No Tech, Telecom Talk in First Day of Jackson Supreme Court Confirmation Hearings
Tech and telecom legal issues didn’t factor into Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson’s first day of confirmation hearings Monday, which consisted entirely of opening statements from the nominee, panel members and others. Senate Judiciary member Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., previewed…
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plans Sunday to ask Jackson about her views on “constitutionally unsound” high court rulings, including the 1965 Griswold v. Connecticut ruling that’s widely viewed as the legal basis for many U.S. privacy cases. Judiciary members may ask Jackson about her views on Communications Decency Act Section 230 amid continued lawmaker interest in revamping the statute’s liability shield. The issue came up during now-Justice Amy Coney Barrett’s 2020 confirmation hearings (see 2010140064). Other potential matters for discussion could include tech-focused antitrust issues and administrative law, given Jackson’s past rulings on the Administrative Procedure Act and the Chevron doctrine (see 2202250057).