Bloomberg Law
Sept. 13, 2021, 2:20 PM

Barrett, Flanked by McConnell, Says Supreme Court Not Partisan

Greg Stohr
Greg Stohr
Bloomberg News

Justice Amy Coney Barrett said the Supreme Court shouldn’t be seen as a partisan institution, as she made her first public remarks about the court since the day she won Senate confirmation on a strict party-line vote almost a year ago.

Appearing at an event Sunday to mark the 30th anniversary of the University of Louisville’s McConnell Center, Barrett told the crowd that “my goal today is to convince you that this court is not comprised of a bunch of partisan hacks,” according to the Louisville Courier Journal.

Barrett was introduced by Senator Mitch McConnell, the Senate Republican leader ...

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