Five takeaways from Amy Coney Barrett’s CBS interview

Ahead of her book release, Tuesday, Justice Amy Coney Barrett joined CBS News for an interview, one of her first since joining the Supreme Court in 2020.

In the interview, Barrett defended the Judicial Branch as a non-political entity and gave insight into the lead-up to overturning Roe v. Wade.

She also gave a peek into the power-dynamic on the bench.

Does Justice Barrett ‘have beef’ with Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson?

CBS reporter Norah O’Donnell referenced Jackson’s dissent in the Supreme Court’s ruling in the birthright citizenship case from June and Barrett’s response.

Barrett notably wrote, “We will not dwell on Justice Jackson’s argument, which is at odds with more than two centuries’ worth of precedent, not to mention the Constitution itself.”

“She made a spirited argument,