Supreme Court Associate Justice nominee Amy Coney Barrett arrives at the U.S. Capitol to meet with Republican senators, on Sept. 30, 2020. Photo: Diego M. Radzinschi/ALM Pressed on Trump Recusals, Barrett Won't Commit but Acknowledges Role of 'Appearance'
"I commit to you to fully and faithfully applying the law of recusal. And part of that law is to consider any appearance questions, and I will apply the factors that other justices have before me in determining whether the circumstances require my recusal or not," Barrett said. "But I can't offer a legal conclusion right now about the outcome of the decision I would reach."
October 13, 2020 at 12:27 PM
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The original version of this story was published on National Law Journal
Judge Amy Coney Barrett on Tuesday declined to commit to recusing herself from cases involving the Affordable Care Act or the 2020 election if they were to come before her as a U.S. Supreme Court justice, but also said she had not made any commitments to ruling a certain way in such legal fights.
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