Supreme Court Justice Jackson Asserts That The Supreme Court Of The United States Is Ready To Handle Any Election-Related Matters.

The U.S. Supreme Court is ready to handle election-related cases as voters prepare to cast their votes, according to Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson.

In a recent interview with CBS, Justice Jackson was asked if she is prepared for the possibility of election disputes reaching the Supreme Court. She responded by saying she is as prepared as anyone can be.

During the interview, Justice Jackson humorously asked the interviewer, “Let me ask you, are you prepared for all of the news cycles that you’re getting as a result of this election?” She then laughed and continued, “I mean, I think there are legal issues that arise out of the political process. And so, the Supreme Court has to be prepared to respond if that should be necessary.”

Following the 2020 election, numerous challenges to the election results were filed throughout the country. While most of these challenges were addressed at the local or state level, a few of them reached the Supreme Court.

The Supreme Court also rejected a petition challenging the election results in Arizona.

Over the years, the Supreme Court has been involved in significant election cases, such as the 2000 ruling that halted the recount in Florida, ultimately leading to the allocation of the state’s electoral votes to then-presidential candidate George W. Bush.

Justice Jackson, appointed by President Joe Biden, is currently the only justice nominated by him. President Biden emerged victorious over former President Donald Trump in the 2020 election.

In her dissent, Justice Jackson expressed her concerns, stating, “The court has now declared for the first time in history that the most powerful official in the United States can, under circumstances yet to be fully determined, become a law unto himself.”

During the interview, Justice Jackson further explained her stance, saying, “I was concerned about a system that appeared to provide immunity for one individual under one set of circumstances, when we have a criminal justice system that had ordinarily treated everyone the same.”