Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson Argues for Race-Based Redistricting, Citing the Americans with Disabilities Act: ‘They’re Disabled’

Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson argues for race-based redistricting, citing the Americans with Disabilities Act: ‘They’re disabled’

Liberal Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson on Wednesday compared efforts to draw congressional districts along racial lines to the way disabled people were granted easier access to buildings after the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) became law.

Justice Jackson: Black Americans Are Like the Disabled When Trying to Get Voting Access

Arguments on revising The Voting Rights Act were heard in the Supreme Court today and Justice Jackson didn’t disappoint with her illogical reasoning. The Court is going to rule on the constitutionality of drawing majority-black districts to comply with the Voting Rights Act. Justice Jackson wants remediation in the form of affirmative action for black […] The post Justice Jackson: Black Americans Are Like the Disabled When Trying to Get Voting A…

Justice Jackson Compares Black Voters to Disabled - American Faith

During oral arguments in the Supreme Court case Louisiana v. Callais, Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson drew sharp attention by comparing black American voters to individuals with physical disabilities. The case centers on whether Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act, which mandates race-based remedies in redistricting, violates the Constitution’s 14th and 15th Amendments. Justice Jackson invoked the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) to argue that…

Justice Jackson Compares Race Based Voting Districts to the ADA

This woman is going to be on the court for a looooong time. The post Justice Jackson Compares Race Based Voting Districts to the ADA first appeared on Le·gal In·sur·rec·tion.

KBJ Suggests Black People Can’t Vote, Compares Them To The Disabled

During oral arguments for a major case that could put an end to race-based gerrymandering on Wednesday, Democrat-appointed Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson suggested that race should be a consideration when drawing congressional districts because black people are systemically “disabled” and don’t have proper access to voting systems. Jackson drew a comparison between the redistricting cases […]

KBJ Suggests Black People Can't Vote

During oral arguments, Ketanji Brown Jackson argued minorities 'don't have equal access to the voting system, right? They're disabled.'