Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson told a group at an Indianapolis Bar Association event on Thursday that "the state of our democracy" is what keeps her up at night, CNN reports. Newsweek reached out to the High Court on Thursday for comment via email.

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."