Listening to the Law

Reflections on the Court and Constitution

De: Amy Coney Barrett

Narrado por: January LaVoy, Amy Coney Barrett

From Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett, a glimpse of her journey to the Court and an account of her approach to the Constitution

Since her confirmation hearing, Americans have peppered Justice Amy Coney Barrett with questions. How has she adjusted to the Court? What is it like to be a Supreme Court justice with school-age children? Do the justices get along? What does her normal day look like? How does the Court get its cases? How does it decide them? How does she decide?

In Listening to the Law, Justice Barrett answers these questions and more. She lays out her role (and daily life) as a justice, touching on everything from her deliberation process to dealing with media scrutiny. With the warmth and clarity that made her a popular law professor, she brings to life the making of the Constitution and explains her approach to interpreting its text. Whether sharing stories of clerking for Justice Scalia or walking readers through prominent cases, she invites readers to wrestle with originalism and to embrace the rich heritage of our Constitution.

*Includes a downloadable PDF of the Appendix from the book

Written for lay people enjoyable by all

As a legal professional, I was hoping to get a more of a Supreme Court Justice's insidd view of the court. What I found was an excellent treatise on the constitution written to the lay person. Justice Barrett does an excellent job tracing the history of the constitution as well as a great primer on judicial interpretation. I came away more impressed with Justice Barrett and her judicial integrity. Highly recommend!!

Very educational

Liked the straightforward explanation and answers to my questions and concerns about the Supreme Court.

Weaving family history with legal scholarship

I liked the personal flair she gave to her scholarship. Easy for the lay person to grasp jurisprudence issues.

Bolsters faith in our constitutional system

Justice Barrett writes well and provides interesting information and insights about how the federal judiciary functions and the role of judges. I didn’t know much about her but am impressed. She is a clear thinker and comes across as well-qualified for her position and fair in her judgment. As a non-lawyer, I found the book interesting. Also, the narrator was outstanding; one of the best I’ve heard.

Very informative and enjoyable.

I've always been impressed by Justice Barrett and this book was even better than l thought it would be. It has great insights on both the inner workings of the supreme court and the constitution.