On the recordJune 25, 2026
I think Bruen was wrongly decided. But if it is going to be our precedent, the majority should at least endeavor to apply it faithfully.
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Ketanji Brown Jackson
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dailycaller.comI think Bruen was wrongly decided. But if it is going to be our precedent, the majority should at least endeavor to apply it faithfully.
Dissenting opinion on Supreme Court ruling
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That temporary, practical, harm-reducing preservation of the status quo was no match for this Court’s demonstrated enthusiasm for greenlighting this President’s legally dubious actions in an emergency posture.
With this decision, the Court has now manipulated Bruen into a free-for-all that lets the Judiciary thwart the will of legislatures by privileging access to firearms above all else.
a zone of lawlessness within which the Executive has the prerogative to take or leave the law as it wishes
The Court’s decision to permit the Executive to violate the Constitution with respect to anyone who has not yet sued is an existential threat to the rule of law.