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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...
Critics of dissents like Jackson’s typically point to the supposed perils of burning bridges: When you are someday asking a colleague to supply a crucial fifth vote, the argument goes, you do not want them to suddenly remember that one time you called them a partisan hack. I have never found this especially persuasive, but to the extent that savvy coalition-building would have been an essential part of Jackson’s job once upon a time, it is not anymore. This conservative supermajority has never shown any interest in compromise, because it never has any need to do so; in the three years and change since she became a justice, Jackson’s only experience in high-stakes cases has been getting steamrolled in spectacular fashion. At this point, if you are a liberal justice, the only thing you accomplish by continuing to moderate your language is conveying the impression that you don’t actually care about losing all that much.
July 10, 2025 at 6:45 PM
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