On the recordJuly 10, 2025
Perhaps the degradation of our rule-of-law regime would happen anyway.
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Ketanji Brown Jackson
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cnn.comPerhaps the degradation of our rule-of-law regime would happen anyway.
Jackson reflects on the court's role in undermining the rule of law.
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