‘See People as Humans’: SCOTUS Justice Amy Coney Barrett Speaks at Crystal Bridges Event
Barrett said justices can disagree without making it personal and told graduates to seek out people with different views.
- On Saturday, Associate Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett spoke to a sold-out crowd of at least 700 at the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Bentonville, discussing civil disagreement and judicial philosophy.
- The event, part of the museum's 'Building Bridges' series celebrating America's 250th birthday, featured Barrett and Crystal Bridges Board Chair Olivia Walton in conversation about civic dialogue.
- Barrett emphasized that a judge's duty is to apply the law regardless of personal agreement, stating, "My job is simply to say: Has the law been observed here."
- Attendees offered mixed reactions: Kristin Pawlik of the Arkansas Bar Association praised the discussion, while Dana Bodry-Hurst said, "I don't agree with probably 90% of what she said, but I agree we need to listen to dissenting voices."
- Addressing collegiality within the court, Barrett emphasized that personal disagreements need not dominate relationships, stating, "It's pretty important in a democracy to defer to the laws the people enacted themselves.
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Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett speaks at the Reagan Library on September 09, 2025 in Simi Valley, California. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)Justice Amy Coney Barrett rejected the idea of being a swing vote on the U.S. Supreme Court during an appearance in Arkansas on Saturday, despite cases where she’s split from the court’s conservative majority. Barrett, who President Donald Trump nominated to the court in 2020, spoke for an hour …
Judges must follow letter of law, Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett tells Bentonville crowd
BENTONVILLE -- Her duty as a judge is to follow and apply the letter of the law whether she agrees or believes the law is fair or not, U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Amy Coney Barrett told a sold-out crowd of at least 700 Saturday evening in Bentonville.
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