Posted on 05/05/2026 12:04:34 PM PDT by Libloather
Justice Samuel Alito tore into Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson’s lone dissent in a high-stakes Louisiana redistricting dispute on Monday, calling her arguments "baseless and insulting" after the Supreme Court decided to fast-track implementing its recent redistricting ruling ahead of the 2026 midterms.
Alito used a concurring opinion, joined by Justices Neil Gorsuch and Clarence Thomas, to directly rebuke Jackson, saying her "dissent in this suit levels charges that cannot go unanswered."
"The dissent goes on to claim that our decision represents an unprincipled use of power," Alito wrote, adding that that was a "groundless and utterly irresponsible charge."
The clash highlighted Jackson's increasingly isolated position on the court, as she broke not only from the conservative majority but also from her two liberal colleagues, who did not join her dissent. Jackson forcefully accused the Supreme Court of overreach, marking the latest in a pattern of solo dissents in which the Biden-appointed liberal justice has blasted high-profile majority decisions that have frequently favored President Donald Trump and Republicans.
In Monday's order, the high court decided in an unsigned ruling to allow Louisiana officials to quickly move forward with changing their congressional map, which is expected to reshape the state's congressional representation in favor of Republicans ahead of the midterms.
Alito argued that delaying the judgment of the high court's 6-3 ruling last month — which significantly narrowed section two of the Voting Rights Act by finding Louisiana's map was an unconstitutional racial gerrymander — served no practical purpose. Jackson's reasons for wanting to prolong implementation of the landmark ruling were "trivial at best" and "baseless and insulting," Alito said.
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Thank goodness they’re going after this ignoramus.
Ha.
“The last good precedent was Precedent Obama.”
The sane justices know they don't have that authority.
The Jewish Lesbian and the Wide Latina want Jackson on the court so nobody would call either of them the dumbest justice.
“Ketanji” sounds liek a black magic incantation.
As I said, A dissension should be based on law or the Constitution; hers was based on neither. She just pulled it out of her ear, making a fool of herself.
You mean the other 2 nuts actually got one right?
The word Ketanji should become synonymous with being embarrassing and dangerously stupid. Like going full retard
She is a dolt, a dullard, a completely unqualified jurist who should at best, be a paralegal assistant.
She is one of the finest examples of what was wrong with affirmative action, which the Supreme Court ended in 2023.
Even the liberals on the court know she’s an idiot.
The other two earned their law degrees... Pretty sure she was handed hers on a platter made from affirmative action silverware.
The Jewish Lesbian and the Wide Latina want Jackson on the court so nobody would call either of them the dumbest justice.
Compared to Jackson, they are MENSA members.
Possibly she would resign if it becomes too contentious for her.
“The other two earned their law degrees”
The weird thing is that a SCOTUS doesn’t even have to have a law degree. And I vote for Tom Fitton.
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