Barrett Makes Supreme Court Debut in Environmental Documents Case

Justice Amy Coney Barrett made her Supreme Court debut Monday, less than a week after being sworn in as the newest member of the court.

“It gives me great pleasure on behalf of myself and my colleagues to welcome Justice Barrett to the court,” Chief Justice John Roberts said at the start of the day’s arguments that were conducted via phone.

Barrett heard her first case that tests when federal agencies may withhold documents from the public. Barrett seemed inclined in United States Fish and Wildlife Serv. v. Sierra Club, Inc. to side with the government, which would allow officials ...