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Calvinball Jurisprudence

August 25, 2025

Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson had a damning dissent in a recent ruling in the NIH v American Public Health Association case.

This is Calvinball jurisprudence with a twist. Calvinball has only one rule: There are no fixed rules. We seem to have two: that one, and this Administration always wins.

As a Calvin & Hobbes fan, I'm amused that it's made its way into a SCOTUS ruling. At the same time I'm horrified due to it's meaning with regards to the rule of law here in America.