Jackson did not say what, specifically, concerned her about the state of democracy, though she has recently written a series of scathing dissents.

Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson told a group of lawyers and judges on Thursday that "the state of our democracy" is what keeps her up at night.

J ustice Ketanji Brown Jackson, in her first public appearance since the Supreme Court sharply limited the ability of federal judges to check presidential power, said Saturday she believes recent rulings by the court's conservative majority pose an "existential threat to the rule of law."