‘Trivial, Baseless, And Insulting’: Justice Alito Tears Into Ketanji Brown Jackson
Justice Samuel Alito strongly criticized Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson's dissent regarding the Supreme Court's decision to allow Louisiana to redraw its congressional map before the 2026 primaries. Alito dismissed Jackson's arguments as 'trivial, baseless, and insulting,' emphasizing that the court's procedural move was justified and consistent with past practices. Jackson contended the court overstepped by expediting the judgment, but her dissent was unsupported by precedent and stood alone among the justices.
- ▪The Supreme Court allowed Louisiana to redraw its unconstitutional congressional map ahead of the May 16 primary elections.
- ▪Justice Alito rebuked Justice Jackson's dissent, calling her arguments 'trivial, baseless, and insulting' and defending the court's procedural decision.
- ▪Jackson argued the court's expedited judgment improperly influenced election implementation, but her dissent relied on incorrect citations and lacked supporting evidence.
- ▪Alito noted that Rule 45.3, which governs judgment timing, has been set aside before when parties agree, as Louisiana and Callais attorneys did in this case.
- ▪Jackson's dissent was the only one in opposition, and her claims were not backed by reasoned legal argument or accurate references to prior rulings.
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Analysis ‘Trivial, Baseless, And Insulting’: Justice Alito Tears Into Ketanji Brown Jackson ANALYSIS Will Upton Senior Politics Editor May 05, 2026 1:15 PM ET May 05, 2026 1:15 PM ET Will Upton Senior Politics Editor Font Size: const observer = new MutationObserver((mutations) => { const adDivToHide = document.querySelector("#dailycaller_incontent_1"); if (adDivToHide && dc_noads_page) { adDivToHide.classList.add("hide-premium", "hide-free"); observer.disconnect(); console.log("Ad div found and hidden"); } }); observer.observe(document.body, { childList: true, subtree: true }); Justice Samuel Alito tore into his colleague, Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, for issuing a dissenting opinion on a procedural order that clears the way for Louisiana to redraw its unconstitutional congressional map…
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