Political Quotes

Ketanji Brown Jackson

Judge / Justice

105Quotes on record
2025–2026On the record

Ketanji Brown Jackson is an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, having been nominated by President Joe Biden and confirmed in April 2021. She is the first African American woman to serve on the Court. Prior to her appointment, Jackson served as a judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit and was a federal district judge for the District of Columbia. Her judicial philosophy emphasizes a commitment to the rule of law and the importance of constitutional protections against governmental overreach.

Jul 3, 2025

More caution (and more research) may be warranted before our longstanding precedents in this area can be seriously scrutinized or attacked—especially in cases where no party has made such a claim or presented any such argument.

slate.com
Jul 3, 2025

'Right' is defined to be the just claim, ownership, or lawful title which a person has to anything.

slate.com
Jul 2, 2025

Their rulings and the law as they interpret it, which will surely hasten the downfall of our governing institutions, enabling our collective demise.

slate.com
Jul 1, 2025

Has put both our legal system, and our system of government, in grave jeopardy

slate.com
Jul 1, 2025

Has gifted the Executive with the prerogative of sometimes disregarding the law

slate.com
Jun 30, 2025

Before she became [a Planned Parenthood] patient, Edwards had struggled to find a healthcare provider capable of meeting her needs as a diabetic whose condition heightened the risks associated with pregnancy.

thenation.com
Jun 30, 2025

This Court’s complicity in the creation of a culture of disdain for lower courts, their rulings and the law (as they interpret it) will surely hasten the downfall of our governing institutions, enabling our collective demise.

democracynow.org
Jun 30, 2025

The court once again 'dons its emergency-responder gear, rushes to the scene, and uses its equitable power to fan the flames rather than extinguish them.'

msnbc.com
Jun 30, 2025

The consequence of the Supreme Court’s ruling is that only children born in the U.S. to noncitizen parents who have filed separate lawsuits stand a chance of enjoying their constitutional right to birthright citizenship.

truthout.org
Jun 30, 2025

With deep disillusionment, I dissent.

truthout.org
Jun 30, 2025

To operate in two different zones moving forward: one in which it is required to follow the law ... and another in which you can choose to violate the law

thehill.com
Jun 29, 2025

An existential threat to the rule of law.

nbcnews.com