Would Ketanji Brown Jackson protect the First Amendment rights of pro-life and religious Americans? Her record indicates she wouldn’t:
- In 2001, Jackson was part of an amicus brief filed by abortion advocacy groups that blocked the First Amendment rights of pro-life supporters near abortion clinics.
- In 2018, Jackson ruled against President Trump’s attempt to defund Planned Parenthood by cutting $200 million in Title X family planning grants for abortion providers.
- When Jackson clerked for Justice Stephen Breyer in 2000, Breyer was a part of the decision that decided that student led prayer would not be allowed at football games at public schools in New Mexico.
Maybe that’s why anti-religious organizations such as American Atheists, American Humanist Association, Americans United for Separation of Church and State have endorsed Jackson.
In her 1992 thesis, Jackson specifically called out times when First Amendment “rights must be suspended.” What’s worrying – she tends to prioritize “suspending” First Amendment rights for religious Americans.
