US EditionKetanji Brown Jackson Defends Jim Crow Law During Second Amendment Case Hearing
Justice Jackson argued that 1865 Black Codes, despite being racist, are part of historical tradition under the Bruen test for Second Amendment cases, sparking debate among justices.
- The Supreme Court heard arguments in Wolford v. Lopez, challenging Hawaii's law on handgun carry on private property open to the public.
- The Court's conservative Justices expressed skepticism toward Hawaii's law, with Justice Samuel Alito arguing it undermines the Second Amendment.
- The outcome of this case may significantly affect how historical evidence is used in constitutional interpretation regarding gun rights in the U.S.
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The Perversity of Citing The Black Codes To Defend Gun-Control Laws
One of the most bizarre aspects of modern Second Amendment litigation is how supporters of gun control are forced to favorably cite Jim Crow laws. In all other contexts, these sort of anti-canonical statutes would be untouchable. Yet, when it comes to guns, all the usual rules go out the window. In Wolford v. Lopez, one of the leading authorities for Hawaii's law is an 1865 Louisiana statute. Neal Katyal described it as a "dead ringer" for the H…
Alito reveals obvious irony of Justice Brown Jackson defending Black Codes · American Wire News
Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson on Tuesday outrageously defended a set of restrictive, discriminatory, blatantly anti-black state laws dating back to the Civil War era. Jackson’s defense of the so-called Black Codes occurred during a hearing on Wolford v. Lopez, a court case pitting Maui gun owners against the state of Hawaii. “Wolford v. Lopez challenges a Hawaii law that prevents gun owners from bringing handguns to beaches, bars, …
Justice Jackson Defends Racist Black Codes As Constitutional History
On Tuesday, there was a hearing at the Supreme Court regarding a law in Hawaii that bans guns from being carried into supermarkets, gas stations, and other public locations without the property owner’s permission.Instead of property owners issuing a statement saying, “You can’t come in here with a gun,” the idea would be that you wouldn’t be able to walk in with a gun unless the shop owner gives you explicit permission. This is the opposite of …
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