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Ketanji Brown Jackson: This lawlessness flourishes, executive power will become completely uncontainable, and our beloved constitutional…

On the recordJune 27, 2025
This lawlessness flourishes, executive power will become completely uncontainable, and our beloved constitutional Republic will be no more.
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Ketanji Brown Jackson
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slate.com
Jun 27, 2025

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Jackson warns that unchecked executive power threatens democracy.

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