"Amy Coney Barrett and Sonia Sotomayor are both hitting the talk shows and it's highlighting how awkward the nation's relationship with the Supreme Court really is. Barrett went on Fox and accurately stated that the Constitution prohibits Trump running for a third term. Then the host offered a "wink wink" prompt and she started backpedaling."
"Meanwhile, Sotomayor went on Colbert and bent over backward to give her conservative colleagues the benefit of the doubt, requiring Colbert to step in and remind us of the fire in Sotomayor's dissent. Two very different media hits, but a consistent reminder that the justices just aren't willing to forge a genuine connection with the public over media. Also, Ropes & Gray maintains a single-tier partnership (for now) and Megan Thee Stallion case introduces the world to process servers taking things up a notch."
Two Supreme Court justices made high-profile television appearances that revealed differing approaches to public engagement and underlying institutional unease. One justice accurately stated constitutional limits on a third presidential term but retreated after a suggestive prompt, illustrating caution in on-air exchanges. The other justice emphasized collegiality while a host reminded viewers of a pointed judicial dissent, highlighting tension between private conviction and public presentation. The pattern suggests the Court resists forming a more transparent media connection. Separate legal news notes include a major firm maintaining a single-tier partnership for now and heightened process-server tactics in a celebrity case.
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