Time churns on, but Ketanji Brown Jackson’s genius springs eternal. In honor of a new year, let’s look back on the Supreme Court justice’s best (worst) moments of 2025. 

1. Jackson Argues For Rule By Judiciary

The Supreme Court sat for oral argument in the case of Trump v. CASA in May. Trump had challenged birthright citizenship for certain individuals born in the United States in an executive order, a move promptly struck down by three district courts via “nationwide injunction.” The justices considered the legality of nationwide (or universal) injunctions, which are often issued by a single federal judge, and block the federal government from enforcing a policy across the entire nation. 

“I would think we’d want the system to move as quickly as possible to reach the merits of the issue, and maybe have this court decide whether or not the government is entitled to do this under the law,” the justice said during oral argument in May, in the case of Trump v. CASA. “Wouldn’t having universal injunctions actually facilitate that?” (RELATED: Supreme Court Justice Proves She’s Totally Clueless Yet Again) 

2. Amy Coney Barrett Goes For The Jugular 

In a 6-3 ruling in Trump v. CASA, the Supreme Court held that universal injunctions “likely exceed the equitable authority that Congress has granted to federal courts,” in the words of Justice Amy Coney Barrett. 

Jackson dissented (obviously), doing so with “deep disillusionment.” 

“We will not dwell on [Jackson’s] argument, which is at odds with more than two centuries’ worth of precedent, not to mention the Constitution itself,” Barrett wrote in response. “We observe only this: [Jackson] decries an imperial Executive while embracing an........

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