(1/5) Great piece from @NoahRFeldman, who disagrees with @realDonaldTrump Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett’s judicial philosophy but recognizes her legal brilliance is indisputable. “Barrett is highly qualified to serve on the Supreme Court.”
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(2/5) "I know her to be a brilliant and conscientious lawyer who will analyze and decide cases in good faith, applying the jurisprudential principles to which she is committed. Those are the basic criteria for being a good justice. Barrett meets and exceeds them."
(3/5) “To add to her merits, Barrett is a sincere, lovely person. I never heard her utter a word that wasn’t thoughtful and kind — including in the heat of real disagreement about important subjects. She will be an ideal colleague.”
(4/5) "Barrett is also a profoundly conservative thinker and a deeply committed Catholic. What of it? Constitutional interpretation draws on the full resources of the human mind. These beliefs should not be treated as disqualifying."
(5/5) “Elections have consequences, and so do justices’ decisions about when or whether to retire. Trump is almost certainly going to get his pick confirmed. … It is better … to have a principled, brilliant lawyer on the bench than a weaker candidate. That’s Barrett.” Amen!
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