You might think you are all that, winning all sorts of prizes, learning all sorts of things, and that that entitles you to make fun of people. But do… - Ketanji Brown Jackson

We must not choose harsh words that tear people down. We must choose kind words that lift people up.

In short, America has traditionally relied on the law to keep its Presidents in line. Starting today, however, Americans must rely on the courts to determine when (if at all) the criminal laws that their representatives have enacted to promote individual and collective security will operate as speedbumps to Presidential action or reaction. Once self-regulating, the Rule of Law now becomes the rule of judges, with courts pronouncing which crimes committed by a President have to be let go and which can be redressed as impermissible. So, ultimately, this Court itself will decide whether the law will be any barrier to whatever course of criminality emanates from the Oval Office in the future. The potential for great harm to American institutions and Americans themselves is obvious.

I am acutely aware that, as a judge in our system, I have limited power, and I am trying in every case to stay in my lane.