Amy Coney Barrett's Big Book Deal Called Bad Optics for Supreme Court.

(Bloomberg) -- U.S. Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett's reported $2 million book deal is drawing criticism from legal experts who say its size and timing create bad optics for a court that is already in the political crosshairs. The advance, first reported by Politico, would be the largest ever for a Supreme Court justice, topping the $1.5 million Justice Clarence Thomas received for his 2007 memoir and the $1.175 million advance Justice Sonia Sotomayor got for hers, published in 2013. [Extracted from the article]

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