme Court justice, wrote about her path to the court as well as the challenges of being a working mom and raising a daughter with autism. A clock, a mural, a petition: Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson's chambers tell her story
New York Times
21-03-2025
- Politics
- New York Times
In New Book, Barrett Says She Will Bring Readers Inside Supreme Court
Since her nomination to the Supreme Court, Justice Amy Coney Barrett has faced scrutiny from all sides. She weathered a swift and strong backlash from former supporters this month when she joined Democratic-appointed justices to reject President Trump's request to freeze foreign aid funds. In the days after the decision, members of her family received threats at their homes, including a pipe bomb hoax. But in a signal that she was not retreating from public view, Justice Barrett announced new details of her upcoming memoir on Friday, promising a book that would make the process of judging less of a 'mystery.' The book, the justice's first, will be titled 'Listening to the Law: Reflections on the Court and Constitution,' It is scheduled to be released in September by Sentinel Books, an imprint of Penguin Random House known for publishing works by conservatives like Donald Rumsfeld, Ann Coulter and Marco Rubio. In an announcement by her publisher, Justice Barrett promised a personal look at her life since she joined the court in 2020. She said she would bring readers into her daily life, from the deliberation process to media scrutiny, as she 'pulls back the curtain on judicial process, as well as on her path to the court,' the announcement said. Thank you for your patience while we verify access. If you are in Reader mode please exit and log into your Times account, or subscribe for all of The Times. Thank you for your patience while we verify access. Already a subscriber? Log in. Want all of The Times? Subscribe.
Washington Post
21-03-2025
- Politics
- Washington Post
Justice Amy Coney Barrett's 'Listening to the Law' will give readers an inside account of the court
NEW YORK — Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett has a book coming out in September that her publisher is billing as an invitation for 'readers to see the Supreme Court through the lens of her experience.' 'Listening to the Law: Reflections on the Court and Constitution' will be released Sept. 9, according to Sentinel Books, a conservative imprint of Penguin Random House. 'In 'Listening to the Law,' Justice Barrett illuminates her role and daily life as a justice, touching on everything from her deliberation process to dealing with media scrutiny,' Friday's announcement by Sentinel reads in part. 'With the warmth and clarity that made her a popular law professor, she brings to life the making of the Constitution and lays out her approach to interpreting its text, inviting readers to wrestle with questions of originalism and to embrace the rich heritage of the Constitution.' In a statement issued through Sentinel, Barrett said, 'The process of judging, which happens behind closed doors, can seem like a mystery. It shouldn't.' Her signing with Sentinel was first reported in 2021, and financial documents released the following year showed Barrett receiving a $425,000 advance as part of a reported $2 million deal. Other current justices have published books in recent years, including Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, Justice Sonia Sotomayor and Justice Neil Gorsuch. Barrett, 53, is the youngest member of the court, which she joined in 2020 just weeks after the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. The third justice appointed by President Donald Trump, Barrett solidified a conservative majority that has overturned abortion rights , broadened religious rights and ended affirmative action in college admissions. Barrett has also tried to promote a spirit of civil debate: She and Sotomayor, one of the court's liberals, made a handful of joint public appearances i n 2024. 'I don't think any of us has a 'my way or the highway' attitude,' Barrett told a conference of civics educators in Washington.
