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Ketanji Brown Jackson avoids bias ... by joining Michelle Obama’s podcast?

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In a recent appearance on Michelle Obama’s podcast, Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson explained that she refuses to do anything that might appear biased. “When I get invitations to do things, I always have them screened by the legal office, the public information office, just to make sure that there are no ethical conflicts, that it’s not a fundraiser. You know, there are lots of limits on what judges can do,” Jackson told Obama. “And I try to be very, very mindful and scrupulous with respect to that because, as you say, our obligation is to be unbiased in our approach. And so, you have to then navigate all the sources that could make for an appearance of partiality, which you want to avoid,” she continued. “So, there are lots of things that I end up not accepting for that reason,” she added. BlazeTV host Sara Gonzales can’t help but point out the glaring issue with her statement. “It’s just that you’re on Michelle Obama’s podcast,” Gonzales comments. “I’m just going to say,