Supreme Court Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson said on May 1 that the recent criticism of the judge was a “attack on our democracy.”
Jackson appears to have made a clear comment on President Donald Trump’s recent criticism of the judge, but she did not specifically mention Trump during her speech, instead talking about “the elephant in the room.”
“The attacks are not random. They seem to be designed to threaten our people who are useful in this critical ability,” Jackson said at the First Circuit Judicial Conference held in Rio Grande, Puerto Rico on May 1.
“Threats and harassment are attacks on our democracy, our system of government, and they risk ultimately undermining our constitution and the rule of law.”
Jackson sat in the High Court in June 2022 after being nominated for President Joe Biden.
Several federal judges said the Trump administration has not complied with various court orders regarding federal spending, the firing of government officials and foreign aid. The administration has denied criticism of a judge who rejected the order and suspended policy lawsuits.
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Jackson’s comments followed an official statement from Secretary John Roberts on March 18 after President Trump called for a perpetrator for US District Judge James Boasberg, which was confirmed in 2011 after President Trump was nominated for President Barack Obama.
Later that month, Rep. Andy Biggs (R-Ariz.) introduced a resolution in the House of Representatives to Boasberg each.
In the court’s application, the Justice Department did not ask the Supreme Court to govern the constitutionality of the executive order itself, but allowed the question of birthright citizenship to raise “an important constitutional question with key consequences for securing borders.”
Instead, the department created what is called a “conservative” request to contain compensation for court injunctions within the parties to the suit.
“The parties will litigate heavy questions, but the courts will need to “limit the scope” of multiple preliminary injunctions “which aim to cover everyone in the country.”
National injunctions, also known as non-party or universal injunctions, set policy across the country. Such injunctions issued by judges are controversial as they have become more and more common in recent years.
Lawmaker Darrell Issa (R-Calif.), sponsor of the bill, said on the house floor on April 8 that he would wield the bill’s sponsor Darrell Issa (R-Calif.), on the house floor.
Sam Dorman contributed to this report.
