The Facts on Judge Jackson’s Sentencing in Child Porn Cases
The first two days of Supreme Court confirmation hearings for Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson have been preoccupied, in large part, by a contentious debate over the judge’s sentencing in child pornography cases.
Republicans on the Senate Judiciary Committee have accused Jackson of displaying “a consistent pattern of giving child porn offenders lighter sentences,” as Sen. Marsha Blackburn said. In making their case, Republicans compared Jackson’s sentences with the federal sentencing guidelines and/or the recommendations of government prosecutors.
Democrats and the judge herself say she consistently weighs all statutory factors concerning sentencing...