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 the way the work of the first Black nominee to the court, Thurgood Marshall, the storied civil rights attorney, was probed for representing criminal defendants a half a century ago. Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., said, “It seems as though you’re a very kind person, and that there’s at least a level of empathy that enters into your treatment of a defendant that some could view as maybe beyond what some of us would be comfortable with.” In a nod to her views, Jackson disclosed that, if confirmed, she would recuse herself from hearing an affirmative action case at Harvard University, her alma mater, where she now serves on Harvard’s Board of Overseers. “You,” Booker said, “are a great American.” If confirmed, Jackson would also become the sixth female justice in the court’s history and the fourth among the nine members of the current court.

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Why Justice Jackson invoked interracial marriage in Supreme Court’s historic transgender care arguments
2 weeks, 6 days ago

Why Justice Jackson invoked interracial marriage in Supreme Court’s historic transgender care arguments

CNN  

CNN — The Supreme Court was more than an hour into its feisty debate over gender-affirming care when Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson invoked one of the most significant civil rights precedents in the nation’s history. A liberal named to the court by President Joe Biden two years ago, Jackson said she was “suddenly quite worried” about how the arguments over …

Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson discusses new memoir, ‘Lovely One,’ at Apollo Theater
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson discusses new memoir, ‘Lovely One,’ at Apollo Theater

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — In one of her first public appearances on behalf of her newly published memoir, “Lovely One,” Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson didn’t make a lot of news, but she did make a little history: She can add her name to James Brown, Stevie Wonder and Smokey Robinson among others as someone who has sung at the …

Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson discusses new memoir, 'Lovely One,' at Apollo Theater
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson discusses new memoir, 'Lovely One,' at Apollo Theater

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy In one of her first …

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 …

In the Supreme Court chamber, the subject was race, the mood was somber, the criticism harsh
1 year, 5 months ago

In the Supreme Court chamber, the subject was race, the mood was somber, the criticism harsh

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Chief Justice John Roberts delivered the Supreme Court ruling striking down race-based admissions in higher education, but it was the three justices who make the court the most diverse in its 233-year history who marked the stark, embittered battle lines over affirmative action. Racialism simply cannot be undone by different or more racialism.” Thursday’s court ruling, he said, …

Justice Jackson writes 1st Supreme Court majority opinion
1 year, 9 months ago

Justice Jackson writes 1st Supreme Court majority opinion

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson has written her first majority opinion for the Supreme Court. Jackson’s first majority opinion came in a case involving two products sold by the money-transfer company MoneyGram: the company’s “teller’s checks” and “agent checks.” Customers can buy the checks at banks and credit unions. But other states pointed to a federal law about abandoned …

In her own words: Justice Jackson speaks volumes from bench
2 years, 2 months ago

In her own words: Justice Jackson speaks volumes from bench

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Ketanji Brown Jackson, the first Black woman on the Supreme Court and its newest justice, said before the term began that she was “ready to work.” She made that clear during arguments in the opening cases. “I can’t think of a time where you’ve seen a junior justice take hold of the arguments” to the same extent, Feldman …

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 sworn in, becomes 1st Black woman on Supreme Court
2 years, 5 months ago

Jackson sworn in, becomes 1st Black woman on Supreme Court

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Ketanji Brown Jackson was sworn in to the Supreme Court on Thursday, shattering a glass ceiling as the first Black woman on the nation’s highest court. Moments later, joined by her family, Jackson recited the two oaths required of Supreme Court justices, one administered by Breyer and the other by Chief Justice John Roberts. He also thanked Breyer …

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 …

‘We have come a long way’: Justice-to-be Ketanji Brown Jackson
2 years, 8 months ago

‘We have come a long way’: Justice-to-be Ketanji Brown Jackson

Al Jazeera  

Jackson, the first Black woman ever confirmed to the US Supreme Court, says her appointment is ‘honour of a lifetime’. Ketanji Brown Jackson, the first Black woman ever confirmed to the United States Supreme Court, has said her appointment marks a “moment in which all Americans can take great pride” – but one that holds special significance given the country’s …

Obamas, students cheer high court's 1st Black female justice
2 years, 8 months ago

Obamas, students cheer high court's 1st Black female justice

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 Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “We have a dark-skinned, Black woman on the …

Obamas, students cheer high court’s 1st Black female justice
2 years, 8 months ago

Obamas, students cheer high court’s 1st Black female justice

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — “On this vote, the yeas are 53, the nays are 47, and this nomination is confirmed,” Vice President Kamala Harris said from her chair presiding over the Senate. “We have a dark-skinned, Black woman on the Supreme Court with locks and she’s going to be looking for clerks,” said first year student Jasmine Marchbanks-Owens, 27, referring to the …

Jackson confirmed as first Black female high court justice
2 years, 8 months ago

Jackson confirmed as first Black female high court justice

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Senate confirmed Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court on Thursday, shattering a historic barrier by securing her place as the first Black female justice and giving President Joe Biden a bipartisan endorsement for his promised effort to diversify the high court. Biden tweeted afterward that “we’ve taken another step toward making our highest court reflect the …

‘A moment like this': Senate history in Supreme Court vote
2 years, 8 months ago

‘A moment like this': Senate history in Supreme Court vote

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Moments before the Senate began Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson’s confirmation vote to become the first Black woman on the Supreme Court, the chamber filled with the swell of history. “It’s touching, it’s moving and I’m so proud.” Vice President Kamala Harris, who presided over the session, called for the vote. Despite the political divisions over President Joe Biden’s …

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 …

Judge Brown Jackson and America’s moment of racial reckoning
2 years, 8 months ago

Judge Brown Jackson and America’s moment of racial reckoning

Al Jazeera  

The hounding of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson by conservatives who say ‘race does not matter’ was a side effect of our current moment of racial reckoning. With each moment of racial reckoning – such as the abolition of slavery and Jim Crow laws, legal desegregation of public schools, passage of the 1964 Civil Rights Act and the 1965 Voting Rights …

Ketanji Brown Jackson becomes first Black woman on US top court
2 years, 8 months ago

Ketanji Brown Jackson becomes first Black woman on US top court

Al Jazeera  

US Senate confirms Jackson to the Supreme Court in what Democratic Party leader calls ‘joyous day’ for the country. The United States Senate has confirmed Ketanji Brown Jackson’s nomination to the US Supreme Court, making her the first Black woman in the nation’s history to serve on its highest court. Beyond breaking barriers as the first Black woman on the …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Black women feel sting of ‘traumatizing’ Jackson hearings
2 years, 8 months ago

Black women feel sting of ‘traumatizing’ Jackson hearings

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — “Senator,” she said, letting out an audible sigh. “It was really traumatizing to watch,” said Melanie L. Campbell, president and CEO of the National Coalition on Black Civic Participation and convener of the Black Women’s Roundtable. From questioning of Jackson’s view of books on critical race theory that drew her exasperated sigh — “They don’t come up …

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 …

The GOP displayed its inner bigot during Ketanji Brown Jackson confirmation hearings
2 years, 8 months ago

The GOP displayed its inner bigot during Ketanji Brown Jackson confirmation hearings

Raw Story  

Just when you think conservatives have reached their nadir, the absolute bottom of the stupidity barrel, they start slinging poop like a bunch of over-stimulated chimps. Yes, she was hostile to civil rights, untroubled by torture, and called New Deal social programs “the triumph of our own socialist revolution,” but that’s nothing to the way Judge Jackson has represented accused …

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 …

‘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 …

Jackson pushes back at GOP critics, defends judicial record
2 years, 9 months ago

Jackson pushes back at GOP critics, defends judicial record

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson forcefully defended her record as a judge Tuesday, pushing back against Republican assertions that she was soft on crime and declaring she would rule as an “independent jurist” if confirmed as the first Black woman on the high court. “A judge is looking at all of these different factors.” The White House …

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 …

Black Women Rally At Supreme Court For Ketanji Brown Jackson
2 years, 9 months ago

Black Women Rally At Supreme Court For Ketanji Brown Jackson

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Black women of all ages rallied outside the Supreme Court on Monday to show their support for Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson as her historic confirmation hearings began before the Senate Judiciary Committee. Jackson’s supporters, many of whom were Black women, hoisted signs that read, “My Justice She’s Black” and “Confirm KBJ,” and wore flashy pins and vibrant …

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 …

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 …

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 …

First but not last: Black girls see themselves in court pick
2 years, 9 months ago

First but not last: Black girls see themselves in court pick

Associated Press  

In 2013, as she watched President Barack Obama’s second inauguration, 7-year-old Veronica Bofah decided she wanted to be just like him. “At that age, I didn’t see many influential Black figures who went to Ivy League or really elite schools,” Bofah said. Breana Fowler, a 17-year-old high school senior in Charlotte who wants to become a lawyer, said her mother …

Jackson supporters gear up to protect her historic Supreme Court bid from racist, sexist attacks
2 years, 9 months ago

Jackson supporters gear up to protect her historic Supreme Court bid from racist, sexist attacks

LA Times  

When Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson sits before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Monday to kick off her Supreme Court confirmation hearings, Democrats and civil rights advocates want her to know — and see — they’re behind her. At the time, they fought narratives that Harris, the first Black woman and Asian American to be vice president, wasn’t qualified, and quickly …

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 …

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