adam liptak. so, who do you think had to apologize to her? >> well, i don't know what they were talking about, the recent incident, but that was a very striking statement that justice barrettlot in colorado and around the nation. so it comes in that context, what justice barrett gave, the party line, always collegial, never raise their voices in candor. i thought we had more coming from sonia sotomayor, saying certainly in their deliberations and certainly, some of the sharp things they wrote about each other in their opinions it can be crossing the line and can make for personal difficulties. >> amy coney barrett said this is a really transparent court, you understand their deliberations because you're able to read their decisions. but at the same time, she does acknowledge there is a lot out there that is not public that makes that the relationships that the justices have with each, so much to say how we live our lives in this country, it makes it all the more curious. what can you tell us, in your reporting, about what it's really like at the supreme court? >> i think it's very formal, very stylized, very ritualistic. as justice barrett said, it's like being in an arran