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Justice Barrett gets standing ovation at Federalist Society gala
Justice Barrett gets standing ovation at Federalist Society gala
Outside the gathering of the conservative legal group, protesters proclaim the Supreme Court ‘is not for sale’
By Ann E. Marimow
November 9, 2023 at 11:05 p.m. EST
Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett was the main speaker at the Federalist Society's 2023 Antonin Scalia Memorial Dinner at the Washington Hilton Hotel on Thursday, Nov. 9, 2023. (Photos by Jahi Chikwendiu/The Washington Post)
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Justice Amy Coney Barrett received a standing ovation Thursday night at a black-tie gala for the Federalist Society, the conservative legal group that played a key role in her 2020 nomination and in helping former president Donald Trump transform the federal judiciary.
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Barrett was the last of the three justices nominated by Trump to headline the gala. On Thursday, she spoke before a crowd of more than 2,500 judges, lawyers and conservative activists, many dressed in gowns and tuxedos. She was joined at the dinner of striped bass and filet of beef by Justices Neil M. Gorsuch, Brett M. Kavanaugh and Alito, who authored the majority opinion last year eliminating the nationwide right to abortion.
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Barrett was interviewed on stage by appeals court Judge Elizabeth Branch, who did not ask the justice about the ethics controversies surrounding the court. Instead, Barrett touched on the transition from being a law professor in a small town at Notre Dame to having a full-time security detail that has led her at times to feel “confined and imprisoned.” A year after her confirmation, Barrett described visiting her parents in New Orleans and the relief and freedom she felt taking her father’s car out for a solo joy ride.
Barrett said she has completed the manuscript for her book about the business of the court for which she will reportedly be paid $2 million and joked about how her seven children view her job on the high court. ... “I don’t think they’re that impressed,” she said, adding that she is “Mrs. Barrett” to their friends and that they are “way more impressed that I can roller skate backwards.”
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By Ann Marimow
Ann Marimow covers legal affairs for The Washington Post. She joined The Post in 2005 and has covered state government and politics in California, New Hampshire and Maryland. Twitter https://twitter.com/amarimow
Outside the gathering of the conservative legal group, protesters proclaim the Supreme Court ‘is not for sale’
By Ann E. Marimow
November 9, 2023 at 11:05 p.m. EST
Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett was the main speaker at the Federalist Society's 2023 Antonin Scalia Memorial Dinner at the Washington Hilton Hotel on Thursday, Nov. 9, 2023. (Photos by Jahi Chikwendiu/The Washington Post)
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Justice Amy Coney Barrett received a standing ovation Thursday night at a black-tie gala for the Federalist Society, the conservative legal group that played a key role in her 2020 nomination and in helping former president Donald Trump transform the federal judiciary.
{snip}
Barrett was the last of the three justices nominated by Trump to headline the gala. On Thursday, she spoke before a crowd of more than 2,500 judges, lawyers and conservative activists, many dressed in gowns and tuxedos. She was joined at the dinner of striped bass and filet of beef by Justices Neil M. Gorsuch, Brett M. Kavanaugh and Alito, who authored the majority opinion last year eliminating the nationwide right to abortion.
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Barrett was interviewed on stage by appeals court Judge Elizabeth Branch, who did not ask the justice about the ethics controversies surrounding the court. Instead, Barrett touched on the transition from being a law professor in a small town at Notre Dame to having a full-time security detail that has led her at times to feel “confined and imprisoned.” A year after her confirmation, Barrett described visiting her parents in New Orleans and the relief and freedom she felt taking her father’s car out for a solo joy ride.
Barrett said she has completed the manuscript for her book about the business of the court for which she will reportedly be paid $2 million and joked about how her seven children view her job on the high court. ... “I don’t think they’re that impressed,” she said, adding that she is “Mrs. Barrett” to their friends and that they are “way more impressed that I can roller skate backwards.”
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By Ann Marimow
Ann Marimow covers legal affairs for The Washington Post. She joined The Post in 2005 and has covered state government and politics in California, New Hampshire and Maryland. Twitter https://twitter.com/amarimow
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The Ultimate Obedient Catholic Girl. Ugh. 
