SCOTUS Justice Makes Surprising Claim About Conservatives

Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett suggested that conservatives who study law are more “feminist” than their liberal counterparts.

Barrett made the claim during an onstage interview at a Federalist Society gala in Washington, D.C., on Thursday, alongside fellow Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh, in whch she offered advice for conservatives to ignore how liberals may view their personal and professional choices.

“In truth, being a conservative woman in law school, particularly, takes a lot of courage and independence, and in many ways shows more feminism than just falling into some predetermined vision of what a woman should be,” Barrett said, according to Politico. “I admire your courage for facing that.”

Barrett, who along with Kavanaugh was nominated to the Supreme Court Bench by President Donald Trump, also told the conservative women in the audience not to feel “suffocated” by expectations in law school or in their lives, including whether they choose to have children.

Supreme Court Justices Brett Kavanaugh and Amy Coney Barrett greet President Donald Trump after his address to a joint session of Congress in the House Chamber of the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday, March 4, 2025. — Brett Kavanaugh and Amy Coney Barrett were both confirmed to the SCOTUS bench during Donald Trump’s first term in office. Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images

“All women should feel free to truly choose whatever it is they want, whether it is to be conservative or to be liberal or to have large families, to not get married—whatever it may be,” Barrett said. “There is no stereotype of what a professional woman should look like.”

Barrett added that having seven children is among the “counter-cultural” choices she has made in her life.

Both Barrett and Kavanaugh also discussed the criticism they have faced while on the Supreme Court, including consistently siding with the Trump administration with little or no explanation for their decisions.

An abortion-rights activist holds a sign depicting Supreme Court Justices Clarence Thomas, Samuel A. Alito, Jr., Amy Coney Barrett, Neil M. Gorsuch, and Brett M. Kavanaugh during a demonstration outside a Planned Parenthood clinic as they safeguard the clinic from a possible protest by a far-right group on July 16, 2022 in Santa Monica, California. — An abortion-rights activist holds a sign depicting Supreme Court Justices who voted to overturn the landmark Roe v Wade case. Mario Tama/Getty Images

“You’ve got to tune out criticism in our jobs, absolutely,” Kavanaugh said. “But… you always need to be willing to learn and listen to responsible critiques.”

Barrett also mentioned alleged death threats she received and abortion-related protests that took place at her home. “You can’t take an oath to the Constitution if you’re not willing to sacrifice,” she said.

In 2020, Democrats and liberal groups warned that Barrett, a devout Catholic, would seek to roll back abortion rights protected under Roe v. Wade if she was fast-tracked to replace the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. The Catholic Church teaches that life begins at conception and opposes abortion in all circumstances.

Barrett and Kavanaugh later joined the Court’s conservative majority in overturning Roe v. Wade in June 2022, with Barrett releasing a tell-all book about it in September.

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