She has made repeated statements rejecting stare decisis, the doctrine that requires courts to follow precedent.

Barrett holds the dangerous opinion that judges should put their personal religious beliefs ahead of the law and the Constitution when carrying out their duties, which is antithetical to American democracy. Many of her writings lay the groundwork for an attack on women’s reproductive rights, as well as other critical legal rights and protections.

Barrett wrote specifically about the duty of judges to put their faith above the law in an article entitled “Catholic Judges in Capital Cases.” Among other things, she strongly criticized Justice William Brennan’s statement about faith, in which he said that he took an oath to uphold the law, and that “there isn’t any obligation of our faith superior” to that oath. In response, Barrett wrote: “We do not defend this position as the proper response for a Catholic judge to take with respect to abortion or the death penalty.”