- I think Ketanji Brown Jackson's dissents are an important exception to the "Supreme Court dissents don't matter" rule of thumb, because she is using them not to argue with the conservative justices, but to explain to the public that the conservative justices are liars and in the tank for Trump
- Jackson understands what Sotomayor and Kagan haven't fully grasped yet: that when the Court is controlled by a six-justice conservative supermajority, "moderating your language" just conveys the impression that you don't actually care all that much about losing ballsandstrikes.org/scotus/ketan...
- I think Jackson understands her audience, and is writing to assure normal people that, no, you do not have to take a GOP-controlled Court protecting a GOP president seriously. This is grim, thankless work, but it's also the most important part of her job right now ballsandstrikes.org/scotus/ketan...Jul 10, 2025 18:48