{"id":163383,"date":"2026-09-23T07:03:51","date_gmt":"2026-09-23T15:03:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2026\/09\/23\/ketanji-brown-jackson-refuses-to-lose-hope-in-the-supreme-court\/"},"modified":"2026-09-23T07:03:51","modified_gmt":"2026-09-23T15:03:51","slug":"ketanji-brown-jackson-refuses-to-lose-hope-in-the-supreme-court","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2026\/09\/23\/ketanji-brown-jackson-refuses-to-lose-hope-in-the-supreme-court\/","title":{"rendered":"Ketanji Brown Jackson Refuses To Lose Hope In The Supreme Court"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ed. note<\/u>: Welcome to our daily feature,\u00a0Quote of the Day<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

I view dissent as more than just a disagreement with the outcome of a case, I see them as an expression of faith in the future and a demonstration of hope. However desolate the moment feels, we who write for a future age have hope that the noble and collective work of bending the long arc of the law toward justice will continue.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2014<\/i><\/span> <\/span>Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson<\/a>, in remarks delivered<\/a> after receiving the Philadelphia Bar Association\u2019s 2026 Justice William J. Brennan Jr. Distinguished Jurist Award, during its Constitution Day celebration. Jackson, who has become one of the Supreme Court\u2019s most prolific dissenters, explained why she views a dissenting opinion not simply as an objection to the majority\u2019s ruling, but as an expression of hope that the law may one day bend toward justice.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Staci Zaretsky<\/a> is the managing editor of Above the Law, where she\u2019s worked since 2011. She\u2019d love to hear from you, so please feel free to email<\/a> her with any tips, questions, comments, or critiques. You can follow her on Bluesky<\/a>, X\/Twitter<\/a>, and Threads<\/a>, or connect with her on LinkedIn<\/a>.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Ed. note<\/u>: Welcome to our daily feature,\u00a0Quote of the Day<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

I view dissent as more than just a disagreement with the outcome of a case, I see them as an expression of faith in the future and a demonstration of hope. However desolate the moment feels, we who write for a future age have hope that the noble and collective work of bending the long arc of the law toward justice will continue.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2014<\/i> Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson<\/a>, in remarks delivered<\/a> after receiving the Philadelphia Bar Association\u2019s 2026 Justice William J. Brennan Jr. Distinguished Jurist Award, during its Constitution Day celebration. Jackson, who has become one of the Supreme Court\u2019s most prolific dissenters, explained why she views a dissenting opinion not simply as an objection to the majority\u2019s ruling, but as an expression of hope that the law may one day bend toward justice.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Staci Zaretsky<\/a> is the managing editor of Above the Law, where she\u2019s worked since 2011. She\u2019d love to hear from you, so please feel free to email<\/a> her with any tips, questions, comments, or critiques. You can follow her on Bluesky<\/a>, X\/Twitter<\/a>, and Threads<\/a>, or connect with her on LinkedIn<\/a>.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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