Amy Coney Barrett Grills Trump Solicitor General on Whether or Not the Administration Will Obey Court Decisions

Kavanaugh Justice Barrett Barrett ░░░░░░░░ Sauer I want to ░░░░░░░░ you about a potential ░░░░░░░░ well no not a ░░░░░░░░ tension an actual tension ░░░░░░░░ I see in answers ░░░░░░░░ you gave to Justice ░░░░░░░░ and Justice Kagan You ░░░░░░░░ Justice Kagan when she ░░░░░░░░ you whether the government ░░░░░░░░ obey within the Second ░░░░░░░░ a precedent distinguishing between ░░░░░░░░ and judgments here Did ░░░░░░░░ understand you correctly to ░░░░░░░░ Justice Kagan that the ░░░░░░░░ wanted to reserve its ░░░░░░░░ to maybe not follow ░░░░░░░░ Second Circuit precedent say ░░░░░░░░ New York because you ░░░░░░░░ disagree with the opinion ░░░░░░░░ Our general practice is ░░░░░░░░ respect those precedents but ░░░░░░░░ are circumstances when it ░░░░░░░░ not a categorical practice ░░░░░░░░ that is not just ░░░░░░░░ new policy Barrett This ░░░░░░░░ s practice or the ░░░░░░░░ practice of the federal ░░░░░░░░ And I m not ░░░░░░░░ about in the Fourth ░░░░░░░░ are you going to ░░░░░░░░ a Second Circuit I ░░░░░░░░ talking about within the ░░░░░░░░ Circuit And can you ░░░░░░░░ is that this administration ░░░░░░░░ practice or a longstanding ░░░░░░░░ SAUER As I understand ░░░░░░░░ longstanding Barrett Really SAUER ░░░░░░░░ of the Department of ░░░░░░░░ Yes that we generally ░░░░░░░░ it was phrased to ░░░░░░░░ generally respect Circuit precedent ░░░░░░░░ not necessarily in every ░░░░░░░░ And certian some examples ░░░░░░░░ be a situation where ░░░░░░░░ re litigating to try ░░░░░░░░ get that Circuit precedent ░░░░░░░░ and so forth Barrett ░░░░░░░░ OK so I m ░░░░░░░░ I m talking about ░░░░░░░░ situation in which you ░░░░░░░░ the Second Circuit has ░░░░░░░░ case from 1955 and ░░░░░░░░ think it s time ░░░░░░░░ it to be challenged ░░░░░░░░ s not what I ░░░░░░░░ talking about I m ░░░░░░░░ about in this kind ░░░░░░░░ situation I m talking ░░░░░░░░ this week the Second ░░░░░░░░ holds that the executive ░░░░░░░░ is unconstitutional And then ░░░░░░░░ do you do the ░░░░░░░░ day or the next ░░░░░░░░ SAUER Generally we follow ░░░░░░░░ Barrett So you re ░░░░░░░░ saying generally SAUER Yes ░░░░░░░░ And you still think ░░░░░░░░ it s generally the ░░░░░░░░ longstanding policy of the ░░░░░░░░ government to take that ░░░░░░░░ SAUER That is my ░░░░░░░░ Barrett OK So but ░░░░░░░░ sounds to me like ░░░░░░░░ accept a Cooper v ░░░░░░░░ kind of situation for ░░░░░░░░ Supreme Court but not ░░░░░░░░ say the Second Circuit ░░░░░░░░ I would say Barrett ░░░░░░░░ you would respect the ░░░░░░░░ and the judgments of ░░░░░░░░ Supreme Court and you ░░░░░░░░ saying you would respect ░░░░░░░░ judgment but not necessarily ░░░░░░░░ opinion of a lower ░░░░░░░░ SAUER And again and ░░░░░░░░ think in the vast ░░░░░░░░ of instances our practice ░░░░░░░░ been to respect the ░░░░░░░░ as well in the ░░░░░░░░ as well but my ░░░░░░░░ is that has not ░░░░░░░░ a categorical practice in ░░░░░░░░ way respect for the ░░░░░░░░ and the judgments of ░░░░░░░░ Supreme Court has been ░░░░░░░░ So you re not ░░░░░░░░ at all with respect ░░░░░░░░ the precedent of this ░░░░░░░░ SAUER That is correct ░░░░░░░░ believe the Barrett OK ░░░░░░░░ quotation from our application ░░░░░░░░ Barrett OK SAUER addresses ░░░░░░░░ and we stand by ░░░░░░░░ completely Barrett OK Next ░░░░░░░░