.JordanSRubin: Supreme Court justices have had an awkward history at State of the Union addresses. But this year's overtly political atmosphere could change that tone.
Presidential speeches didn’t always keep the attention of the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who was known to nod off on occasion, evenBut things have gotten more heated in response to the overtly political atmosphere. In 2010, then-President Barack Obama criticized the Citizens United ruling that helped inject more money into politics, and Obama’s description of the caseSpeaking of Alito, will Biden bring up the Alito-authored decision in Dobbs v.
So which combination of justices will attend this year? Perhaps the newest member of the court, Ketanji Brown Jackson, will be there with some colleagues. Supreme Court justices can be a president’s most important legacy, so Biden may tout his historic appointment of the court’s first Black woman.
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