Executive privilege not absolute; Presidents are not kings
In Committee on the Judiciary v. McGahn Jackson rejected the Trump administration's claim that "a President's senior-level aides have absolute testimonial immunity" from a subpoena, after a House committee subpoenaed former Trump White House counsel
Don McGahn. Jackson's opinion in McGahn may be best known for one of its most widely quoted lines: "Presidents are not kings," Jackson wrote, and "they do not have subjects, bound by loyalty or blood, whose destiny they are entitled to control."
Source: Vox.com on Supreme Court nominee
, Feb 25, 2022
Judges should defer to expert opinion of federal agencies
At her Senate Judiciary Committee hearing for the U.S. Court of Appeals, Judge Jackson said she had applied Chevron deference at least 11 times. Chevron is a long-standing doctrine where judges defer to the expert opinion of federal agencies.
The Supreme Court historically recognized that agencies must have considerable leeway to create and enforce health and safety regulations. Lay justices should not substitute their opinions for those of career professionals.
Source: MedPageToday on 2022 SCOTUS Confirmation Hearings
, Feb 25, 2022
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