Supreme Court Justice Jackson Says Trump’s Criticisms of Judges Are ‘Attacks on Our Democracy’

Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson said on May 1 that President Donald Trump’s criticism of some judges seemed “designed to intimidate the judiciary.” Jackson did not specifically mention Trump during her speech but spoke about “the elephant in the room.” “The attacks are not random. They seem designed to intimidate those of us who serve in this critical capacity,” Jackson said at the First Circuit Judicial Conference in Rio Grande, Puerto Rico, on May 1. “The threats and harassment are attacks on our democracy, on our system of government. And they ultimately risk undermining our Constitution and the rule of law.”...