Reactions rolled in Friday after liberal Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson delivered a scathing dissent of the majority conservative U.S. Supreme Court's latest decision, with some saying it told lower courts they have "absolutely no power over the executive branch."
Brown Jackson called the high court's decision to remove legal protections for more than 300,000 immigrants from Venezuela "repeated, gratuitous, and harmful interference."
"I view today’s decision as yet another grave misuse of our emergency docket. This Court should have stayed its hand. Having opted instead to join the fray, the Court plainly misjudges the irreparable harm and balance-of-the-equities factors by privileging the bald assertion of unconstrained executive power over countless families’ pleas for the stability our Government has promised them," Jackson wrote in her dissent Friday.
"Because, respectfully, I cannot abide our repeated, gratuitous, and harmful interference with cases pending in the lower courts while lives hang in the balance, I dissent," she wrote.
Justices Elena Kagan and Sonia Sotomayor, who are also in the liberal minority of the high court, opposed the majority's decision.
Social media users sounded off on the ruling.
"SCOTUS again reminds lower courts they have absolutely no power over the executive branch," a user named Martin M. wrote via X.
"For the most part SCOTUS has been a solid backstop upholding the Constitution and rule of law, especially as it relates to the Executive branch article II powers," user Jericho wrote on X.
But some sided with the conservative majority's decision.
"They can. Nuclear option is easy. Democrats did it to confirm judges, then Republicans used the rule change to confirm SCOTUS judges. In essence, we can thank Democrats for Republicans having full control of SCOTUS," Ricky Lucero wrote on X.
"SCOTUS will stand with POTUS. Why do liberals want to flood the country with illegals," a user named Heather wrote on X.