Ketanji Brown Jackson Has Terrible Timing (1)

I can’t help but wonder if Ketanji Brown Jackson is feeling a bit crestfallen about her new gig.

She’s been on the Supreme Court for less than a month, and we should still be celebrating her elevation as the first Black female justice. But somehow, the party seems over, if it started at all. While there was evident pride and jubilation as she was sworn in by Chief Justice John Roberts, there also was an air of solemnity.

What’s sobering is that Jackson’s new role—while hugely significant from a historical perspective—seems strangely inconsequential at this point.

Fact is, the conservatives ...