"Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson attended the Grammy Awards over the weekend because her memoir, "Lovely One," was nominated for Best Audio Book, Narration & Storytelling Recording. She lost to the Dalai Lama. Which, honestly... fair. Anyway, that should be the end of it, but it's 2026 and Republicans need to find something to talk about instead of unleashing untrained, armed thugs on Minnesota to kidnap journalists and murder civilians, so Justice Jackson's award nomination is the new ethics scandal."
"There's nothing improper about attending an awards ceremony for an award that you're actually nominated for. But Senator Marsha Blackburn wants an investigation into whether Jackson's attendance breached Supreme Court ethics because so many artists and presenters bashed ICE at the event. Blackburn's letter claims that Jackson's mere presence at an event where other people exercised their First Amendment rights somehow compromises her impartiality on immigration cases:"
""While it is by no means unheard of or unusual for a Supreme Court justice to attend a public function, very rarely-if ever-have justices of our nation's highest Court been present at an event at which attendees have amplified such far-left rhetoric," Blackburn (R-Tenn.) wrote in a Thursday letter to [Chief Justice John] Roberts."
Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson attended the Grammys because her memoir Lovely One was nominated for Best Audio Book; she did not win. Performers and presenters criticized ICE at the event, and Senator Marsha Blackburn asked Chief Justice Roberts for an investigation into whether Jackson's attendance breached Supreme Court ethics. Blackburn argues that Jackson's mere presence where others voiced views could compromise her impartiality on immigration cases. Blackburn cited guidance that justices should promote public confidence in judicial integrity and impartiality. Polling shows positions like "Abolish ICE" have broader public support, and Supreme Court ethics rules are widely seen as weak.
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