Anne Coulter's last tweet on Kethledge references Van Don Nguyen v. Holder, 571 F.3d 524
Opinion written not by Kethledge but by Merritt. All three judges on the panel reversed and did so because of a recent Supreme Court decision on the grounds that the law requiring deportation was for "crimes of violence" and the SC has held on multiple times that this phrase is ambiguous and not well defined in law.
These three judges UPHELD THE LAW. Don't like the law, get Congress to pass a new one. And they did so applying the 2008 Decision of the SC which SCALIA WROTE. The judges here explained:
Justice Scalia recently explained in Santos that the rule of lenity prevents courts from having to "read the mind" of Congress and is a "venerable" requirement that the federal courts have applied for two centuries when interpreting ambiguous criminal statutes. When a criminal statute is ambiguous as to its intent, the "tie" goes to the defendant. Because we cannot find that auto theft is "unambiguously" a crime of violence under Section 16(b), we should follow the ancient rule and overrule the administrative agency in this case..
STRIKE ONE against crazie Annie.
COULTER LIED - and with that little taradiddle I am done with Coulter and will never believe her again. Credibility gone poof vanished up in smoke.
Although I favor Kavanaugh because of his more extensive record, I think Kethledge would also be a great Supreme Court justice. That’s with the likelihood that he would probably do much more than simply following precedents (lower court job). Same with Hardiman. He would most likely be great.
Thank you for posting this FACTUAL explanation :)
I get worried when I watch us jump on or off a bandwagon at the behest of supposedly conservative allies. Emoting before investigating is a hallmark of the left. I’ve done it too sometimes, and probably will again but I try to guard against it.
Before the hoopla started I found enough about Kethledge to convince me he’d make an outstanding AJ at SCOTUS. I haven’t found anything to change my mind. He’s my first choice and I have no real doubts about the others, though Kavanaugh worries me a bit, but I may be wrong.
The nonsense and outright lies being perpetrated by Coulter sicken me. She’s full of it and worse, she knows it, unlike her followers who trust her judgment. Shame on her.