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Listening to the Law
Listening to the Law: Reflections on the Court and Constitution | Amy Coney Barrett
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From Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett, a glimpse of her journey to the Court and an account of her approach to the Constitution Since her confirmation hearing, Americans have peppered Justice Amy Coney Barrett with questions. How has she adjusted to the Court? What is it like to be a Supreme Court justice with school-age children? Do the justices get along? What does her normal day look like? How does the Court get its cases? How does it decide them? How does she decide? In Listening to the Law, Justice Barrett answers these questions and more. She lays out her role (and daily life) as a justice, touching on everything from her deliberation process to dealing with media scrutiny. With the warmth and clarity that made her a popular law professor, she brings to life the making of the Constitution and explains her approach to interpreting its text. Whether sharing stories of clerking for Justice Scalia or walking readers through prominent cases, she invites readers to wrestle with originalism and to embrace the rich heritage of our Constitution.
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Sharon McMahon always says, “listening to understand doesn‘t mean that you agree.”
And this book, which she picked for her current book club, has been such a good exercise in that for me. I learned a lot.
Do I agree with her decisions? Usually, no. But now I do understand them better.
More than anything, the fact that Justice Barrett was a law professor is so clear. The way she explained terms and gives examples in real cases is so helpful.

behudd @TheAromaofBooks this was my October #doublespin book 2mo
TheAromaofBooks Great progress!! 2mo
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