Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson Says She’s ‘Flattered’ Justice Thomas Called Out Her Dissent on Affirmative Action

PHILLIP In the time ░░░░░░░░ you ve been on ░░░░░░░░ court because you have ░░░░░░░░ your own dissents in ░░░░░░░░ pretty big cases there ░░░░░░░░ s disagreement obviously among ░░░░░░░░ colleagues over the law ░░░░░░░░ one case Justice Thomas ░░░░░░░░ roughly seven pages of ░░░░░░░░ concurring opinion on affirmative ░░░░░░░░ to critique your opinion ░░░░░░░░ your dissent He also ░░░░░░░░ that opinion out loud ░░░░░░░░ feet away from where ░░░░░░░░ re sitting What was ░░░░░░░░ experience like BROWN Jackson ░░░░░░░░ you know dissents are ░░░░░░░░ on the court One ░░░░░░░░ the nice parts about ░░░░░░░░ collective decision making model ░░░░░░░░ that the justices have ░░░░░░░░ opportunity to express their ░░░░░░░░ And then when you ░░░░░░░░ in the majority there ░░░░░░░░ a majority opinion that ░░░░░░░░ can sign on to ░░░░░░░░ can write separately to ░░░░░░░░ your particular take on ░░░░░░░░ issue and of course ░░░░░░░░ can dissent And Justice ░░░░░░░░ in his concurring opinion ░░░░░░░░ to talk about my ░░░░░░░░ In one way I ░░░░░░░░ I was flattered I ░░░░░░░░ flattered because it meant ░░░░░░░░ I must have been ░░░░░░░░ points that were worth ░░░░░░░░ to But it s ░░░░░░░░ dialogue It s always ░░░░░░░░ dialogue with the justices.”