WASHINGTON − For the second time this month, Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson has complained that her colleagues are weighing the scales of justice differently depending on who is asking for help.
“This case gives fodder to the unfortunate perception that moneyed interests enjoy an easier road to relief in this Court than ordinary citizens,” she wrote in her disagreement with the majority’s June 20 decision that fuel producers can challenge California emissions standards under a federal air pollution law.
Jackson's dissent came two weeks after she wrote that the court is sending a “troubling message" that it's departing from basic legal standards for the Trump administration.
The court’s six conservatives include three appointed by President Donald Trump in his first term.
In a case involving the Trump administration, the Supreme Court on June 6 said Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency could have complete access to the data of millions of Americans kept by the U.S. Social Security Administration.
