A zone of lawlessness within which the Executive has the prerogative to take or leave the law as it wishes
Ketanji Brown Jackson: “A zone of lawlessness within which the Executive has the prerogative to take or leave the law as it wishes”
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Jackson criticizes the executive's ability to ignore the law, affecting vulnerable individuals.
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