Cory Booker Explains Why He Went To Bat For Ketanji Brown Jackson
2 years, 8 months ago

Cory Booker Explains Why He Went To Bat For Ketanji Brown Jackson

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING WASHINGTON ― One of the most memorable moments of Ketanji Brown Jackson’s Supreme Court confirmation hearings came at the end of her two days of grueling questioning before the Senate Judiciary Committee. And I know what it’s taken for you to sit in that seat.” Speaking at a roundtable of Democratic senators Wednesday, Booker expanded on that moment, explaining that his “different lived experience” put him in a position to speak to the frustrations many were feeling during last week’s hearings. Durbin, the committee’s chair, told reporters that the attacks were “disgusting.” “I cannot believe the visceral reaction by some Republicans on that committee to assertive women of color. That woman showed such extraordinary strength, and it came as no surprise.” “There was a moment when the committee hearing was getting away from us,” Durbin added, referring to his exchange with Sen. Ted Cruz.

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Ketanji Brown Jackson was 'throwing shade' at her colleagues in Trump hearing: expert
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Ketanji Brown Jackson was 'throwing shade' at her colleagues in Trump hearing: expert

Raw Story  

The Supreme Court looks poised to let former President Donald Trump back on the ballot after hearing a review of the Colorado decision banning him under the Fourteenth Amendment — but Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson wants them to do it the right way. New York University law professor and MSNBC legal commentator Melissa Murray explained to anchor Ari …

Ketanji Brown Jackson’s first few months at the fractured Supreme Court
2 years, 2 months ago

Ketanji Brown Jackson’s first few months at the fractured Supreme Court

CNN  

CNN — Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson has joined an institution of isolated chambers and archaic procedures. Jackson has joined the “cert pool,” by which justices’ law clerks band together to screen these petitions and write memos summarizing whether the cases should be granted and scheduled for oral arguments or outright denied. The “cert pool” began in the 1970s …

‘Kechangie Brown Jackson’: Trump mangles Supreme Court Justice’s name during GOP rally
2 years, 5 months ago

‘Kechangie Brown Jackson’: Trump mangles Supreme Court Justice’s name during GOP rally

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Donald Trump mangled Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson’s name, …

Jackson will join more diverse and conservative high court
2 years, 8 months ago

Jackson will join more diverse and conservative high court

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson will join a Supreme Court that is both more diverse than ever and more conservative than it’s been since the 1930s. Jackson, 51, is the first Black woman confirmed to the Supreme Court following Thursday’s 53-47 vote by the Senate. By 5-4 or 6-3 votes, they allowed an unusual Texas law to remain in …

Ketanji Brown Jackson confirmed as first black woman to sit on US Supreme Court
2 years, 8 months ago

Ketanji Brown Jackson confirmed as first black woman to sit on US Supreme Court

Firstpost  

Jackson, whose parents attended segregated schools, has two degrees from Harvard University and, at 51, is in line to succeed Justice Stephen Breyer when he retires at the end of the court’s session this summer, making her a justice in waiting. Washington: The Senate on Thursday confirmed Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court, making her the first Black …

Ketanji Brown Jackson Makes History As First Black Woman On Supreme Court
2 years, 8 months ago

Ketanji Brown Jackson Makes History As First Black Woman On Supreme Court

Huff Post  

The Senate confirmed Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court on Thursday, making her the first-ever Black woman and former public defender to serve on the nation’s highest court. Justice Sonia Sotomayor, who is the first Hispanic member of the court, has talked about the benefit of diversity on the bench, saying that a “different perspective can permit you to …

Democrats abandoned Ketanji Brown Jackson. Black women came to bear witness
2 years, 8 months ago

Democrats abandoned Ketanji Brown Jackson. Black women came to bear witness

The Independent  

The best of Voices delivered to your inbox every week - from controversial columns to expert analysis Sign up for our free weekly Voices newsletter for expert opinion and columns Sign up to our free weekly Voices newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Dick Durbin …

Senate confirms Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to Supreme Court
2 years, 8 months ago

Senate confirms Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to Supreme Court

LA Times  

Jackson shatters the glass ceiling with the Senate’s 53-47 confirmation vote, though she won’t be formally sworn in until this summer. The Senate on Thursday confirmed Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court, promoting the appellate judge to a lifetime seat no Black woman has ever occupied. But in appointing the first Black female justice, Biden hopes to energize …

Jackson’s confirmation proceedings show that historically partisan Supreme Court fights are the new normal
2 years, 8 months ago

Jackson’s confirmation proceedings show that historically partisan Supreme Court fights are the new normal

CNN  

CNN — The legal stakes around Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson’s confirmation may be lower than they have been in the past decade of Supreme Court fights. In announcing her support of Jackson, Alaska GOP Sen. Lisa Murkowski said explicitly that in addition to being satisfied on Jackson’s individual credentials, she wanted to reject the “corrosive politicization of the review process …

Lindsey Graham says if Republicans controlled the Senate, Jackson would not have gotten a hearing
2 years, 8 months ago

Lindsey Graham says if Republicans controlled the Senate, Jackson would not have gotten a hearing

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Republicans defended their questioning of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson during …

Senate advances Jackson’s Supreme Court nomination after committee deadlocks
2 years, 8 months ago

Senate advances Jackson’s Supreme Court nomination after committee deadlocks

LA Times  

Senate Democrats aim to confirm Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, pictured during last month’s confirmation hearings, by the end of this week. The Senate on Monday advanced the nomination of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, President Biden’s Supreme Court nominee. Murkowski, who is up for reelection this year and faces a primary challenger backed by former President Trump, said her support rested …

Graham says he’ll vote ‘no’ on Jackson for Supreme Court
2 years, 8 months ago

Graham says he’ll vote ‘no’ on Jackson for Supreme Court

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham said Thursday he won’t vote for Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson, expressing concerns about her record despite supporting her confirmation as an appeals court judge last year. Collins announced Wednesday that she’ll vote for Jackson’s Supreme Court nomination, as well, giving Democrats at least one GOP vote. “After a thorough review of Judge …

With at least one GOP vote, Jackson likely to be confirmed
2 years, 8 months ago

With at least one GOP vote, Jackson likely to be confirmed

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Maine Sen. Susan Collins said Wednesday she will vote to confirm Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, giving Democrats at least one Republican vote and all but assuring that Jackson will become the first Black woman on the Supreme Court. Collins met with Jackson a second time this week after four days of hearings last week and said Wednesday that …

US Supreme Court nominee Jackson gets key Republican support
2 years, 8 months ago

US Supreme Court nominee Jackson gets key Republican support

Al Jazeera  

Senator Susan Collins says she will vote to confirm Ketanji Brown Jackson, who would be first Black woman on top court. A key Republican in the United States Senate has announced plans to confirm President Joe Biden’s nominee to the country’s top court, all but assuring that Ketanji Brown Jackson will become the first Black woman to sit on the …

Takeaways: Civil rights, Trump close out Jackson hearing
2 years, 8 months ago

Takeaways: Civil rights, Trump close out Jackson hearing

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The historic Senate hearings for Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, the first Black woman nominated for the Supreme Court, have been joyful, combative and clarifying, putting on display the breadth of the nation’s partisan divide and the unresolved problems of its past. Skeptics, including the Alabama’s attorney general, warned that her views on crime and policing are “outside the …

Ketanji Brown Jackson Is Qualified For The Job. So The GOP Went After Her Blackness.
2 years, 8 months ago

Ketanji Brown Jackson Is Qualified For The Job. So The GOP Went After Her Blackness.

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Before the hearings for Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson’s nomination to the Supreme Court began, Republicans made a pinky-promise. It got worse when Sen. Ted Cruz used a children’s book to accuse Jackson of peddling critical race theory during her time on the board of a private school in Washington, D.C. “Do you agree. Critical race theory, both …

Democrats appear united on Jackson; GOP votes may be elusive
2 years, 8 months ago

Democrats appear united on Jackson; GOP votes may be elusive

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Sen. Joe Manchin announced Friday that he plans to vote for Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to serve on the Supreme Court, likely clearing the path for President Joe Biden’s historic nominee to be confirmed. But he has yet to vote against any of Biden’s judicial nominees, and he said he will also support Jackson, who would become the …

6 Republicans who used the Ketanji Brown Jackson hearings to throw out the wildest right-wing memes
2 years, 8 months ago

6 Republicans who used the Ketanji Brown Jackson hearings to throw out the wildest right-wing memes

Salon  

Going into this week's Senate confirmation hearing of Ketanji Brown Jackson for a Supreme Court seat, one might have assumed that the GOP members of the Senate Judiciary Committee would act, well, poorly. Ted Cruz Sen. Ted Cruz holds up a book on antiracism as he questions U.S. Supreme Court nominee Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson during her Senate Judiciary Committee …

‘You are worthy': Sen. Booker draws tears at Jackson hearing
2 years, 9 months ago

‘You are worthy': Sen. Booker draws tears at Jackson hearing

Associated Press  

Sen. Cory Booker cut through a tense third day of hearings on the Supreme Court nomination of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson on Wednesday with a speech on racial progress that drew tears from the nominee and held the rapt attention of colleagues. “You faced insults here that were shocking to me,” Booker said, speaking directly to Jackson, who is nominated …

Takeaways: Joy, tears, culture wars dominate Jackson hearing
2 years, 9 months ago

Takeaways: Joy, tears, culture wars dominate Jackson hearing

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — It’s not just Supreme Court nominee Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson who is being scrutinized. At one point, Jackson listened, tears rolling down her cheek, as Booker spoke of all that brought her to this: “You’re here.” Here are some takeaways from Day Three of the weeklong confirmation hearings. “And that’s very important.” Jackson’s record is being scrutinized much …

Takeaways: Supreme Court nominee quizzed on race, crime
2 years, 9 months ago

Takeaways: Supreme Court nominee quizzed on race, crime

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The first full day of questions Tuesday for Supreme Court nominee Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson tackled the big issues of race, abortion and judicial philosophy, a grueling marathon of debate over President Joe Biden’s historic pick. For 12 hours, senators probed the judge’s views on “court packing,” when life begins and claims by Republican Sen. Josh Hawley that …

Supreme Court nominee Jackson faces last day of Senate questions
2 years, 9 months ago

Supreme Court nominee Jackson faces last day of Senate questions

Al Jazeera  

Ketanji Brown Jackson is facing a second day of questioning by politicians in the US Senate on her judicial views. United States Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson returned to the Senate for a third day of hearings on Wednesday as Republicans tried to paint her as soft on crime and Democrats heralded her historic nomination to be the first …

Don’t expect Republicans to go easy on Ketanji Brown Jackson
2 years, 9 months ago

Don’t expect Republicans to go easy on Ketanji Brown Jackson

The Independent  

When Ruth Bader Ginsburg died, there was an outpouring of grief across liberal America. That still gave Trump time to quickly fill Ginsburg’s empty seat on the Supreme Court with a hardline, anti-abortionist conservative: Amy Coney Barrett, a woman who stood against pretty much everything Ginsburg had believed in. It’s easy to imagine why people might be angry at conservatives …

The Most Grasping Republican Attack on Ketanji Brown Jackson
2 years, 9 months ago

The Most Grasping Republican Attack on Ketanji Brown Jackson

Slate  

Of all the grasping-at-straws attacks we watched Republican senators level against Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson in her first two days of hearings for confirmation to the Supreme Court, their complaints that Jackson is the product of “dark money groups on the left” were perhaps the most grasping. Bush-era documents produced during Justice Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation hearings, for example, revealed that …

Jackson pledges to decide cases ‘without fear or favor’
2 years, 9 months ago

Jackson pledges to decide cases ‘without fear or favor’

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson pledged Monday to decide cases “without fear or favor” if the Senate confirms her historic nomination as the first Black woman on the high court. “I want to tell your daughter right now, that dream of hers is so close to being a reality.” In their opening statements, Democrats sought to preemptively …

Biden’s US Supreme Court pick Jackson faces senators’ questions
2 years, 9 months ago

Biden’s US Supreme Court pick Jackson faces senators’ questions

Al Jazeera  

Republicans expected to question Ketanji Brown Jackson about her views on race in the law and her work for Guantanamo detainees. Confirmation hearings for United States Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson are expected to heat up on Tuesday as she is sharply questioned by senators in her bid to be the first Black woman on the country’s highest judicial …

What to expect from Ketanji Brown Jackson’s confirmation hearings
2 years, 9 months ago

What to expect from Ketanji Brown Jackson’s confirmation hearings

Al Jazeera  

The United States Senate is scheduled to hold four days of hearings March 21-24 on Jackson’s qualifications to join the Supreme Court. US appeals court Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson has been nominated to the United States Supreme Court by President Joe Biden. Senate Judiciary Committee Chair Senator Dick Durbin has outlined how the hearings will proceed: Day one – Opening …

Ketanji Brown Jackson vows neutral stance on US top court
2 years, 9 months ago

Ketanji Brown Jackson vows neutral stance on US top court

Al Jazeera  

Republicans threaten ‘tough questions’ as Democrats hail Jackson as first Black woman nominated to US Supreme Court. “I evaluate the facts and I interpret and apply the law to the facts of the case before me without fear or favour, consistent with my judicial oath.” In opening statements to the Senate Judiciary Committee, which will be voting on whether to …

Who is Ketanji Brown Jackson, Biden’s Supreme Court pick?
2 years, 9 months ago

Who is Ketanji Brown Jackson, Biden’s Supreme Court pick?

Al Jazeera  

As Jackson’s Senate confirmation hearings get under way, Al Jazeera examines her path to the United States’ top court. When US President Joe Biden nominated Ketanji Brown Jackson to the United States’ highest court, he praised her “exceptional credentials, unimpeachable character, and an unwavering dedication to the rule of law”. Biden’s pick was also historic, as Jackson would be the …

Op-Ed: The sickening Republican smear campaign against Ketanji Brown Jackson
2 years, 9 months ago

Op-Ed: The sickening Republican smear campaign against Ketanji Brown Jackson

LA Times  

Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson delivers remarks at the White House on her nomination by President Biden to serve as a justice of the U.S. Supreme Court on Feb. 25. The fight over the nomination of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson for the Supreme Court is powerful evidence that our political system is broken like never before. What other criminals is Ketanji …

Analysis: Ketanji Brown Jackson hearings to spotlight Supreme Court’s rightward trajectory
2 years, 9 months ago

Analysis: Ketanji Brown Jackson hearings to spotlight Supreme Court’s rightward trajectory

CNN  

CNN — Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, a groundbreaking nominee, appears before senators Monday for a seat on a Supreme Court that itself has been moving in reverse. On abortion rights, Justice Neil Gorsuch wrote two years ago that “in a highly politicized and contentious arena … we have lost our way.” Liberals counter today that the sudden change brought about …

All smiles, Jackson tries for Senate reset on Supreme Court
2 years, 9 months ago

All smiles, Jackson tries for Senate reset on Supreme Court

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Engaging in lawyerly small talk, Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley was telling Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson this past week how he met his wife while clerking at the high court. “I think it is not only good for the Supreme Court, it’s good for the Senate.” Democrats and the White House are hoping that Jackson’s enviable resume, …

Sen. Collins, key vote on Supreme Court, praises Jackson
2 years, 9 months ago

Sen. Collins, key vote on Supreme Court, praises Jackson

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Republican Sen. Susan Collins had words of praise for Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson after meeting with her for more than an hour and a half at the Capitol on Tuesday, raising Democrats’ hopes that she could be a GOP vote in favor of her confirmation. She said that Jackson, an appeals court judge who would be …

Democrats see ‘no reason to wait’ on Supreme Court vote
2 years, 9 months ago

Democrats see ‘no reason to wait’ on Supreme Court vote

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson began courting senators on Capitol Hill Wednesday, making her case for confirmation in private meetings as Democrats worked to move her through the Senate within weeks. Texas Sen. John Cornyn, a GOP member of the Judiciary panel, said, “I don’t think there’s a lot of mystery involved,” since Jackson isn’t new to …

Democrats set confirmation hearings for Supreme Court pick Ketanji Brown Jackson
2 years, 9 months ago

Democrats set confirmation hearings for Supreme Court pick Ketanji Brown Jackson

LA Times  

Supreme Court nominee Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson’s confirmation hearings will begin March 21, a top Democrat announced Wednesday. The Senate Judiciary Committee “will undertake a fair and timely process to consider Judge Jackson’s nomination,” Chairman Richard J. Durbin, assistant majority leader, told colleagues in a letter. Schumer said he had described Jackson as “brilliant and beloved” before they met due …

Dick Durbin ‘Very Concerned’ How Republicans Will Treat Ketanji Brown Jackson
2 years, 9 months ago

Dick Durbin ‘Very Concerned’ How Republicans Will Treat Ketanji Brown Jackson

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Sen. Dick Durbin, chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, said Monday that he’s “very concerned” Republicans will unleash ugly attacks on Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson’s character or her identity as a Black woman. In late January, he told reporters that some of Biden’s judicial nominees had become “more controversial than I anticipated.” When HuffPost asked …

EXPLAINER: What’s ahead for Biden’s Supreme Court nominee
2 years, 9 months ago

EXPLAINER: What’s ahead for Biden’s Supreme Court nominee

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden’s nomination of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court has launched what Democrats hope will be a quick, bipartisan confirmation process for the court’s first Black woman. Jackson’s confirmation will likely take longer than that, but Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Dick Durbin said Friday the panel will start the process “immediately.” The last three …

Quotes on Ketanji Brown Jackson’s Supreme Court nomination
2 years, 9 months ago

Quotes on Ketanji Brown Jackson’s Supreme Court nomination

Associated Press  

Quotes on Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson’s nomination to the Supreme Court: PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN: “For too long, our government, our courts, haven’t looked like America. I believe it’s time that we have a court that reflects the full talents and greatness of our nation with a nominee of extraordinary qualifications, and that we inspire all young people to believe that …

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