Summary
Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson disagreed with her fellow justices on a case involving inmate Danny Howell. The Supreme Court ruled Howell cannot file further petitions without paying a fee, but Jackson opposed this decision. She believes it restricts access to justice for inmates who cannot afford legal fees.
Key Facts
- Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson dissented from a Supreme Court decision involving an inmate's ability to file petitions.
- The Court denied inmate Danny Howell's request to file a petition without a fee.
- Howell, serving a 70-year sentence, has filed six petitions over 14 years.
- The ruling prevents Howell from submitting future petitions without paying a $300 fee plus printing costs.
- Jackson called the decision "intolerable" for those who cannot afford legal fees.
- A petition for a writ of certiorari allows higher courts to review a case from a lower court.
- Jackson believes the Court should not block inmates’ access to judicial review even if their petitions are deemed frivolous.
- Jackson dissented on two other similar cases decided the same day.
