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Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson criticizes Supreme Court’s use of emergency docket
Jackson said the court should reserve emergency intervention for true crises and give greater weight to lower-court rulings and competing harms.
- On Thursday, Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson criticized the Supreme Court's emergency docket at the University of the District of Columbia School of Law, arguing that unexplained orders risk eroding public trust.
- Prior to her appointment, Jackson clerked for Justice Stephen Breyer, who emphasized the Supreme Court should avoid acting as a superintendent by intervening in pending cases without extreme necessity.
- Jackson argued the Supreme Court lacks consistent standards for Stay applications, claiming that granting them without explanation causes "Significant" harms while disrespecting the usual decision-making processes.
- To reform the process, Jackson proposed a threshold exigency criterion requiring parties to prove impending harm, shifting focus away from merits review toward an equitable balance of competing harms.
- Jackson has been the most outspoken justice on this topic, making her public critique an anomaly for the typically tight-lipped Supreme Court as she warns that "Our modern methods are not serving the court.
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Jackson Says Supreme Court ‘Less Restrained’ on Emergency Docket
Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson said the Supreme Court’s recent approach to its emergency docket has had a corrosive effect on litigation practices and strained the court’s relationship with the lower courts.
·Arlington, United States
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