Take a walk with me inside the mind of Brett Jones. He was the plaintiff in
Jones v. Mississippi, the United State Supreme Court case I told you about Monday. In a 6-3 opinion, written by Justice Brett Kavanaugh, the court rolled back two previous rulings regarding lifetime imprisonment without parole for minors. The previous rulings, called
Miller and
Montgomery, held that lifetime imprisonment for juvenile offenders was justified only in the worse of the worse cases when a convict is permanently incorrigible. In
Jones, Kavanaugh said nah. Life in prison s fine even if corrigible.
I want you to take this walk with me to understand more fully the complex layers of cruelty in Kavanaugh s opinion. By understanding that his point is not punishment in the service of democracy and justice but instead punishment in the service of impunity and power, I hope you will understand the need for calling this barbarism instead of what we usually call it. Conservatism seems like somethin
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The TAB has reached out to the town for comment.
Alston’s case dates back to 2010, when a Brookline Fire Department superior left him a voicemail using the “n-word.” Alston, who is Black, was placed on paid leave in 2013 after the town claimed he made threatening comments at work, and Alston filed a federal discrimination suit against the town in 2015, alleging a culture of racism and retaliation.
The town fired him in 2016, claiming Alston refused to cooperate and comply with return-to-work conditions.
“This argument ignores the key conclusion of the commission – that Alston s inability to work was caused by the town s actions and inactions,” the SJC wrote in its opinion.
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Ironic that for years liberal judges were decried as the “activist judges”. I wonder how the legal conservatives feel about this type of activism from the right.
If I recall correctly, this case came about due to a transfer of antique firearms after the death of a family member, and into her possession.
She was notified of the laws, and after consulting with the ISRA chose to ignore them to make a case out of this, which was what eventually led to her being charged with the violation.
Barring a reversal of precedence, it has been held many times by state and federal courts that states retain the right to regulate firearms for the purposes of public safety. The statements made by the judge seem to be ignoring that rather critical part of his job function.