Washington — Justice Amy Coney Barrett said she sharply responded to a dissenting opinion from Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson in a recent ruling on nationwide injunctions because Jackson had made a "spirited argument" that "merited a spirited response."

Barrett discussed the majority opinion she authored in a conversation with CBS News senior correspondent Norah O'Donnell, her first television interview since joining the Supreme Court in 2020. The justice has written a new book, called "Listening to the Law: Reflections on the Court and Constitution," that will hit shelves Sept. 9.

The Supreme Court's ruling in June limited the ability of federal judges to issue nationwide injunctions , which are orders that block enforcement of a policy universally, not just against the plai

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