Justice Jackson's 2023 financial disclosure report revealed that she received four concert tickets from Beyoncé Knowles-Carter, valuing about $3,700. Patricia McCabe, the Supreme Court's Public Information Officer, released a statement: "Justice Jackson is 'Crazy in Love' with Beyoncé's music. Who isn't?" (For those outside the hive, Beyoncé and her now-husband, Shawn Carter, a/k/a Jay-Z, recorded a hit song in 2003 titled Crazy in Love.) I am fairly confident that McCabe's comment came directly from Justice Jackson. I can't fathom a restrained public affairs official would volunteer this line on her own.
Since the press was too star-struck to provide any scrutiny for this gift–to the left, to the left, as usual–I will.
First, how is it appropriate for the Supreme Court's press office to promote a Beyoncé song? Look at it this way: The celebrity gives free tickets to a Justice, and the Justice responds by highlighting how awesome Beyoncé's music is through the press office. Does no one see the problem? Can you fathom what would happen if Clarence Thomas issued a statement: "Who isn't in love with Harlan Crow's yacht"? Or what if Lee Greenwood gave Justice Alito concert tickets, and PIO issued this statement: "God bless the U.S.A. Who isn't Proud to be an American?" (Put that on a flag!) Again, there was a serious lapse in judgment here. But crickets from all the usual critics.
