On the recordJune 27, 2025
The go-ahead to sometimes wield the kind of unchecked, arbitrary power the Founders crafted our Constitution to eradicate
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Ketanji Brown Jackson
The go-ahead to sometimes wield the kind of unchecked, arbitrary power the Founders crafted our Constitution to eradicate
Jackson warned that the ruling allows presidential overreach contrary to constitutional safeguards.
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