At bottom, this case is about whether that action amounts to a structural overhaul that usurps Congress's policymaking prerogatives—and it is hard to imagine deciding that question in any meaningful way after those changes have happened.
Ketanji Brown Jackson: “At bottom, this case is about whether that action amounts to a structural overhaul that usurps Congress's policymaking…”
On the recordJuly 8, 2025
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Jackson's dissent emphasizing the implications of the President's actions on Congress's authority.
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