Barrett Promises to Judge Law as It’s Written If Confirmed to Supreme Court

Judge Amy Coney Barrett listens during her nomination to the Supreme Court, in Washington on Sept. 26, 2020. Olivier Douliery/AFP via Getty Images

Amy Coney Barrett vowed to rule on cases by interpreting the law as it’s written if she’s confirmed to the Supreme Court, criticizing judges who veer into policymaking territory.

Barrett, a federal judge, once clerked for late Justice Antonin Scalia, a conservative.