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Law’s Jonathan Adler comments on Amy Coney Barrett’s beliefs as both a Christian and a jurist

Rooted in faith, Amy Coney Barrett represents a new conservatism

The New York Times: Jonathan Adler, the Johan Verheij Memorial Professor of Law, discussed how Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett’s opinions in death penalty-related cases “certainly are not in line with church teaching…and further suggest that she understands the oath she gives as a jurist is to apply the law before her whether or not that coincides with her personal moral or other beliefs.”