After Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett announced from the court’s mahogany bench last month that lower court judges had gone too far in pausing President Donald Trump’s changes to birthright citizenship, the court’s liberals got their turn. But it was a separate written dissent from Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson that reverberated the most, in large part because of Barrett’s scathing reaction to it. “I definitely do think Justice Jackson really prioritizes developing her own jurisprudence and thoughts and voice,” said Brian Burgess, a partner at the law firm Goodwin who clerked for Sotomayor. “I can see Justice Jackson evolving into someone that wants to speak directly to the public to express the concerns of that side of the court.” He said the times Justice Kagan voted against both Sotomayor and Jackson were not high-profile defections. “I think she seems to be more interested in coalition building and finding ways to eke out wins,” Burgess said of Kagan’s overall style. “That’s one way to be influential. Another way to be influential is to try to stake out different views and hope that history comes along to your position over time.” Read the USA Today article for more.