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Welcome
to
our
daily
feature,
Quote
of
the
Day.
A
swing
justice
— that
makes
it
sound
like
you
sort
of
are
swinging
back
and
forth,
and
you
can’t
make
up
your
mind.
And
that
is
not
my
approach
to
judging.
People
might
agree
or
disagree
with
either
the
philosophy
or
the
result
that
I
reach
in
applying
that
philosophy
in
an
individual
case,
but
I
don’t
think
of
myself
as
a
swing
justice.
—
Justice
Amy
Coney
Barrett,
in
comments
given
during
the
inaugural
SCOTUSBlog Summit,
concerning
the
times
she
has
made
decisions
that
go
against
the
Trump
administration’s
wishes.
This
has
sparked
harsh
criticism,
of
which
the
justice
said,
“I’ve
had
to
just
learn
to
tune
it
out
because
it’s
the
job
of
a
judge
to
ignore
that
and
not
be
influenced
by
public
opinion.”
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