Old School with Shilo Brooks

Inside the Supreme Court with Amy Coney Barrett

Old School with Shilo Brooks

Show Notes

In this special episode, taped live at the George W. Bush Presidential Center, Shilo sits down with Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett for a wide-ranging interview on the law.

They discuss Barrett’s lifelong love of reading, her tumultuous confirmation process, the Constitution and what it should take to amend it, how she approaches cases where her interpretation of the law differs from her personal beliefs, why the Court is not the hyper-partisan institution that people think it is, and much more.

It’s a thoughtful conversation that offers a more nuanced look at the highest court in the land.

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