Justice Barrett says Supreme Court hasn't bowed to political pressure

• Since Trump appointed her to high court during his first term, Barrett has been a solid vote for its conservative bloc.

What she's saying: "I want Americans to understand the law and that it's not just an opinion poll about whether the Supreme Court thinks something is good or whether the Supreme Court thinks something is bad," she said.

• "What the Supreme Court is trying to do is see what the American people have decided... But the court should not be imposing its own values on the American people."

State of play: Favorable views of the Supreme Court are near a three-decade low, according to a new Pew Research report.

Zoom in: Barrett — whose new book, "Listening to the Law," is out next week — said she wants "people to have trust in the court."

• "What the court does is not the same kind of work that Congress does, and it's not the same kind of work that the president does. Those are the political branches. The court is not one of the political branches."

The intrigue: Barrett downplayed concerns of a U.S. constitutional crisis at a Thursday event, multiple outlets reported.

• "I think the Constitution is alive and well," Barrett told journalist Bari Weiss. "I think the country remains committed to the rule of law. I think we have functioning courts."
• Many top legal experts believe the U.S. is already in a constitutional crisis given the Trump administration's attacks on the judiciary and its defiance of court orders.

Watch: More from the O'Donnell interview, which airs this weekend on "CBS Sunday Morning."

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