Barrett Channels Roberts’ ‘Go-Slow’ Approach in Landmark Cases

The U.S. Supreme Court’s newest justice is showing signs that she’s more aligned with John Roberts and Brett Kavanaugh in the center than she is with her other conservative colleagues, refusing to support broad rulings that could shake the court’s credibility.

Amy Coney Barrett is “starting to show her stripes” as a moderate who prefers small movements in the law, not huge shifts, South Texas College of Law Houston professor Josh Blackman said.

The justices handed down victories to both liberals and conservatives on Thursday saving the Affordable Care Act again but siding with a religious group in the latest ...