Accountability file

Record & events

• disposition: Asked to "elaborate on the statements and discuss how you view the issue of faith versus fulfilling the responsibility as a judge today", Barrett said that she had participated in many death-penalty appeals while serving as law clerk to … (as of 2026-07-18T01:52:14.319Z) — Wikipedia [cc-attribution]
• statement: She said these cases are "binding precedents" that she intended to "faithfully follow if confirmed" to the appeals court, as required by law. (as of 2026-07-18T01:52:14.319Z) — Wikipedia [cc-attribution]
• investigation: Doe alleged the school's Advisory Committee on Equity discriminated against him on the basis of his sex and violated his rights to due process by not interviewing the alleged victim, not allowing him to present evidence in his defense, i… (as of 2026-07-18T01:52:14.319Z) — Wikipedia [cc-attribution]
• disposition: Smith was a Black employee who claimed racial discrimination upon his dismissal by the department and that he was called a "stupid-ass nigger" by a Black supervisor; the department claimed Smith failed work-level expectations during prob… (as of 2026-07-18T01:52:14.319Z) — Wikipedia [cc-attribution]
• charge: Immigration In June 2020, Barrett wrote a 40-page dissent when the majority upheld a preliminary injunction against the Trump administration's controversial "public charge rule", which heightened the standard for obtaining a green card. (as of 2026-07-18T01:52:14.319Z) — Wikipedia [cc-attribution]
• charge: The public charge issue is the subject of a circuit split. (as of 2026-07-18T01:52:14.319Z) — Wikipedia [cc-attribution]
• disposition: In a 2–1 majority opinion authored by Barrett, the court held that the plaintiff's claim was properly dismissed under the doctrine of consular nonreviewability. (as of 2026-07-18T01:52:14.319Z) — Wikipedia [cc-attribution]
• statement: Barrett declined to address whether the husband had been denied a constitutional right (or whether the constitutional right to live in the United States with his spouse existed at all) because the consular officer's decision to deny the … (as of 2026-07-18T01:52:14.319Z) — Wikipedia [cc-attribution]
• statement: A petition for rehearing en banc was denied, with Chief Judge Wood, joined by Rovner and Hamilton, dissenting. (as of 2026-07-18T01:52:14.319Z) — Wikipedia [cc-attribution]
• charge: The majority rejected the as-applied challenge raised by plaintiff Rickey Kanter, who had been convicted of felony mail fraud, and upheld the felony dispossession statute as "substantially related to an important government interest in p… (as of 2026-07-18T01:52:14.319Z) — Wikipedia [cc-attribution]
• charge: Qualified immunity In January 2019, Barrett wrote for a unanimous panel when it denied qualified immunity to a civil lawsuit sought by a defendant who as a homicide detective had knowingly provided false and misleading information in the… (as of 2026-07-18T01:52:14.319Z) — Wikipedia [cc-attribution]
• charge: (The charges were later dropped and the plaintiff was released.) The court found the defendant's lies and omissions violated "clearly established law" and the plaintiff's Fourth Amendment rights and thus the detective was not shielded by… (as of 2026-07-18T01:52:14.319Z) — Wikipedia [cc-attribution]
• statement: Philadelphia, in which the plaintiff, Catholic Social Services, sued the city of Philadelphia after being denied a new contract under the city's Fair Practices Ordinance, which bars discrimination in public accommodations. (as of 2026-07-18T01:52:14.319Z) — Wikipedia [cc-attribution]
• statement: The Archdiocese-affiliated CSS said that for religious reasons it cannot properly vet potential foster parents who are gay couples. (as of 2026-07-18T01:52:14.319Z) — Wikipedia [cc-attribution]
• statement: Cuomo, in an unsigned 5–4 preliminary injunction in favor of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn and the Orthodox Jewish organization Agudath Israel of America, saying that certain COVID-19 restrictions instituted by New York Governor… (as of 2026-07-18T01:52:14.319Z) — Wikipedia [cc-attribution]
• statement: City of Philadelphia, ruling in favor of a Catholic social service agency that had been denied funding from the City of Philadelphia because it does not adopt to same-sex couples; the ruling also declined to overturn Employment Division v. (as of 2026-07-18T01:52:14.319Z) — Wikipedia [cc-attribution]
• statement: She said that one example of the "process-based" approach can be found in King v. (as of 2026-07-18T01:52:14.319Z) — Wikipedia [cc-attribution]
• statement: Precedent At her 2017 Senate confirmation hearing for the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals, Barrett said she would follow Supreme Court precedent while on the appellate bench. (as of 2026-07-18T01:52:14.319Z) — Wikipedia [cc-attribution]
• statement: In 2020, during her nomination acceptance speech at the White House Rose Garden, Barrett said, "Judges are not policymakers, and they must be resolute in setting aside any policy views they might hold"; she also said judges "must apply t… (as of 2026-07-18T01:52:14.319Z) — Wikipedia [cc-attribution]
• statement: Wade has acquired no immunity from serious judicial reconsideration, even if arguments for overruling it ought not succeed." Concerning the relationship of textualism to precedent, Barrett said, "It makes sense that one committed to a te… (as of 2026-07-18T01:52:14.319Z) — Wikipedia [cc-attribution]