Supreme Court declines Alaska militia leader's appeal

[Judi Lynn]

Source: Associated Press

Updated 9:49 am, Tuesday, June 12, 2018

FAIRBANKS, Alaska (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to hear the appeal of a former Fairbanks militia leader convicted of conspiring to kill federal officials.

Schaeffer Cox's appeal was among the more than 150 petitions to the court rejected without explanation Monday, the Fairbanks Daily News-Miner reported .

Cox, an advocate for gun rights and the anti-government sovereign citizen ideology, was convicted of nine felonies by an Anchorage jury in 2012.

The charges included conspiracy to murder federal officials, solicitation to murder federal officials and charges of owning and conspiring to own illegal weapons.

Read more: https://www.chron.com/news/crime/article/Supreme-Court-declines-Alaska-militia-leader-s-12986299.php

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[C Moon]

1. Look at the smirks on everyone's faces. This is probably an appeal for Trump to pardon him.

Racists and haters are just so happy right now.

[FBaggins]

2. But... But... He's a Sovereign Citizen!

Why would he care what the US Supreme Court has to say on the matter? He doesn't answer to them.

[samir.g]

3. "advocate for gun rights"

That says it all.