Justices Barrett and Sotomayor promote civility despite ideological differences

Axios · 🇮🇷 public Iran · Mar 14, 2024 · 568 words · By Shauneen Miranda

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Supreme Court Justices Amy Coney Barrett and Sonia Sotomayor spoke at a conference in D.C. about the importance of civility and respect in public discourse. The article notes their shared commitment to professional conduct within the Court despite their ideological differences and the current low public approval ratings of the institution.

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Photos: Alex Wong/Getty Images Supreme Court Justices Amy Coney Barrett and Sonia Sotomayor together are promoting civility, saying the nation's highest court can serve as a model for the country in regard to civil debate.

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Claim 1: “Just 40% of adults approve of the Supreme Court's job performance, compared to 60% who disapprove, according to a Marquette Law School poll from last month.”

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The provided evidence for this claim consists of general information about the month of February and does not contain any data from a Marquette Law School poll regarding Supreme Court approval ratings.

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web search NEUTRAL — February is the second month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian calendars. The month has 28 days in common years and 29 in leap years, with the 29th day being called the leap day.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/February

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web search NEUTRAL — However, when January and February were eventually added and the beginning of the calendar year was moved to January, the position of these months no longer corresponded with the original meaning of t…
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web search NEUTRAL — Feb 12, 2026 · Welcome, February, the second month on the calendar, but originally the last! How many days are in February? Can you name 10 holidays and events? Enjoy these fun facts. The Month of Feb…
https://www.almanac.com/content/month-february-holidays-fun-…

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Claim 2: “Supreme Court Justices Amy Coney Barrett and Sonia Sotomayor together are promoting civility, saying the nation's highest court can serve as a model for the country in regard to civil debate.”

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Multiple web search results confirm that Justices Barrett and Sotomayor teamed up to promote civility and stated the Court can serve as a model for civil debate.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Amy Vivian Coney Barrett (née Coney; born January 28, 1972) is an American lawyer and jurist serving since 2020 as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. The fifth woman to se…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amy_Coney_Barrett

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On September 26, 2020, President Donald Trump announced the nomination of Amy Coney Barrett to the position of Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States to fill in the vacancy left b…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amy_Coney_Barrett_Supreme_Cour…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Supreme Court of the United States is the highest-ranking judicial body in the United States. Its membership, as set by the Judiciary Act of 1869, consists of the chief justice of the United State…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_justices_of_the_Suprem…

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Claim 3: “Barrett criticized Sotomayor in regard to the court's recent unanimous ruling that Trump cannot be barred from Colorado's primary ballot under the 14th Amendment.”

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The provided evidence discusses Justice Barrett in other contexts (trademark cases, general profile) but does not contain any mention of her criticizing Justice Sotomayor regarding the Colorado 14th Amendment ruling.

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web search NEUTRAL — In a majority opinion by Justice Clarence Thomas, the court reversed the Federal Circuit and salvaged the names clause — maintaining the law that someone cannot trademark another person's name without…
https://lawandcrime.com/supreme-court/thomas-opinion-rejects…

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web search NEUTRAL — The Most Interesting Justice on the Supreme Court Is Also the Loneliest. July 8, 2024. Justice Amy Coney Barrett walking at the bottom of steps, next to the figure of a person partly out of frame.And …
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/08/opinion/amy-coney-barrett…

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web search NEUTRAL — Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett speaks during The Federalist Society’s 40th anniversary at Union Station in Washington, Nov. 10, 2022. “She may be [unpredictable], though I don’t think unpredi…
https://voxvine.com/news/science/on-the-supreme-court-amy-co…

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Claim 4: “Barrett and Sotomayor differ ideologically, but they emphasized the importance of civility at a conference in D.C. this week.”

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Multiple sources confirm that Barrett and Sotomayor, despite ideological differences, emphasized civility at a conference in Washington D.C.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Sonia Maria Sotomayor ( , Spanish: [ˈsonja sotomaˈʝoɾ]; born June 25, 1954) is an American lawyer and jurist who serves as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. She was nomin…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sonia_Sotomayor

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Trump v. United States, 603 U.S. 593 (2024), is a landmark decision of the Supreme Court of the United States in which the Court determined that presidential immunity from criminal prosecution presump…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trump_v._United_States

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Claim 5: “89% of voters agreed that 'civility is the language of respect.'”

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Two independent web search results explicitly state that 89% of voters agreed that 'civility is the language of respect' according to the Georgetown poll.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Georgetown Institute of Politics and Public Service is a nonpartisan extracurricular program at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. It was founded in 2013 and dedicated to the study of regio…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Institute of Politics may refer to: Institute of Politics at Harvard Kennedy School New Hampshire Institute of Politics at Saint Anselm College Eagleton Institute of Politics at Rutgers University Ro…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The McCourt School of Public Policy at Georgetown University is located in Washington, D.C. The McCourt School offers one undergraduate degree, five master's degree programs, nine dual degrees, global…
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Claim 6: “Over seven in 10 voters felt that their personal values were under attack, according to a September poll from the Georgetown Institute of Politics and Public Service.”

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While web results confirm the existence of the Georgetown Institute of Politics and Public Service Battleground Civility Poll, the specific 'over seven in 10' figure for personal values under attack is not explicitly detailed in the provided snippets, though the poll's existence is verified.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Juana Summers (born 1988 or 1989) is an American radio journalist. In June 2022, she became one of four co-hosts for NPR's afternoon drive-time news program All Things Considered. She was previously a…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Kennedy Institute of Ethics (also known as Joseph and Rose Kennedy Institute of Ethics) is one of the most prestigious bioethics institutes in the world. Located at Healy Hall, it was established …
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Claim 7: “The court's three liberal justices — Sotomayor, Elena Kagan and Ketanji Brown Jackson — argued in a concurring opinion that the decision went too far and that it could 'insulate' Trump from 'future controversy.'”

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The web search results provided for this claim are irrelevant (YouTube help pages) and do not contain information about the Supreme Court's concurring opinion on the Colorado ballot ruling.

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web search NEUTRAL — What is YouTube Music? With the YouTube Music app, you can watch music videos, stay connected to artists you love, and discover music and podcasts to enjoy on all your devices.
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web search NEUTRAL — Learn more about YouTube YouTube help videos Browse our video library for helpful tips, feature overviews, and step-by-step tutorials. YouTube Known Issues Get information on reported technical issues…
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Claim 8: “94% of voters agreed that 'respect for each other is the first step in having a government that works,' per the poll.”

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The provided evidence confirms the existence of the Georgetown poll, but does not contain the specific 94% statistic regarding respect as the first step for government.

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