Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett’s recent media appearances have proven illuminating, perhaps not in the way she means them to. Barrett’s conversations with the usual outlets served the general purpose of a book tour; in promoting her memoir “Listening to the Law: Reflections on the Court and Constitution,” which was released this week, she repeated her intent to explain the workings of the American judicial system to the public.

Since half of Americans hold an unfavorable view of the Supreme Court, the lowest rating for the judicial branch in three decades, Pew Research says, that’s going to be a tough sell.

Her conversation with Norah O’Donnell on the most recent edition of “CBS News Sunday Morning” doesn’t change that. Barrett has signed on to majority decisions realizing long-

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