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All the other Justices are at the semi-protected status right now with the exception of Barrett despite the fact that as of now Justices like Thomas and Alito probably have more bad press and hate coming to them. I understand having kept it at this status during her hearings and for the subsequent months afterwards, but I feel it should probably be brought lower. LosPajaros (talk) 06:16, 12 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]
The heading '7th Circuit Court of Appeals' and it's associated subheading of 'Nomination and Confirmation' states that "Barrett is the first and only woman to occupy an Indiana seat on the Seventh Circuit". While this was true upon her confirmation, Judge Doris Pryor now also occupies an Indiana seat on the Circuit. Could this section be updated to reflect that change? 24.155.0.146 (talk) 02:17, 17 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Done I have corrected this out-of-date information.
Hey @Deegs11! Let's talk about 4 edits. The edit removes a cited claim proportional to press coverage that Barett demonstrates "a growing pattern of independence and moderation", justified in the edit summary with 'Regardless of one's ideological views, in no way has ACB shown any sign of "moderation" or "independence."' Per what I cited, that is not what we do here. Wikipedia:Neutral point of view demands that we cover all significant views proportionally (though note "significant" and "proportionally" means this isn't WP:FalseBalance).
Additionally, you reordered the sentence to make the conservative bloc the focus instead of the swinging, which is contrary to the sources' presentation and thus WP:Synthesis. (I realize that I have erred in my edit summary saying this is a new conclusion, but Synth still applies.) The Newsweek (RSP entry) source you added does swap the focus in its first paragraph, but that's all of its analysis, and even combined with the two other sentences supporting this viewpoint in the article this pales in coverage proportion compared to the other sources, especially since half of this article is devoted to her swing votes, including ~2 sentences of people attacking her for deviating, which would add to the view of independence. It also does not provide anything for removing the "independence and moderation" part. Aaron Liu (talk) 22:11, 8 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
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Done ~ ToBeFree (talk) 05:33, 16 June 2024 (UTC)
Newsweek (RSP entry) source you added does swap the focus in its first paragraph, but that's all of its analysis, and even combined with the two other sentences supporting this viewpoint in the article this pales in coverage proportion compared to the other sources, especially since half of this article is devoted to her swing votes, including ~2 sentences of people attacking her for deviating, which would add to the view of independence. It also does not provide anything for removing the "independence and moderation" part. Aaron Liu (talk) 22:11, 8 June 2025 (UTC)