On the recordSeptember 11, 2025
The decision … gives the Executive 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 decision … gives the Executive the go-ahead to sometimes wield the kind of unchecked, arbitrary power the Founders crafted our Constitution to eradicate.
Jackson's critique of a Supreme Court ruling's impact on executive power and constitutional integrity.
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