{"id":2591887,"date":"2026-04-17T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-17T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ketanji-brown-jackson-publicly-attacks-her-supreme-court-colleagues-for-utterly-irrational-decisions\/"},"modified":"2026-04-17T08:03:55","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T12:03:55","slug":"ketanji-brown-jackson-publicly-attacks-her-supreme-court-colleagues-for-utterly-irrational-decisions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ketanji-brown-jackson-publicly-attacks-her-supreme-court-colleagues-for-utterly-irrational-decisions\/","title":{"rendered":"Ketanji Brown Jackson Publicly Attacks Her Supreme Court Colleagues for &#8216;Utterly Irrational&#8217; Decisions"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fketanji-brown-jackson-publicly-attacks-her-supreme-court-colleagues-for-utterly-irrational-decisions%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2591887&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-york-times-laments-house-republicans-didnt-ram-through-enough-big-government-legislation\/\" title=\"NY Times regrets GOP&#039;s insufficient push for expansive laws\">piece discusses<\/a> a shift in the Supreme Court\u2019s decorum as justices with opposing ideologies clash more openly on the bench. It highlights Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson\u2019s recent remarks at Yale Law School, reported by Politico, criticizing the court\u2019s handling of the emergency docket and its stay decisions as sometimes irrational and disruptive, and saying the court\u2019s \u201cscratch-paper musings\u201d can harm lower courts. The context notes that Jackson spoke shortly after dissenting in Chiles v. Salazar, a case in which the eight other justices upheld a First Amendment ruling on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bezoss-post-silent-on-amazon-fiasco\/\" title=\"Bezos\u2019s Post Silent on Amazon Fiasco\">conversion therapy<\/a>. The article also describes younger tensions, noting Justice Sonia sotomayor\u2019s veiled criticisms of Justice Brett Kavanaugh and Kavanaugh\u2019s subsequent rebuttal, while NBC News reports that Sotomayor later apologized for disparaging remarks. the piece suggests decorum is fraying in some quarters but that not all restraint is lost, showing a more contentious yet still functional dynamic on the high court.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Times appear to be changing at the Supreme Court.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/scotus-overturns-chevron-doctrine-upends-administrative-state\/\" title=\"SCOTUS Overturns Chevron Doctrine, Upends Administrative State\">high court&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s decorum is well-documented history, with the warm respect and friendship d between ideological opposites Justice Clarence Thomas and the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg being a prime example of that.<\/p>\n<p>These days, however, there hasn&rsquo;t been much warmth or respect when it comes to the differing ideologies on the Supreme Court bench.<\/p>\n<p>Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, a progressive, is the latest example of that subtle shift in Supreme Court culture, per <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2026\/04\/15\/ketanji-brown-jackson-supreme-court-emergency-docket-00873317\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Politico<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The outlet reported that Jackson blasted her fellow justices while giving a speech Monday at Yale Law School, particularly when it came to its handling of the emergency docket.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"anyclipvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadAnyclip() { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst container=document.getElementById(\"anyclipvideo\"); 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\t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>(Notably, that docket mostly returned favorable rulings for the administration of President Donald Trump.)<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The court&rsquo;s stay decisions can, at times, come across as utterly irrational,&rdquo; Jackson said. &ldquo;The court has left confusion in its wake.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>She added, &ldquo;There is a serious concern that the Supreme Court&rsquo;s modern stay practices are having an enormously disruptive and potentially corrosive effect.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Jackson further derided the other justices, claiming that their &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >scratch-paper musings&#038;rdquo<\/a>; had deleterious effects on the considerations of lower courts.<\/p>\n<p>The timing of these incendiary remarks is notable.<\/p>\n<p>The liberal justice&rsquo;s comments came shortly after she was the lone dissenter in the landmark Chiles v. Salazar case, where the eight other justices ruled that bans on &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/christian-u-s-soccer-player-thrown-under-the-bus-by-lesbian-teammate-as-olympics-get-underway\/\" title=\"Christian U.S. Soccer Player Thrown Under the Bus by Lesbian Teammate as Olympics Get Underway\">conversion therapy&#038;rdquo<\/a>; violate the First Amendment.<\/p>\n<p>That being said, Jackson is hardly the only justice to break decorum of late.<\/p>\n<p>Justice Sonia Sotomayor, another progressive, recently raised eyebrows when she threw some veiled (though still <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/justice-sotomayor-takes-shot-brett-kavanaugh-upbringing-following-ice-opinion\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">not especially subtle<\/a>) shots at conservative Justice Brett Kavanaugh while speaking at an event hosted by the University of Kansas School of Law.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This is from a man whose parents were professionals,&rdquo; she said of Kavanaugh in reference to his concurrence in an immigration-related case. &ldquo;And probably doesn&rsquo;t really know any person who works by the hour.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>In a separate recent incident, Kavanaugh was forced to fire back at Jackson after she took a small &mdash; but public &mdash; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/brett-kavanaugh-fires-back-ketanji-brown-jackson-gets-hostile-two--stage-event\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">jab<\/a> at him during a Washington, D.C. event for lawyers and judges.<\/p>\n<p>But while cracks in the traditions of the Supreme Court may be a little more publicly visible these days, not all decorum has been lost.<\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/supreme-court\/justice-sonia-sotomayor-apologizes-brett-kavanaugh-hurtful-remarks-rcna332066\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NBC News<\/a>, Sotomayor actually apologized for her digs at Kavanaugh in a statement issued through the court.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;At a recent appearance at the University of Kansas School of Law, I referred to a disagreement with one of my colleagues in a prior case, but I made remarks that were inappropriate,&rdquo; Sotomayor said. &ldquo;I regret my hurtful comments. 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The court has long been noted for its decorum, including the amicable rapport once seen between ideologically opposed justices like Clarence Thomas and Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Now, warmth across ideological lines seems to be waning. Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, a liberal on the bench, is cited by Politico as embodying this change, reportedly criticizing her fellow justices in a Yale Law School speech-particularly over how the court handles emergency-docket matters.<\/p>\n<p>Jackson argued that the court\u2019s stay decisions can appear irrational and leave the public with confusion, warning that modern stay practices could be disruptive or corrosive to lower courts. She also criticized the other justices for their \u201cscratch-paper musings.\u201d Her remarks came shortly after she was the lone dissenter in Chiles v. Salazar, a case in which the eight other justices held that bans on \u201cconversion therapy\u201d violate the First Amendment. The decorum shift is not unique to Jackson: Justice Sonia Sotomayor has recently directed pointed remarks at Justice Brett Kavanaugh during a University of Kansas event, though Sotomayor later apologized for those comments. In a separate DC event, Kavanaugh pushed back at Jackson\u2019s jab. Still, not all decorum has disappeared; Sotomayor\u2019s apology suggests some restraint remains within the court\u2019s culture<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2591888,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Ben-Working-Feature-Image-2026-04-16T215149.855.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[46920,33047,36160,77961,32275],"class_list":["post-2591887","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-judicial-ethics","tag-ketanji-brown-jackson","tag-political-controversy","tag-public-commentary","tag-supreme-court"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Ben-Working-Feature-Image-2026-04-16T215149.855.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2591887","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2591887"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2591887\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2591891,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2591887\/revisions\/2591891"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2591888"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2591887"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2591887"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2591887"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}