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Barrett Uses Book Tour to Defend Dobbs and Assert Court’s Nonpartisanship

She maintains the Dobbs ruling returned abortion policy to the states.

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Justice Amy Coney Barrett kisses her husband, Jesse M. Barrett, following an investiture ceremony on the steps of the U.S. Supreme Court on Capitol Hill in Washington, October 1, 2021.
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Supreme Court Associate Justice Amy Coney Barrett poses for a photo during an interview with The Associated Press, prior to the release of her new book, "Listening to the Law: Reflections on the Court and Constitution," about her path to the high court and her approach to the Constitution, at the Supreme Court in Washington, Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Overview

  • Justice Amy Coney Barrett is promoting her memoir, Listening to the Law, with rare interviews on CBS, Fox News, USA TODAY and a legal podcast as the book publishes Sept. 9 under Sentinel.
  • Barrett says Dobbs did not make abortion illegal and instead placed regulation in the hands of state legislatures, urging critics to read the opinions themselves.
  • Responding to claims of partisanship, she told Fox that justices “wear black, not red or blue,” and said the Court rules on the presidency as an institution rather than for any president.
  • She downplayed talk of an unprecedented constitutional crisis, citing historical clashes between presidents and the judiciary involving Andrew Jackson, Abraham Lincoln and FDR.
  • Acknowledging heightened risks since Dobbs, Barrett said threats have targeted justices and families, noted she obtained a bulletproof vest, and argued that violence should not be the price of public service.