Ketanji Brown Jackson Joins Conservative Justices in Upending Hundreds of January 6 Cases

[Doc7505]

Ketanji Brown Jackson Joins Conservative Justices in Upending Hundreds of January 6 Cases​

MSN

The Supreme Court on Friday narrowed the interpretation of a federal criminal law under which many January 6 rioters have been charged, throwing hundreds of such cases into at least partial uncertainty. It was yet another 6–3 decision.
But despite the immensely politically-charged nature of the case, it was also yet another time that the votes did not come down along exclusively ideological lines. The majority opinion was written by Chief Justice John Roberts and joined by Justices Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito, Neil Gorsuch, Brett Kavanaugh, and Ketanji Brown Jackson, the latter of whom wrote a concurring opinion urging the government to keep criminal laws constrained to their actual text. (Justice Amy Coney Barrett wrote the dissent, joined by Justices Sonia Sotomayor and Elena Kagan.)
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That Justice Jackson sided with Fischer shouldn't, in theory, come as a surprise. She is the only former public defender on the current Court; in the judiciary broadly, you are far more likely to find former prosecutors on the bench. So it stands to reason that she understands first-hand the downsides of government getting creative with criminal statutes, as prosecutors sometimes do.
But it is probably surprising to many onlookers, for at least a couple of reasons. For one, the common narrative, it seems, is that this Supreme Court is more radical, extreme, and polarized than ever before. As I wrote earlier this week, that's not at all reflected in the data: The early part of this term was defined by a historic number of unanimous decisions, and today's 6–3 decision being composed of a heterogeneous group is actually quite common. It just rarely drives the news.

Commentary:
This decision upends many of the cases against those convicted for Jan 6th protesting.
It also affects the actions and leegation of Smith against Trump.
It appears that things are continuing fall apart around the Democrats in general like a house of cards.

 

[Votto]

What da you know

Potato head illegally put in jail hundreds of people.

Thank God he has dementia, otherwise, someone may have held him to account.

 

[shockedcanadian]

Give her credit for following the law.

It should not be courageous to uphold Americas Constitution, Bill of Rights etc, yet, some politicians split it up into "left vs right". No one should continue to do this, not even Trump. He looks at political benefit instead of just saying "contrary to the other Party, I picked people who will interpret the Constitution. The very same Constitution that keeps 340M Americans safe from government over reach and abuses by the state. This isn't left vs right, it is Constitution vs Socialism"

 

[Votto]

Give her credit for following the law.

It should not be courageous to uphold Americas Constitution, Bill of Rights etc, yet, some politicians split it up into "left vs right". No one should continue to do this, not even Trump. He looks at political benefit instead of just saying "contrary to the other Party, I picked people who will interpret the Constitution. The very same Constitution that keeps 340M Americans safe from government over reach and abuses by the state. This isn't left vs right, it is Constitution vs Socialism"

Do you think she even knew what she was voting on?

She does not even know what a woman is.

 

[Procrustes Stretched]

Ketanji Brown Jackson Joins Conservative Justices in Upending Hundreds of January 6 Cases​

MSN

The Supreme Court on Friday narrowed the interpretation of a federal criminal law under which many January 6 rioters have been charged, throwing hundreds of such cases into at least partial uncertainty. It was yet another 6–3 decision.
But despite the immensely politically-charged nature of the case, it was also yet another time that the votes did not come down along exclusively ideological lines. The majority opinion was written by Chief Justice John Roberts and joined by Justices Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito, Neil Gorsuch, Brett Kavanaugh, and Ketanji Brown Jackson, the latter of whom wrote a concurring opinion urging the government to keep criminal laws constrained to their actual text. (Justice Amy Coney Barrett wrote the dissent, joined by Justices Sonia Sotomayor and Elena Kagan.)
~Snip~
That Justice Jackson sided with Fischer shouldn't, in theory, come as a surprise. She is the only former public defender on the current Court; in the judiciary broadly, you are far more likely to find former prosecutors on the bench. So it stands to reason that she understands first-hand the downsides of government getting creative with criminal statutes, as prosecutors sometimes do.
But it is probably surprising to many onlookers, for at least a couple of reasons. For one, the common narrative, it seems, is that this Supreme Court is more radical, extreme, and polarized than ever before. As I wrote earlier this week, that's not at all reflected in the data: The early part of this term was defined by a historic number of unanimous decisions, and today's 6–3 decision being composed of a heterogeneous group is actually quite common. It just rarely drives the news.

Commentary:
This decision upends many of the cases against those convicted for Jan 6th protesting.
It also affects the actions and leegation of Smith against Trump.
It appears that things are continuing fall apart around the Democrats in general like a house of cards.

"otherwise"
.
You misunderstand and are misrepresenting what it is all about.

par for the course with you

 

[Doc7505]

"otherwise"
.
You misunderstand and are misrepresenting what it is all about.

par for the course with you

~~~~~~
Express yourself.....

 

[San Souci]

Ketanji Brown Jackson Joins Conservative Justices in Upending Hundreds of January 6 Cases​

MSN

The Supreme Court on Friday narrowed the interpretation of a federal criminal law under which many January 6 rioters have been charged, throwing hundreds of such cases into at least partial uncertainty. It was yet another 6–3 decision.
But despite the immensely politically-charged nature of the case, it was also yet another time that the votes did not come down along exclusively ideological lines. The majority opinion was written by Chief Justice John Roberts and joined by Justices Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito, Neil Gorsuch, Brett Kavanaugh, and Ketanji Brown Jackson, the latter of whom wrote a concurring opinion urging the government to keep criminal laws constrained to their actual text. (Justice Amy Coney Barrett wrote the dissent, joined by Justices Sonia Sotomayor and Elena Kagan.)
~Snip~
That Justice Jackson sided with Fischer shouldn't, in theory, come as a surprise. She is the only former public defender on the current Court; in the judiciary broadly, you are far more likely to find former prosecutors on the bench. So it stands to reason that she understands first-hand the downsides of government getting creative with criminal statutes, as prosecutors sometimes do.
But it is probably surprising to many onlookers, for at least a couple of reasons. For one, the common narrative, it seems, is that this Supreme Court is more radical, extreme, and polarized than ever before. As I wrote earlier this week, that's not at all reflected in the data: The early part of this term was defined by a historic number of unanimous decisions, and today's 6–3 decision being composed of a heterogeneous group is actually quite common. It just rarely drives the news.

Commentary:
This decision upends many of the cases against those convicted for Jan 6th protesting.
It also affects the actions and leegation of Smith against Trump.
It appears that things are continuing fall apart around the Democrats in general like a house of cards.

Yep. Ain't it a bitch?

 

[John Edgar Slow Horses]

doc7505 has not a clue. One case was overturned, not hundreds.

 

[Oddball]

What da you know

Potato head illegally put in jail hundreds of people.

Thank God he has dementia, otherwise, someone may have held him to account.

Merrick Garland isn't senile....He belongs in GITMO.

 

[Oddball]

doc7505 has not a clue. One case was overturned, not hundreds.

It sets the basis upon which hundreds were wrongly accused and convicted, chowderhead.

 

[Procrustes Stretched]

It sets the basis upon which hundreds were wrongly accused and convicted, chowderhead.

WrongAgain

 

[John Edgar Slow Horses]

It sets the basis upon which hundreds were wrongly accused and convicted, chowderhead.

No, it does not. Which ruling did you read. You got the wrong one.

 

[Meathead]

doc7505 has not a clue. One case was overturned, not hundreds.

The grounds of the precedent applies to several other cases. It doesn't take a legal scholar to figure as much out.

 

[John Edgar Slow Horses]

The grounds of the precedent applies to several other cases. It doesn't take a legal scholar to figure as much out.

Their lawyers, in due process, will make that effort. The overwhelming majority of them will fail,

 

[Meathead]

Their lawyers, in due process, will make that effort. The overwhelming majority of them will fail,

I doubt that. Some may, but most won't.

 

[marvin martian]

"otherwise"
.
You misunderstand and are misrepresenting what it is all about.

par for the course with you

Liar.

You fascists got shot down by the SCOTUS again.

Trump is winning everywhere.

 

[John Edgar Slow Horses]

I doubt that. Some may, but most won't.

Maybe one or two will succeed, yes.