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Ketanji Brown Jackson: “The Court’s decision to foreclose Medicaid recipients from using §1983 to enforce that provision thwarts Congress’s will…”

On the recordJune 26, 2025
The Court’s decision to foreclose Medicaid recipients from using §1983 to enforce that provision thwarts Congress’s will twice over.
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Ketanji Brown Jackson
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motherjones.com
Jun 26, 2025

Editor's note · Context

Jackson criticizes the court for undermining Congressional intent regarding Medicaid rights.

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