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Contempt Of Court: Hakeem Jeffries Denounces the Supreme Court As "Illegitimate"

Jeffries called the Supreme Court illegitimate after its ruling on the Voting Rights Act.

Contempt Of Court: Hakeem Jeffries Denounces the Supreme Court As "Illegitimate"
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House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries called the Supreme Court “illegitimate” after its ruling on the Voting Rights Act, and Rep. Jamie Raskin called for transforming the Court. The opinion argues that these comments are part of a broader effort by Democrats to undermine the Court’s legitimacy.

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House minority leader criticized for calling the Supreme Court illegitimate

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Donald Trump
R · President of the United States

President who criticized conservative Supreme Court justices

Jamie Raskin
D · MD-8

Representative who called for transforming the Supreme Court

ALSO MENTIONED  Eric Holder, Former attorney general quoted discussing a Court-expansion plan; James Carville, Democratic strategist quoted predicting a proposal to expand the Court; John Roberts, Chief Justice quoted on the use of racial criteria; Samuel Alito, Supreme Court justice referenced in the title of a quoted column

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Hakeem Jeffries Calls Supreme Court Illegitimate After Louisiana v. Callais

Outlets agree Hakeem Jeffries called the Supreme Court illegitimate after its Voting Rights Act ruling in Louisiana v. Callais. Left-leaning outlets present the dispute as a double standard, arguing Trump’s demand that Jeffries retract his remarks conflicts with Trump’s own attacks on the Court. Center outlets pair criticism of Jeffries with reporting on court-reform calls and political responses. Right-leaning outlets largely portray Jeffries’s remarks and reform calls as efforts to undermine the Court’s legitimacy, while also highlighting Trump’s rebuke.

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