Ed. note: Welcome to our daily feature, Quote of the Day.
I view dissent as more than just a disagreement with the outcome of a case, I see them as an expression of faith in the future and a demonstration of hope. However desolate the moment feels, we who write for a future age have hope that the noble and collective work of bending the long arc of the law toward justice will continue.
— Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, in remarks delivered after receiving the Philadelphia Bar Association’s 2026 Justice William J. Brennan Jr. Distinguished Jurist Award, during its Constitution Day celebration. Jackson, who has become one of the Supreme Court’s most prolific dissenters, explained why she views a dissenting opinion not simply as an objection to the majority’s ruling, but as an expression of hope that the law may one day bend toward justice.
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