by After being asked about her favorite song and the book she is now reading, the query to the Supreme Court justice appeared to be lighthearted.
Ketanji Brown, the Justice Jackson gave a very serious response.
Justice Jackson paused before responding, “I would say the state of our democracy,” in response to a federal judge’s question about what kept her up at night.
After a brief period of silence, the audience erupted in cheers.
At an Indianapolis Bar Association event on Thursday, she stated, “I’m really very interested in getting people to focus, to invest, and to pay attention to what is happening in our country and in our government.”
Justice Jackson did not specify any particular issues or go into further explanation about her meaning. However, it was remarkable that a sitting justice of the Supreme Court took the time to openly voice her concerns about the nation’s situation.
During the court’s most recent term, which concluded in late June, Justice Jackson, 54, wrote an exceptionally high number of concurring and dissenting opinions, demonstrating her willingness to speak up despite being the court’s youngest member.
She has also written scathing critiques of her colleagues’ recent emergency rulings, which have granted President Donald J. Trump extensive authority to cut off protections for hundreds of thousands of migrants, deport immigrants to third countries, including war-torn ones, and restructure the federal government. Her writings and public statements collectively imply that the court’s newest member is becoming more and more unhappy with the course of the nation.
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