Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett revealed a vote she found "distasteful to cast" in a new excerpt of her upcoming book.

Newsweek reached out to the Supreme Court 's public information office for comment via email.

Why It Matters

Barrett, appointed to her position by President Donald Trump at the end of his first term in office, has emerged as a key vote on the nation's highest court. She has at times shown a willingness to break from the court's conservative majority.

Her remarks come as Americans' confidence in the judiciary has fallen in recent years , according to Gallup, which in December 2024 found that only 35 percent of Americans have confidence in the judicial system and courts. The pollster's latest survey on Supreme Court approval yielded similar skepticism fr

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