Sharing a stage, Justices Jackson and Kavanaugh spar over Supreme Court orders favoring Trump

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https://apnews.com/article/supreme-court-kavanaugh-jackson-emergency-appeals-84fa9402f5b449316d2cd28bdda1d06b

Sharing a stage, Justices Jackson and Kavanaugh spar over Supreme Court orders favoring Trump
By MARK SHERMAN
Updated 7:26 PM CDT, March 9, 2026

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Kavanaugh, 61, and Jackson, 55, sat a few feet apart in a courtroom in which they both heard cases when they served on the federal appeals court in Washington. They were separated only by a federal judge who asked questions of them both. The occasion was an annual lecture in memory of a former federal judge and prosecutor, Thomas A. Flannery.

“The administration is making new policy ... and then insisting the new policy take effect immediately, before the challenge is decided. This uptick in the court’s willingness to get involved in cases on the emergency docket is a real unfortunate problem,” Jackson said to loud applause.

The court is “creating a kind of warped” legal process by intervening in an early stage of a case and essentially predicting the outcome before arguments are fully developed, she said.

“Should the Supreme Court be superintending the lower courts when they are hearing and deciding the issues?” she asked.

Kavanaugh, who joined an opinion criticizing lower-court judges for ignoring Supreme Court rulings, said the issues for the justices are often complicated and cases, close.

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Yeah, it's complicated, asshole

[Mysterian]

1. I'm sure Jackson wiped the floor with traitor phony justice Kavanaugh

She's a brilliant jurist and patriot.