Here's a post that covers some of it, including "her newfound friendship with Justice Amy Coney Barrett (who threw Justice Jackson a Hamilton-themed welcome party to the Supreme Court)."
On weighty legal issues of the day, Justice Jackson, who sat on the Sentencing Commission, shared that she has long-been a proponent of rebuilding the Sentencing Guidelines from scratch. She also addressed the timely topic of presidential immunity; referencing her recent dissent in Trump v. United States, she shared her concern that “immunity is a principle engendering inequality.”
When asked about the diversity of the judiciary and its impact, Justice Jackson cited an Oliver Wendell Holmes quote that “the life of the law has not been logic, it has been experience.” Justice Jackson believes that it instills confidence in the institution when judges come from different walks of life. Justice Jackson’s life exemplifies brilliance, possibilities, hope, strength, and service. It was no surprise that as the conversation ended, many in the packed conference hall shared that Justice Jackson’s comments had been a true inspiration and flocked to buy her memoir, “The Lovely One,” titled for the translation of her name, Ketanji Onyika.
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I am sick of them selling books and profiting from the position.
Let a historian or biographer do it. If they want to educate the public, write great opinions (or dissents) that invoke experience.
Assume this means you’re also condemning the yachts and luxury vacations other justices enjoy as “gifts”?
Absolutely, yes. It is gross across the board, regardless of philosophy.
Except a book author earns from book writing while a luxury vacationer earns from …?
Both get it by trading off on their office.
Also, a book author whose job is to work and write opinions for the public, who spends the time writing a book instead of working, isn’t doing her job.
Either way, trading off on the office for profit, reeks. Want to make money selling books when you retire, or get vacations from “friends”, go for it. Don’t diminish the job and court by continuing to turn it into a money and fame tree.
Pretty sure they all find time for both. Not hard when you only take 60 some cases per year.
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