"As Alito went through his argument on this point, he finished one question with his self-satisfied grin and he did this thing — I don’t know that I’ve seen any other justice do it, but he’s done it multiple times — where he looks at his colleagues on each side of him, appearing to be scanning the bench to see if they are as impressed wi…
"As Alito went through his argument on this point, he finished one question with his self-satisfied grin and he did this thing — I don’t know that I’ve seen any other justice do it, but he’s done it multiple times — where he looks at his colleagues on each side of him, appearing to be scanning the bench to see if they are as impressed with his question as he is."
Definitely something you don't get when listening to the argument. Thank you for being there.
Also it was pretty striking after Kagan's and Sotomayor's questions/responses to Turner, to hear Barrett basically go "Wait a second!" and it seems at least to me she might have been seriously reconsidering what her position in Dobbs did, and then grilling Turner. Like it was a swift backlash that was unexpected.
"As Alito went through his argument on this point, he finished one question with his self-satisfied grin and he did this thing — I don’t know that I’ve seen any other justice do it, but he’s done it multiple times — where he looks at his colleagues on each side of him, appearing to be scanning the bench to see if they are as impressed with his question as he is."
Definitely something you don't get when listening to the argument. Thank you for being there.
Also it was pretty striking after Kagan's and Sotomayor's questions/responses to Turner, to hear Barrett basically go "Wait a second!" and it seems at least to me she might have been seriously reconsidering what her position in Dobbs did, and then grilling Turner. Like it was a swift backlash that was unexpected.