Unless you've been living under a rock, you will have seen wall-to-wall press coverage about Justice Jackson's new book. She has already made headlines by saying something about an enforceable ethics code and something about the immunity case and something about the election. But if you read the transcript, she really didn't say anything at all about the Court. And you'll find much the same in the actual book.
Abbe Van Sickle of the New York Times sounds almost frustrated with how little Jackson reveals:
Justice Jackson was far less forthcoming about the current court, where she and the justices have come under historic scrutiny after the leaked draft of its decision to overturn the constitutional right to abortion. Revelations about the failure of some of the justices — most notably Justice Clarence Thomas — to disclose luxury gifts and travel from wealthy benefactors only intensified the attention.
For a justice who seemed to find her footing on the bench immediately, peppering lawyers with questions and writing sharp dissents, she was circumspect in addressing the existing pressures facing the court.
After the revelations about Justice Thomas and others, the court announced an ethics code last fall, the first in its history. But Justice Jackson would say only that it was a "very interesting moment to be on the court," acknowledging that discussions about whether to strengthen the ethics code were "ongoing."
