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Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson blasts 'narrow-minded' judging on Supreme Court: ANALYSIS

2025-06-21

[ABC] Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson unloaded on her Supreme Court colleagues Friday in a series of sharp dissents, castigating what she called a "pure textualism" approach to interpreting laws, which she said had become a pretext for securing their desired outcomes, and implying the conservative justices have strayed from their oath by showing favoritism to "moneyed interests."

The attack on the court's conservative majority by the junior justice and member of the liberal wing is notably pointed and aggressive but stopped short of getting personal. It laid bare the stark divisions on the court and pent-up frustration in the minority over what Jackson described as inconsistent and unfair application of precedent by those in power.
"I'm not a biologist. Or a genius"
Jackson took particular aim at Justice Neil Gorsuch's majority opinion in a case brought by a retired Florida firefighter with Parkinson's disease who had tried to sue under the Americans with Disabilities Act after her former employer, the City of Sanford, canceled extended health insurance coverage for retirees who left the force before serving 25 years because of a disability.

The New Republic - Ketanji Brown Jackson Wants to Save the Supreme Court From Itself

Wiki - Textualism is a formalist theory in which the interpretation of the law is based exclusively on the ordinary meaning of the legal text, where no consideration is given to non-textual sources, such as intention of the law when passed, the problem it was intended to remedy, or significant questions regarding the justice or rectitude of the law.[1]

Posted by:Besoeker

#8 "I check more boxes than you do!"

Posted by: Matt 2025-06-21 11:54

#7 You are supposed to rule on existing laws from the bench, not make law from the bench.

Disbar her and run her out of town on a rail.

Posted by: DarthVader 2025-06-21 11:25

#6 She really did just say forget law and proceedings, do what I say.

Here's yet another Black Woman In Charge, bringing down all Black People, shrieking about how reading is racist.

Posted by: swksvolFF 2025-06-21 09:50

#5 In Diamond Alternative Energy LLC v. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Jackson dissented:

“I worry that the fuel industry’s gain comes at a reputational cost for this Court, which is already viewed by many as being overly sympathetic to corporate interests,” she wrote. Link

Posted by: Bobby 2025-06-21 08:43

#4 /\ The discussions will be primarily about the authors' intent rather than modern interpretation.

No truer words ever spoken.

Posted by: Besoeker 2025-06-21 08:02

#3 It's not "textualism" just because she says it is, although I give her credit for using a big word. The case of the 14th Amendment (at the Supreme Court) will be interesting. The discussions will be primarily about the authors' intent rather than modern interpretation.

Posted by: The Walking Unvaxed 2025-06-21 07:58

#2 'Narrow Minded' actually adhering to the Constitution designed by the Founders in limiting federal power and reach.

Posted by: Procopius2k 2025-06-21 06:52

#1 I be right! All you'all be wrong.

Posted by: Besoeker 2025-06-21 06:23

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