Ketanji Brown Jackson turns independent streak loose on fellow justices

Ketanji Brown Jackson turns independent streak loose on fellow justices

To hear Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson tell it, it’s a “perilous moment for our Constitution.”  The Supreme Court’s most junior justice had pointed exchanges with her colleagues on the bench this term, increasingly accusing them of unevenly applying the law — even if it meant standing on her own from the court’s other liberal justices. Jackson has had an independent streak since President Biden nominated her to the bench in 2022. But the dynamic …

The American Justice System Needs Major Reform

by Martin Armstrong, Armstrong Economics: Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson received a standing ovation on Thursday after denouncing the Trump administration’s “relentless attacks” on federal judges, calling them a threat to the rule of law. “ Across the nation, judges are facing increased threats of not only physical violence, but also professional retaliation just for doing […]

The American Justice System Needs Major Reform – altnews.org

by Martin Armstrong, Armstrong Economics: Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson received a standing ovation on Thursday after denouncing the

Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson Breaks Away From Liberal Colleagues With Bold Dissents

In just her second full term on the U.S. Supreme Court, Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson is emerging as a distinctive voice among the liberal justices and across the entire bench. Nominated by President Joe Biden in 2022 and the first Black woman to serve on the nation’s highest court, Jackson has consistently gone further than her colleagues in dissents, opinions, and oral arguments, prioritizing what she sees as the real-world impact of legal dec…