A Conversation with Justice Amy Coney Barrett on ‘Listening to the Law’

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🗓️ 19 September 2025

⏱️ 60 minutes

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On September 17, 2025, the Honorable Amy Coney Barrett, associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, joined Jeffrey Rosen for an America’s Town Hall program in celebration of Constitution Day 2025 and the release of her new book, Listening to the Law: Reflections on the Court and the Constitution. Justice Barrett reflects on her journey to the Court and offers a glimpse into her role (and daily life) as a justice, including her deliberative process and approach to constitutional interpretation. Resources Amy Coney Barrett, Listening to the Law: Reflections on the Court and the Constitution, (2025) National Constitution Center: America at 250 Civic Toolkit National Constitution Center: Constitution Daily Stay Connected and Learn More Questions or comments about the show? Email us at [email protected] Continue the conversation by following us on social media @ConstitutionCtr  Explore the America at 250 Civic Toolkit Sign up to receive Constitution Weekly, our email roundup of constitutional news and debate Follow, rate, and review wherever you listen Join us for an upcoming live program or watch recordings on YouTube

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0:00.0	Hello, friends. I'm Jeffrey Rosen, president and CEO of the National Constitution Center, and welcome to We the People, a weekly show of constitutional debate.
0:12.3	The National Constitution Center is a nonpartisan nonprofit, chartered by Congress, to increase awareness and understanding of the Constitution among the American people.
0:21.7	In this episode, I'm thrilled to share a conversation I had
0:24.7	on Constitution Day with Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney-Barrant
0:28.7	about her new book, Listening to the Law,
0:31.6	reflections on the court and the Constitution.
0:34.8	Happy Constitution Day and enjoy the show.
0:45.3	Thank you. Constitution. Happy Constitution Day and enjoy the show. Hello, friends. Welcome to the National Constitution Center for Constitution Day! Tushan Day. And please join me in welcoming Justice Amy Coney-Barrant.
1:02.0	Thank you.
1:05.0	Justice Barrett, it is such an honor to welcome you to the Constitution Center on Constitution
1:17.2	Day here in Philadelphia.
1:20.9	It's such an exciting Constitution Day for us, as we've been discussing, the Constitution
1:26.0	Center is launching today an interactive declaration
1:29.7	of independence that brings together America's greatest historians to write about the big ideas
1:35.8	of the declaration, liberty, equality, and government by consent. And this joins our interactive
1:43.2	constitution that you contributed to. We're so honored that
1:47.7	Justice Barrett wrote an essay on the habeas corpus clause. When we launched our interactive
1:55.0	constitution, you were paired with Neil Katyal, and you wrote a thousand words about what you
2:00.0	agreed the habeas corpus clause meant,
2:02.6	and then separate statements about what you disagreed.
2:05.6	And that model of bringing together people of different perspectives to write about every clause of the Declaration and the Constitution
2:12.6	is the Constitution Center's celebration of Constitution Day. It's so wonderful to share these resources
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