Supreme Court Justices Discuss Neutrality In Decisions Of The Court

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Two Supreme Court justices have recently issued significant statements in anticipation of rulings that will determine former President Donald Trump’s political and legal future.

Justices Amy Coney Barrett and Sonia Sotomayor, known for their differing perspectives on matters before the high court, concurred during a public discussion at the National Governor’s Association event on Friday that they are not beholden to presidents or political affiliations.

Politico reported: “The hourlong appearance by Sotomayor and Barrett came as the high court is considering cases that have the potential to dramatically reshape the 2024 presidential race. In one pending case, the justices will decide whether states have the power to knock former President Donald Trump off the ballot. In another, the court is weighing Trump’s bid to stave off a trial this year on criminal charges that he conspired to overthrow the results of the 2020 election.”

“The justices offered few, if any, hints about how they will resolve those cases. But both Sotomayor, an appointee of President Barack Obama, and Barrett, a Trump appointee, emphasized that the members of the high court don’t consider themselves obliged to support their political patrons,” the report added.

“Remember, thankfully — for us — presidents don’t last that long, right? There’s eight years,” Sotomayor said, which elicited laughter from the audience and Barrett. “So for us to be beholden to one of them is a little crazy, you know?”

“Not just beholden to a president, but not to a political party, either,” Barrett added quickly, according to Politico. “Life tenure does insulate us from politics. And, so, it’s not just that we’re not Obama judges and Trump judges, but we’re also not Democratic judges or Republican judges. We don’t sit on opposite sides of an aisle. We all wear the same color black robe. We don’t have red robes and blue robes.”

Since Trump appointed one-third of the current court members, the upcoming decisions are expected to spark significant worries about the political leanings of the justices.

His appointments have tilted the court to a 6-3 conservative majority, marking the first instance since Ronald Reagan’s presidency where a president has filled three high court seats, as reported by Politico.

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