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Fortas, Breyer, Brandeis, Frankfurter, Ginsburg: Israel partisans

Alison Weir May 5, 2023 Beys Afroyim, brandeis, Breyer, Fortas, Frankfurter, Ginsburg, paruhim, Supreme Court

Supreme Court Justices Abe Fortas, Stephen Bryen, Louis Brandeis, Felix Frankfurter, and Ruth Bader Ginsburg are known as ‘liberals’ and ‘progressives,’ but all have histories of being closely connected to a state long known for a deeply discriminatory system… and at times of taking actions that benefited that state

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Will Ketanji Brown Jackson be able to transcend her pro-Israel influences?

Alison Weir April 12, 2022 Abe Fortas, Beys Afroyim, Democratic Majority for Israel, DMFI, dual citizen, georgetown day school, israel democracy institute, Ketanji Brown Jackson, louis wolfson, Nathan Lewin, ossoff, palmetto senior high school, ruth bader ginsburg, saris, selya, Stephen Breyer, Supreme Court, susan gelman, warnock

An extraordinary constellation of pro-Israel influences have pervaded Ketanji Brown Jackson’s life and in some cases assisted her career… As a Supreme Court Justice, will she be able to live up to her pledge to interpret the law ‘without fear or favor’ ? In the past, a Supreme Court ruling influenced by Israel partisans destroyed a 200-year American tradition…

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