On the recordJune 27, 2025
The court has created a zone of lawlessness within which the executive has the prerogative to take or leave the law as it wishes.
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Ketanji Brown Jackson
The court has created a zone of lawlessness within which the executive has the prerogative to take or leave the law as it wishes.
Jackson condemns the ruling as enabling executive lawlessness.
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