"I Don't Understand"

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Each Justice has his or her own unique style of asking questions at oral argument. Justice Jackson, as this video relays, says "I don't understand" and "I'm trying to understand" quite a lot.

???? INBOX: If there's one thing we know about Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson this term - it's that she doesn't understand.

INCREDIBLE VIDEO pic.twitter.com/DQQ3q1mA8Q

— Comfortably Smug (@ComfortablySmug) June 25, 2025

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