Even before the first full term of the Supreme Court under the Biden administration began this week, conservative justices were sounding defensive. In separate September speeches, Justice Amy Coney Barrett said that the court was not “a bunch of partisan hacks,” while Justice Clarence Thomas said that the media makes it appear as though justices rule based on “personal preferences.” Justice Samuel Alito pushed back against criticism of the court, criticism he said wrongly portrayed it “a dangerous cabal that resorts to sneaky and improper methods to get its ways."
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