SCOTUS judge on The View: 'Harris 'gives a lot of people hope' as Dem nominee'

 Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson joined the co-hosts of "The View" on Wednesday and said that Vice President Kamala Harris' Democratic nomination was giving "a lot of people hope." 

"I know a little bit about being a first, you know. I think a lot of people were very happy about my appointment in part because they saw it as progress for the country," Jackson, the first Black woman on the Supreme Court, said. 

"The View" co-host Sara Haines asked Jackson, who was nominated by President Biden in fulfillment of a promise he made to select a Black woman, what she made of Harris' "historic candidacy."

"I'm not only so honored, but whenever we see someone moving into a position where no one has ever been, it gives a lot of people hope," Jackson said. 

Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson joined the co-hosts of "The View" on Wednesday and said that Kamala Harris' candidacy gives people "a lot of hope." (Screenshot/ABC/TheView)

"I’m a first not because I’m the first person who could ever do this job, but because our times have changed, our society has changed," Jackson added.

Haines also asked if the courts would uphold the results of the 2024 election.

"I am confident our courts will faithfully uphold the law, because that is our duty," Jackson said.

While Jackson said she couldn't answer questions about potential scenarios that might arise from the Donald Trump immunity decision, she spoke about her dissenting opinion. The Supreme Court ruled in July that a former president has substantial immunity from prosecution for official acts committed while in office, but not for unofficial acts.

Jackson dissented from the decision.

The United States Supreme Court justices pose for their official portrait at the East Conference Room of the Supreme Court building on October 7, 2022 in Washington, DC.  (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

"My view as I expressed in my dissent was that we have a criminal justice system in which everyone is subject to the law and if there are special circumstances in any situation, we have recognized some defenses, self-defense, you know, defense of others, there are certain legal situations in which a person can be excused, and maybe there’s a situation in which if someone is president and something happens and they need to use certain authorities or powers, that could be a defense as well," she began. 

"The majority instead decided that, no, we’re going to essentially create a new system for presidents, former presidents that is such that they are not subject to the law under certain circumstances. They are immune from even being asked about or prosecuted for certain criminal activity, and I just thought that seemed like it was inconsistent, at least, with my view of our constitutional norms," she added. 

She also told CBS News' Norah O'Donnell last week that she had been "concerned" about the majority's ruling. Jackson has been on a media tour to promote her new memoir "Lovely One."

https://www.foxnews.com/media/ketanji-brown-jackson-says-kamala-harris-gives-lot-people-hope-dem-nominee

'Person infected with bird flu had no contact with animals'

 A person in Missouri has been diagnosed with bird flu — despite never coming into contact with any animals, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced on Friday.

The adult, who was hospitalized on Aug. 22, has recovered, however the case adds to growing national anxiety about the virus as the patient is the first in the country to contract the disease without contact with poultry and dairy animals.

The CDC assured that the risk among the general public “remains low.”

“The question now is: How did this patient acquire the infection?” Dr. William Schaffner, an infectious diseases expert at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, told NBC News. “We need a very, very thorough investigation.”

While the Missouri patient is only the 14th person in the US to contract the H5N1 Bird Flu this year, at least 196 herds of dairy cows in 14 states have confirmed outbreaks of the virus since the outbreak was first reported in March, according to CDC data.

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The Missouri adult was hospitalized on Aug. 22 and has since recovered.Art Wager

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The Missouri patient is the 14th person in the US to contract the virus in 2024.REUTERS

Outbreaks in poultry have been confirmed in 48 states. 

Missouri has reported outbreaks of the disease among cattle, but commercial and backyard poultry flocks have contracted the virus, the CDC said.

There has been no evidence that this latest bird flu strain has been spreading from person to person. 

The sample from the Missouri patient will need to be studied in the laboratory to see whether the virus might have mutated, making it easier for human to human transmission, Schaffner told NBC News.

“The results of this investigation will be particularly important in light of the current lack of an obvious animal exposure,” the CDC said in its announcement Friday. “It is important to note that, while rare, there have been novel [bird flu] cases where an animal source cannot be identified. “

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The CDC said the risk for human infection remains “low..”ERIK S LESSER/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock

Missouri health officials said in a separate news release that there has been no sign of unusual influenza activity among its residents, including no upticks in emergency room visits or laboratory detection of the human flu in the state.

A sample from the infected patients was sent from the Missouri State Public Health Laboratory to the CDC for additional testing, state officials said.

The patient, who has pre-existing health conditions, has been released from the hospital and is recovering at home.

No transmission of the virus has been identified among the patient’s close associates.

https://nypost.com/2024/09/06/us-news/missouri-resident-first-in-us-to-be-infected-with-bird-flu-despite-no-contact-with-animals-cdc/