Ketanji Brown Jackson rebukes US supreme court over its recent controversial rulings

Liberal justice warned court could be seen as political after recent decisions backed by conservative supermajority US politics live – latest updates The US supreme court justice Ketanji Brown Jackson issued a rare public rebuke of the nation’s highest court, declaring that it “can and should be better” in the wake of a string of controversial moves by its conservative supermajority. Weeks after writing a solo dissent as the supreme court effectively gutted a key section of the Voting Rights Act, Jackson – its newest member and fiercest liberal voice – delivered a stark warning over the risk of the court being seen as political. Continue reading...

Original source: Guardian