Senator Kennedy Questions Professor Franks on Supreme Court, Tweets, and 'Racial Patriarchy'

Professor Franks' Testimony and Stance

• 🎯 Professor Mary Anne Franks testified that the Biden Administration did not use government to compel private speech, but the Trump Administration did.
• 💡 Franks stated her answers are guided by Supreme Court rulings, not personal political beliefs.

Controversial Article and Supreme Court Interpretation

• ✍️ In a December 2023 NYU Law Review article, Franks wrote that the Supreme Court has embraced the Constitution as a tool of "racial patriarchy."
• ⚖️ She further stated that the Court, by affirming a right to armed self-defense in public, "openly embraces and promotes a culture that privileges white men's ability to terrorize and kill."
• 💥 Franks also claimed the Supreme Court has turned the Constitution into a "homicide pact" by expanding white men's right to kill while constricting women's right not to die.

Social Media Activity and Political Views

• 🐦 Senator Kennedy questioned Franks about her tweets, including one from November 2024 stating "the majority of Americans hate women more than they love anything, including democracy."
• 🗣️ Franks was also asked about a May 2022 tweet suggesting the "conservative dominated Supreme Court" believes the Constitution contains a right to possess firearms but not abortion due to "white male Supremacy."
• 🤔 Kennedy challenged Franks on whether her political beliefs impact her views on President Biden or President Trump, to which she responded she has no feelings about either.