CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va., Sept. 18 -- The University of Virginia issued the following news release:
Being the final word on law in the United States can lead to strong disagreements with colleagues, but U.S. Supreme Court justices try to keep personal feelings out of their interactions, Associate Justice Amy Coney Barrett told a University of Virginia audience Thursday.
"When you read opinions, you can see quite vigorous debate. I think what you won't see, or very rarely see, is for it to be personal," Barrett told a packed audience at Culbreth Theatre. "You build in ways of building friendships and being collegial with people that are apart from the merits and the matter that's under disagreement. We have lunch together. We talk together. We...