On the recordJuly 8, 2025
In my view, this was the wrong decision at the wrong moment, especially given what little this Court knows about what is actually happening on the ground.
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Ketanji Brown Jackson
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msnbc.comEditor's note · Context
Justice Jackson criticized the Supreme Court's decision regarding federal employee layoffs.
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