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highplainsdem

(55,658 posts)
Fri May 2, 2025, 12:18 AM 21 hrs ago

Ketanji Brown Jackson sharply condemns Trump's attacks on judges

Source: Politico

RIO GRANDE, Puerto Rico — Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson forcefully condemned attacks by President Donald Trump and his allies on judges who have blocked Trump administration policies, warning Thursday that the increasingly hostile rhetoric poses a dire threat to the country’s political fabric.

“The attacks are not random. They seem designed to intimidate those of us who serve in this critical capacity,” Jackson told a judges’ conference in Puerto Rico. “The threats and harassment are attacks on our democracy, on our system of government. And they ultimately risk undermining our Constitution and the rule of law.”

Though she did not mention Trump by name, Jackson said she was addressing “the elephant in the room,” a clear reference to the belligerent language — and calls for impeachment — that Trump and some of his advisers have lobbed at federal judges who rule against his agenda.

Jackson urged her judicial colleagues to show “raw courage” to dispense justice without fear of the results. “I urge you to keep going, keep doing what is right for our country, and I do believe that history will vindicate your service,” the Biden appointee said.

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Read more: https://www.politico.com/news/2025/05/01/ketanji-brown-jackson-sharply-condemns-trumps-attacks-on-judges-00323010



She got a standing ovation.
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Ketanji Brown Jackson sharply condemns Trump's attacks on judges (Original Post) highplainsdem 21 hrs ago OP
TY and SC Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, hpd.. Cha 19 hrs ago #1
She is absolutely incredible. ❤️ littlemissmartypants 18 hrs ago #2
Justice Brown Jackson is of course correct - J_William_Ryan 18 hrs ago #3
K&R Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin 1 hr ago #4

Cha

(310,145 posts)
1. TY and SC Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, hpd..
Fri May 2, 2025, 02:01 AM
19 hrs ago

The Attacks are Coordinated as a Run up to Dictatorship .. As With the Hitler Playbook.

J_William_Ryan

(2,695 posts)
3. Justice Brown Jackson is of course correct -
Fri May 2, 2025, 03:08 AM
18 hrs ago

Trump’s lawless, criminal attack on the judiciary is in fact a threat to democracy.

As usual, Trump and his supporters are on the wrong side of history.

Unfortunately, Congressional Republicans are devoid of courage; indeed, they harbor the same contempt for the judiciary, and as Congressional Republicans alone can stop Trump’s criminal lawlessness, Trump will continue to ignore judges and destroy the rule of law.

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