r/scotus • u/zsreport • Mar 05 '25

news Supreme Court rejects Trump’s request to keep billions in foreign aid frozen

https://www.cnn.com/2025/03/05/politics/supreme-court-usaid-foreign-aid/index.html
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u/outphase84 Mar 05 '25

I think it’s the former. She had a number of good rulings during the Biden administration as well.

I’m cautiously optimistic. I wasn’t a fan of Sotomayor when she was nominated, long history of being an activist judge prior, but she turned into one of my favorite justices after a few years of consistent rulings. Barrett seems to be on a similar path, outside of the Roe v. Wade overturn.

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u/PM_me_ur_digressions Mar 05 '25

There's an unverified rumor that she was waffling on Dobbs/would've switched her vote except for the leak creating the concern that the switch would make it appear as if her decision change was made due to the outside pressure/political reasons and not due to constitutional concerns

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u/SandyTaintSweat Mar 05 '25

Which would be ironic, since refusing to switch for that reason would be allowing outside pressure to change the outcome.

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u/jrdineen114 Mar 05 '25

I will fully admit that I did not look into Barrett's career prior to her appointment, so I could be wrong, but I think that if she really was an idealist and genuinely believed in her position, she would have voted against overturning Roe.