A conservative outside group launched digital ads Friday against Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson accusing President Biden's Supreme Court nominee of being too lenient on child pornography offenders and urging a dozen senators to vote against her confirmation.
The White House and Democrats have pushed back hard against accusations Jackson was too lenient on child pornography offenders, arguing that a handful of cases don't capture the full record of Jackson's time on the bench. They say Jackson's sentences are in line with other federal judges, citing, that found less than 30% of non-production child-porn offenders received a sentence within the guideline range in the 2019 fiscal year.
For her part, Jackson stressed the seriousness of the crime of viewing images of child pornography and said judges need to make individual decisions based on the circumstances of each case. U.S. Supreme Court nominee Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson arrives to the office of Sen. Michael Bennet for meeting on March 24, 2022 in Washington, DC.
Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson testifies during her Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, March 22, 2022.
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