Overview
- Jackson addressed the issue on ABC’s The View on Tuesday, calling public outreach and education part of her role when the Court is on recess.
- She explained that her trip to Los Angeles coincided with a scheduled moot court and that her Grammy nomination made attending the event a straightforward addition.
- Sen. Marsha Blackburn has asked Chief Justice John Roberts to investigate Jackson’s impartiality, arguing the ceremony featured rhetoric she characterized as far left.
- The Grammys included pointed political remarks, including Bad Bunny’s criticism of Trump-era deportation policies and Billie Eilish’s expletive against ICE and reference to the U.S. as stolen land.
- Jackson was nominated for Best Audio Book, Narration and Storytelling Recording for her memoir Lovely One but did not win, with the award going to the Dalai Lama.