Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett’s concurring opinion in Donald Trump’s immunity case has fueled speculation that she has broken ranks with the court’s conservative majority.
In recent months, Barrett has had open spats with Justice Clarence Thomas, the court’s most conservative member—even interrupting Thomas’ pro–gun lobby questions during oral arguments in United States v. Rahimi to read from a barring order Rahimi’s former girlfriend had obtained from a Texas court, which detailed his violence toward her.
Though siding with the court’s conservative justices in their July 1 ruling on the presidential immunity case, Barrett broke with the majority in saying that while Trump enjoyed some immunity from prosecution, his official…
