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Ketanji Brown Jackson: “Lower court judges have their fingers on the pulse of what is happening on the ground and are indisputably best…”

On the recordJuly 8, 2025
Lower court judges have their fingers on the pulse of what is happening on the ground and are indisputably best positioned to determine the relevant facts.
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Ketanji Brown Jackson
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cnn.com
Jul 8, 2025

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Jackson argued that lower courts are better suited to assess the situation.

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