āļø Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson just called out the Supreme Court's own gun rights test, and her argument is one our community needs to understand.
The court just ruled unanimously that a man who regularly used marijuana could not be prosecuted for owning a firearm under current federal law. But it was KBJ's concurring opinion that stopped legal experts in their tracks.
Jackson, joined by Justice Sotomayor, declared the court's landmark 2022 Bruen test "unworkable," arguing it forces judges to apply centuries-old historical evidence to modern gun questions, leading to "inconsistent and arbitrary" outcomes. She urged the court to "retire the failed Bruen experiment."
Why does this matter for Black communities? Because that same Bruen test has been used to strike down gun regulations across the country, including laws designed to keep firearms out of dangerous situations. And when gun laws get struck down, Black communities disproportionately bear the consequences.
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