This Supreme Court Justice Is ‘Annoyed’ By The Court’s Focus On History

Ed. Note: Welcome to our daily feature Trivia Question of the Day!

During a recent oral argument about enhanced sentencing under the Sixth Amendment, which Supreme Court justice revealed, “When we start talking about history, I get very annoyed, because in every history, there are exceptions” when resolving modern disputes?

Hint: Since the Court’s 2022 decision in New York State Rifle & Pistol Association Inc. v. Bruen, there’s been an increased focus on the landscape of constitutional rights at the time of the founding of the country and at the time the 14th Amendment was ratified.

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