Talk:Joseph Redding

Did Redding win the case?
The article on the case, United States v. Kagama, says that the issue was whether the Major Crimes Act was constitutional and gave jurisdiction to the federal courts. Redding, acting for the accused, challenged the constitutionality of the law, but the Supreme Court upheld it, unanimously, using the arguments set out in the government's brief.. So where is the basis for saying Redding won a major case in the Supreme Court? Mr Serjeant Buzfuz (talk) 05:03, 7 May 2024 (UTC)


 * I agree, this seems backwards. I don't have access to the cited source, but the opinion itself is pretty clear, and plenty of other sources agree that the decision was an unambiguous loss for Kagama, who didn't want the federal courts to have jurisdiction and now had to face a federal murder charge. E.g., , . It's a landmark case for sure, but if Redding represented Kagama he definitely didn't win it. -- Visviva (talk) 05:51, 7 May 2024 (UTC)
 * is it possible to correct an error in the DYK hook at this stage? Mr Serjeant Buzfuz (talk) 13:06, 7 May 2024 (UTC)
 * Yes, WP:ERRORS. You can link to this discussion. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 13:43, 7 May 2024 (UTC)
 * Thank you; didn’t know about that option. Visviva has already logged the issue there. Mr Serjeant Buzfuz (talk) 15:21, 7 May 2024 (UTC)

Photograph
A photograph of him exists, though it's not amazing: https://oac.cdlib.org/ark:/13030/tf10000607/ Adam Cuerden (talk)Has about 8.9% of all FPs. 17:16, 7 May 2024 (UTC)