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Ketanji Brown Jackson: “The Court’s decision today is not the first to so weaken the landmark civil rights protections that Congress enacted…”

On the recordJune 26, 2025
The Court’s decision today is not the first to so weaken the landmark civil rights protections that Congress enacted during the Reconstruction Era.
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Ketanji Brown Jackson
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motherjones.com
Jun 26, 2025

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Jackson highlights the ongoing erosion of civil rights protections by the court.

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