▁The ▁court ▁found ▁that ▁begg ing ▁was ▁not ▁express ive ▁conduct ▁protected ▁by ▁the ▁First ▁Am end ment . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 2 , ▁Tim bers ▁wrote ▁a ▁majority ▁opinion ▁that ▁u ph eld , ▁by ▁a ▁ 2 - 1 ▁vote , ▁a ▁district ▁court ▁r uling ▁that ▁blocked ▁the ▁extr ad ition ▁of ▁former ▁Irish ▁Republican ▁Army ▁( I RA ) ▁member ▁Peter ▁Mc M ull en ▁to ▁Britain , ▁on ▁the ▁ground ▁that ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 6 ▁Supp lement ary ▁Ext rad ition ▁Tre aty ▁between ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁and ▁Britain ▁un law fully ▁sing led ▁out ▁Mc M ull en ▁and ▁two ▁other ▁men ▁for ▁pun ishment . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 6 , ▁Tim bers ▁diss ented ▁from ▁the ▁court ' s ▁ 2 - 1 ▁decision ▁( the ▁majority ▁being ▁written ▁by ▁Judge ▁Jon ▁O . ▁New man ) ▁striking ▁down ▁the ▁B ail ▁Reform ▁Act ▁of ▁ 1 9 8 4 , ▁which ▁allowed ▁prevent ive ▁pre tri al ▁det ention , ▁on ▁Fif th ▁Am end ment ▁and ▁E ighth ▁Am end ment ▁grounds . ▁Tim bers ▁wrote ▁that ▁Congress ▁had ▁approved ▁pre tri al ▁det ention ▁in ▁cases ▁where ▁it ▁provided ▁" ne eded ▁protection " ▁against ▁" th ose ▁defend ants ▁found ▁to ▁const itute ▁a ▁danger ▁to ▁the ▁community ." ▁ ▁Nom ination ▁of ▁M esk ill ▁to ▁the ▁Second ▁Circ uit ▁ ▁Tim bers , ▁along ▁with ▁Senator ▁Low ell ▁We icker , ▁supported