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May 20, 2026 Ketanji Brown Jackson publicly warned the Supreme Court risks losing legitimacy due to perceived political bias Tier 1 · Primary Information, Memory and Manipulation
A sitting justice's rare rebuke highlighted concerns that the Court's rulings, including on voting rights, threaten public trust in judicial impartiality.
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- Ketanji Brown Jackson issues public rebuke of Supreme Court over political appearance and erosion of public trust — Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson delivered a rare public criticism of the US Supreme Court at an American Law Institute conference, warning that the court "can and should be better" and risks losing public confidence due to decisions by its 6-3 conservative supermajority. She specifically cited the court's gutting of the Voting Rights Act and emergency orders allowing Trump policies to take effect, arguing the court must appear apolitical and "be very constrained" to maintain legitimacy. Jackson emphasized that "public confidence is really all the judiciary has."
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