May 2, 2025 – Politics & Policy
Justice Jackson denounces “relentless attacks” on judges after Trump comments
By Rebecca Falconer
Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson indirectly criticized President Trump and his allies’ railing against the judiciary during a federal judges’ conference in Puerto Rico, Politico first reported.
Why it matters: In some of the strongest comments yet by a justice in response to the judiciary coming under fire from Trump and his allies, Jackson said the “relentless attacks” on judges risked “undermining our Constitution and the rule of law,” per the New York Times.
Context: Trump and his allies have accused judges of hindering his sweeping policies and have accused some of being “crooked.” They’ve ignored some rulings that went against them.
- After Trump said last month the federal judge who ordered flights deporting suspected Venezuelan gang members to turn around should be impeached, U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts issued a rare statement saying impeaching members of the judiciary was “not an appropriate response” to disagreeing with their rulings.
Zoom in: “The attacks are not random,” Jackson said before the gathering of federal judges and lawyers at the First Circuit Judicial Conference, according to Bloomberg.
- “They seem designed to intimidate those of us who serve in this critical capacity,” said the Biden-appointed Jackson, who did not name Trump during her comments, per multiple reports. “The attacks are also not isolated incidents.
- “That is, they impact more than just individual judges who are being targeted. Rather, the threats and harassment are attacks on our democracy, on our system of government.”
- Representatives for the White House did not immediately respond to Axios’ request for comment on Thursday evening.
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