Asked when the Supreme Court would rule on President Trump’s tariffs, Jackson said the court was still “in the process of deliberating.”
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WASHINGTON – Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson defended her appearance at this year’s Grammy Awards, telling the Dalai Lama what it was like to miss out on the award. She also explains what’s happening with the long-awaited ruling on President Donald Trump’s tariffs.
“The court is going through the deliberation process,” Jackson said on “CBS Mornings” on Feb. 10 when asked about one of the court’s most anticipated decisions. “The American people expect us to make thorough and clear decisions, and sometimes it takes time.”
During the court’s November oral arguments on President Trump’s sweeping tariffs, many of the justices seemed skeptical that the president could use emergency powers to avoid the more complex and limited tariff processes that other presidents have relied on.
But the justices have not yet issued a ruling, prompting speculation that they are in no hurry to strike down Trump’s economic centerpiece or major foreign policy tool.
However, it is not uncommon for courts to take months to issue major decisions. And of the eight other cases heard in November, the court decided on only one, none of which are as serious as the tariff dispute.
The court is currently suspending hearings and issuing opinions for four weeks.
“That was unusual.”
During the break, Jackson was promoting the young adult version of her 2025 memoir “Lovely One.”
Jackson attended this month’s ceremony after the audio version of the original book was nominated for a Grammy Award.
“It was extraordinary,” Jackson said during an appearance on ABC’s “The View” on Feb. 11. “I had never attended an event like that before.”
Jackson criticized for attending Grammy Awards
Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) criticized the Jacksons for participating in “such a brazen political and anti-law enforcement event.”
Blackburn said Jackson should not have been in the audience because many of the attendees were wearing “ICE OUT” pins and the two winners had criticized the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement methods in their acceptance speeches.
Jackson called such criticism “part of the job.”
“The other part of the job, actually my job, is public engagement and education,” she said. “I thought this was a great opportunity to get my work noticed in this way and see what’s going on at the Grammys.”
“Maybe I can lose to the Dalai Lama.”
“The View” co-host Whoopi Goldberg defended Jackson, saying the judge “had no way of knowing what the speech was going to be.”
“That’s right,” Jackson replied.
Goldberg also noted that Jackson was present as a candidate, although he did not win.
The awards for Best Audiobook, Best Narration, and Best Storytelling Recording went to His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s Meditation: Reflections of His Holiness the Dalai Lama.
“If you’re going to lose, you’d better lose to the Dalai Lama, definitely,” Jackson said.
