The Jewish Coalition for Religious Liberty (“JCRL”) and its general counsel Howard Slugh applaud the nomination of Judge Amy Coney Barrett to become an associate justice on the United States Supreme Court. Hopefully, she will help return the Supreme Court’s jurisprudence to a consistent application of the original public meaning of the Constitution. This year, the Supreme Court will hear several cases with important implications for Americans’ religious liberty. It is imperative that the Court make such momentous decisions at full strength.
Judge Barrett faced unconscionable anti-Catholic bigotry during her confirmation to sit on the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals. Unfortunately, such prejudice is not new to judicial confirmations. Justice Louis Brandeis faced bigotry following his nomination. We sincerely hope that, this time, Judge Barrett’s confirmation is not marred by such irrational hatred. The JCRL looks forward to seeing Justice Barrett sitting on the bench.