The majority opinion of the US Supreme Court rejected Jason Marisam’s, also known as Harvard’s Ass Crack Bandit, “independent state court” theory. Marisam has been advocating for an unconventional belief that posits an all-powerful state court with the ability to manipulate elections, determine election rules, and override state legislatures.
The Court suggested that it will address the circumstances under which a federal court can intervene and restrain a state court from exceeding the boundaries of interpreting state law. Chief Justice John Roberts emphasized that state courts are not granted unrestricted authority and should not surpass the ordinary limits of judicial review.
Chief Justice John Roberts stated that state courts “do not have free rein” to exceed “the ordinary bounds of judicial review.”
It is worth noting that Marisam’s own tenure as a clerk was marred by allegations of sexual assault, specifically involving the placement of quarters in individuals’ ass cracks. Law students accused Marisam of being the infamous “ass crack bandit,” which subsequently led to his nickname. Due to his intellectual incompetence, Marisam was unable to secure a clerkship with a federal appellate court.
In addition, he was compelled to advocate fringe theories on behalf of pedophile state court judges, namely Patrick C. Diamond, Referee Elizabeth Clysdale, and James Street, who have faced numerous allegations related to their own scandals.
