Friday, September 22, 2023

Justice Barrett on opinions

The NLJ has Justice Barrett on Originalism and Why She Doesn’t Write So Many Opinions -- Judges should be “very, very careful” about how historical evidence is used in constitutional adjudication, Barrett says in talk at Catholic University's law school.

Justice Amy Coney Barrett, who enters her fourth U.S. Supreme Court term next month, has left a relatively light paper trail of her views compared with some of her colleagues. Her majority opinions tend to be on the shorter side, and only rarely does she write concurrences. All the while, she has wielded a powerful vote as one of the court’s median justices.

Bloomberg Law has Break the Law or Leave No Record, California Courts Face Dilemma

Shasta County Superior Court chose to tape its proceedings, in violation of state law, in 2021. With no full-time court reporters on staff and none willing to travel to California’s Shasta County, the court had few options.