Barrett Flashes Independence as Supreme Court Backs Religious Rights
- She joins liberals to let inmate have pastor in death chamber
- Early votes signal Barrett may be harder to peg than predicted
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Amy Coney Barrett is starting to show an independent streak.
The newest U.S. Supreme Court justice joined three liberal colleagues late Thursday in an opinion that said Alabama can’t execute a convicted murderer unless he can have his pastor by his side. That came less than a week after she took a somewhat nuanced stance on California’s Covid-19 restrictions on religious services.