Liberal Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson sharply criticized the Supreme Court on Monday for being quick to issue rulings that have temporarily allowed some of President Donald Trump’s controversial policies to stand while legal challenges against them play out in the courts. “This uptick in the court’s willingness to get involved with cases on the emergency docket is a real, unfortunate problem,” Jackson told an audience during a talk with conservative Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh. “This is not a new phenomenon in the Trump administration,” Kavanaugh said. Jackson was quick to disagree, saying the Biden wins on the emergency docket largely upheld the legal status quo. The rulings for the Trump administration were fundamentally different, she contended, because the president was instituting new initiatives that potentially shifted the law.

Source: Washington Post March 10, 2026 03:07 UTC