• How the Supreme Court became a pivotal force in Trump's immigration agenda

    How the Supreme Court became a pivotal force in Trump's immigration agenda

    Jul 01, 2026 02:46 PM EDT

    ... counterfeit clothes in New Jersey, the decision gave Homeland Security, then under the Obama administration, an easier path to remove him from the country. Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, in her dissent, wrote that she was worried that the court had given the government a “massive blank check” in dealing with ...

  • Disagreements between Supreme Court justices bubble into public view as major rulings loom

    Disagreements between Supreme Court justices bubble into public view as major rulings loom

    Jun 26, 2026 05:21 PM EDT

    ... of Liberty.” WATCH: Analyzing the Supreme Court decisions on immigration, gun control and Monsanto Justice Brett Kavanaugh watched her intently as she spoke, while Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson looked straight ahead. Majority opinions are always read from the bench and dissenters can speak up as well to underscore their objections ...

  • News Wrap: Supreme Court sides with Trump administration in deportations case

    News Wrap: Supreme Court sides with Trump administration in deportations case

    Jun 23, 2026 10:45 PM EDT

    ... justices found that Damon Landor, a devout Rastafarian, could not sue for money even if his religious rights were violated. Writing for the minority, Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson warned the decision could weaken federal religious protections in prisons. In a separate case, the court will allow ExxonMobil to sue Cuban ...

  • Supreme Court sends closely watched Native American voting rights decision back to lower court

    Supreme Court sends closely watched Native American voting rights decision back to lower court

    May 18, 2026 08:33 PM EDT

    ... effects likely won't be felt until 2027, said Damon Hewitt, president and executive director of the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law. Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson dissented from the decisions, writing that both rulings should have been reversed.The conservative majority, meanwhile, has already diluted enforcement power with ...

  • How the Supreme Court’s Louisiana districting decision weakens the Voting Rights Act

    How the Supreme Court’s Louisiana districting decision weakens the Voting Rights Act

    Apr 29, 2026 10:55 PM EDT

    Justice Elena Kagan wrote the dissenting opinion in the case. She was joined by the court's other two Democratic appointees, Justice Sonia Sotomayor and Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson. And Justice Kagan actually read her dissent from the bench, which is a sign of how strongly she disagreed with the ...

  • LISTEN: Supreme Court hears case on Cisco’s alleged role in China’s persecution of Falun Gong

    LISTEN: Supreme Court hears case on Cisco’s alleged role in China’s persecution of Falun Gong

    Apr 28, 2026 05:20 PM EDT

    ... sued Cisco, alleging the company tailored technology for Beijing that it knew would be used to track, detain and torture believers. Justices Sonia Sotomayor and Ketanji Brown Jackson seemed most willing to allow the lawsuit to continue. Cisco was a willing partner with the Chinese government, Sotomayor said. "It knew ...

  • LISTEN: Supreme Court considers case on Roundup weed killer cancer warning labels

    LISTEN: Supreme Court considers case on Roundup weed killer cancer warning labels

    Apr 27, 2026 02:22 PM EDT

    ... others have sued under. EPA reviews its labeling determinations every 15 years, which can be a relatively long period in terms of scientific advancement, Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson said. Chief Justice John Roberts questioned whether waiting for EPA review ties the hands of state courts. “Throughout that long process, in ...

  • News Wrap: Virginia voters approve new congressional map that could help Democrats

    News Wrap: Virginia voters approve new congressional map that could help Democrats

    Apr 22, 2026 10:45 PM EDT

    ... court ruling that had blocked his lawsuit due to a federal government protection during wartime. In a rare lineup, the court's liberal three justices, Ketanji Brown Jackson, Sonia Sotomayor, and Elena Kagan joined conservative Clarence Thomas in the decision to stop the war. The Trump administration is reportedly in ...

  • Supreme Court revives wounded veteran’s lawsuit against a contractor over suicide bombing

    Supreme Court revives wounded veteran’s lawsuit against a contractor over suicide bombing

    Apr 22, 2026 08:28 PM EDT

    ... out its duties in supervising Nayeb.Justice Clarence Thomas wrote the opinion, joined by Justices Sonia Sotomayor, Elena Kagan, Neil Gorsuch, Amy Coney Barrett and Ketanji Brown Jackson. Justices Samuel Alito, John Roberts and Brett Kavanaugh dissented. Alito wrote that Hencely's lawsuit may intrude on the government's wartime ...

  • Justice Jackson calls out Supreme Court conservatives' pro-Trump emergency orders

    Justice Jackson calls out Supreme Court conservatives' pro-Trump emergency orders

    Apr 16, 2026 12:51 AM EDT

    WASHINGTON (AP) — Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson has delivered a sustained attack on her conservative colleagues’ use of emergency orders to benefit the Trump administration, calling the orders “scratch-paper musings” that can “seem oblivious and thus ring hollow.” The court's newest justice, Jackson delivered a lengthy assessment ...