Danny Cevallos: No, Sen. Hawley, Ketanji Brown Jackson isn't soft on child pornography. - NBCNewsTHINK
Supreme Court nominees should expect to be vetted. Harshly. Federal appeals Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson of Washington, D.C., knows this. Republicans can question her about her judicial philosophy. They can question her about whether she supports the notion of a “living Constitution.” They can ask about her limited experience on an appellate court. These are appropriate avenues of inquiry.
Jackson’s below-guideline child pornography sentences are actually “quite mainstream.” This is because other federal judges typically sentence below the guidelines range in about 66 percent of these cases.the applicable U.S. sentencing guidelines range isn’t a legitimate area of inquiry. In Her Honor’s case, it’s downright misleading., went there during her confirmation hearings this week.
You might think people convicted of child pornography crimes deserve automatic life sentence, whether they produced the material or merely possessed it. That’s an understandable position; child pornography is a horrific crime. The law doesn’t require mandatory life imprisonment for possessors of child pornography, though.
, the law differentiates among producers , distributors those who receive the materials and possessors .
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