Posted on 04/20/2026 12:12:04 PM PDT by Olog-hai
Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson said in a dissent released on Monday that she “cannot fathom” the court’s decision in a case related to reasonable suspicion in a police encounter.
The case stems from an early morning police encounter in Washington, D.C., in which a Metropolitan Police officer responded to a call about a suspicious vehicle and saw two people immediately flee from a car. The officer ordered the driver, identified only as R.W., to put his hands up, and the officer drew his service weapon.
The District of Columbia Court of Appeals (DCCA) ruled that the officer, by stopping R.W. without reasonable suspicion, violated the Fourth Amendment. The Supreme Court agreed to hear the case and reversed the lower court’s decision.
Jackson said the lower court’s reasoning “does not merit the use of our summary discretion.” …
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It’s “reasonable suspicion” for a stop, not probable cause. TSCOTUS made the right decision.
Says the dummy who pretends she doesn’t know what a woman is because she’s not a biologist.
Yeah, I’m not at all surprised she can’t wrap that tiny noodle around a common sense ruling.
Summary of her dissent: “I don’t understand this stuff.”
So, she’s going to resign?
Highfalootin’ gronee trying ta protect the lowfalootin’ gronees.
the dumbest judge to ever sit on the court speaks again
Poster girl for Affirmative Action. Her biggest accomplishment in life was depriving a qualified white male an admission to law school.
That is the problem: Ketanji Brown Jackson is unable to fathom.
Dang long list of things kadisha jackson brown can’t fathom. Proof “higher education” doesn’t mean what some folks think it means.
So, if a bunch of darkly dressed and hooded people are in my yard with Molotov cocktails and winding up and I draw down was my reasonable suspicion was not enough for me to do that? I mean they haven’t thrown it yet... maybe they were just having fun like with sparklers...
You mean the justice that cannot define what a woman is might be unable to fathom something? What a surprise.
she won’t shut up
“the dumbest judge to ever sit on the court speaks again”
Makes perfect sense if you take into consideration she was nominated by the dumbest lump of shit to ever stain the Oval Office.
Given the definition of highfalutin, “lowfalutin” would be the opposite of pretentious and egotistical.
“A woman? Don’t bother me with such a difficult question. Now I have a headache!”
Of course she can't. Because she's an idiot.
Under the rubric of DEI/BLM, blacks must be allowed to do whatever they want to do, without white interference. Police should stand aside and ignore black crime, but be ready to zealously prosecute white racism or sexism or any other thought crimes.
Justice Kadeisha Hyphen Sistagirl jus be representin her pipe.
SMDH.
So she admits she’s “out of her depth”.
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