Justice Jackson Criticizes Supreme Court, Saying It Overuses Emergency Docket

Emergency orders amount to ‘scratch-paper musings’ that distort the legal process, she said.
Justice Jackson Criticizes Supreme Court, Saying It Overuses Emergency Docket
Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson speaks in Birmingham, Ala., on Sept. 15, 2023. Butch Dill/Getty Images
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Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson criticized her conservative colleagues on the court for issuing emergency orders that advance Trump administration policies, saying she hoped her speech could serve as “a catalyst for change.”

Jackson made the comments during an April 13 guest lecture at Yale Law School, which published a video of the event on April 15.