Supreme Court’s Barrett Says Justices Should Turn ‘National Temperature Down’

‘In my judgment, this is not the time to amplify disagreement with stridency.’

Associate Justice Amy Coney Barrett during a group photo at the Supreme Court in Washington on April 23, 2021. Erin Schaff/POOL/AFP via Getty Images

Associate Justice Amy Coney Barrett stood alone on March 4 when the Supreme Court unanimously overturned a state court ruling that blocked former President Donald Trump from Colorado’s ballot.

She agreed with the three Democratic-appointed justices that the majority opinion went too far, but she also criticized those liberal justices for “stridency” in their concurrences.