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

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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 woman to be elevated to the pinnacle of the judicial branch in what her supporters hailed as a needed step toward bringing new diversity and life experience to the court. In 2017, Justice Neil Gorsuch, Trump’s first nominee, received three Democratic votes — the same level of bipartisanship as Jackson — but his nomination came only after Republicans had blocked President Barack Obama from filling a Supreme Court seat a year earlier, refusing to grant a hearing to his nominee, Merrick Garland, during an election year. Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., claimed that “the dark money leftist groups” supporting Jackson were “trying to push this agenda of woke education.” The few Republicans who backed Jackson rejected such criticisms, as well as what Murkowski called the “corrosive politicization” of the Supreme Court confirmation process. But beyond all that, I’m the father of a young Black girl.” He said Jackson’s ascension to the nation’s highest court exemplified “the promise of progress on which our democracy rests.” Carl Hulse and Annie Karni c.2022 The New York Times Company Read all the Latest News, Trending News, Cricket News, Bollywood News, India News and Entertainment News here.

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Ketanji Brown Jackson is the first Supreme Court justice on Broadway: ‘We have dreams’
1 week ago

Ketanji Brown Jackson is the first Supreme Court justice on Broadway: ‘We have dreams’

LA Times  

Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson made her Broadway debut with a one-night-only role in the musical “& Juliet.” Few would be surprised to hear a Supreme Court justice speak about having childhood dreams, but one particular item Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson checked off her list this weekend might raise an eyebrow or two. Jackson made her Broadway debut Saturday with a …

Supreme Court Justice to make musical debut in Broadway first
2 weeks ago

Supreme Court Justice to make musical debut in Broadway first

The Independent  

Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson will once again make history …

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, …

Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson tells law students ‘Survivor’ offers helpful lessons
1 year, 7 months ago

Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson tells law students ‘Survivor’ offers helpful lessons

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson called herself a “Survivor superfan” on Saturday and offered an audience of graduating law school students lessons from the reality TV show. In her address, Jackson described “Survivor,” in which contestants are deposited in a remote tropical location and undertake challenges in the hopes of ultimately winning $1 million, as “great fun …

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 …

Biden outpacing Trump, Obama with diverse judicial nominees
1 year, 11 months ago

Biden outpacing Trump, Obama with diverse judicial nominees

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — For the Biden White House, a quartet of four female judges in Colorado encapsulates its mission when it comes to the federal judiciary. With these four women, who were confirmed during the first two years of President Joe Biden’s term, there is a breadth of personal and professional diversity that the White House and Democratic senators have promoted …

Biden outpacing Trump, Obama with diverse judicial nominees
1 year, 11 months ago

Biden outpacing Trump, Obama with diverse judicial nominees

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — For the Biden White House, a quartet of four female judges in Colorado encapsulates its mission when it comes to the federal judiciary. “What it says to the public at large is that if you wind up in federal court for whatever reason, you’re much more likely to have a judge who understands where you came from, who …

Whitmer appoints first Black woman to Michigan’s top court
2 years, 1 month ago

Whitmer appoints first Black woman to Michigan’s top court

Associated Press  

LANSING, Mich. — Kyra Harris Bolden will become the first Black woman to serve on the Michigan Supreme Court, Gov. Bolden “will be bringing a unique perspective that has too long been left out, not only as a Black woman but also as a new mom,” Whitmer said during a news conference at the Supreme Court. “This is the greatness …

Justice Kagan: ‘Time will tell’ if court finds common ground
2 years, 2 months ago

Justice Kagan: ‘Time will tell’ if court finds common ground

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Justice Elena Kagan on Friday waded into the issue of divisiveness on the Supreme Court, saying that “time will tell” whether the court can get back to “finding common ground” after a term in which its six conservatives and three liberals split over contentious issues like abortion and gun rights. Kagan said Friday it remains an open question …

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 …

Justice Jackson makes historic Supreme Court debut in brief ceremony
2 years, 2 months ago

Justice Jackson makes historic Supreme Court debut in brief ceremony

LA Times  

Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. escorts Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson after her formal investiture ceremony Friday at the Supreme Court in Washington. Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson made her first appearance on the Supreme Court bench in a brief courtroom ceremony Friday, three days before the start of the high court’s new term. She is one of only three Black …

Supreme Court move allows Jackson to take part in race case
2 years, 5 months ago

Supreme Court move allows Jackson to take part in race case

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Friday took a step that will allow new Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, the first Black woman on the court, to take part in a case that could lead to the end of the use of race in college admissions. Jackson, who joined the court June 30 following the retirement of Justice Stephen Breyer, had …

‘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 …

Ketanji Brown Jackson Sworn In As US Supreme Court Justice- First Black Woman In Court's History
2 years, 5 months ago

Ketanji Brown Jackson Sworn In As US Supreme Court Justice- First Black Woman In Court's History

Live Law  

Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson made history on Thursday as the first Black woman to become a U.S. Supreme Court justice as she was sworn into office immediately following the end of the Court's term and Justice Stephen Breyer's retirement.Chief Justice John Roberts administered the Constitutional oath of office to Jackson, and Justice Breyer administered the second Judicial oath of office. …

Breyer Officially Retires From Supreme Court Thursday, Clearing Way For Jackson
2 years, 5 months ago

Breyer Officially Retires From Supreme Court Thursday, Clearing Way For Jackson

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer told the White House he will officially retire at noon Thursday, clearing the way for Ketanji Brown Jackson to become the first Black woman on the nation’s highest court. “This past January, I wrote to inform you of my intent to retire from regular active service as an Associate Justice of the …

‘History’: Ketanji Brown Jackson officially joins US top court
2 years, 5 months ago

‘History’: Ketanji Brown Jackson officially joins US top court

Al Jazeera  

Justice Jackson takes oath to begin tenure as the first Black woman on the US Supreme Court. US Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson has been sworn in to start her lifetime appointment as the first Black woman to serve on the country’s top court. “As Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson takes her seat on the Supreme Court, our nation takes …

Jackson to be sworn in as Breyer retires from Supreme Court
2 years, 5 months ago

Jackson to be sworn in as Breyer retires from Supreme Court

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Nearly three months after she won confirmation to the Supreme Court, Ketanji Brown Jackson is officially becoming a justice. Jackson, 51, will be sworn as the court’s 116th justice Thursday, just as the man she is replacing, Justice Stephen Breyer, retires. In a ceremony the court said it will stream live on its website, Jackson will recite two …

US Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer to step down on Thursday
2 years, 5 months ago

US Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer to step down on Thursday

Al Jazeera  

Breyer’s departure paves the way for Ketanji Brown Jackson to start her tenure as the first Black woman on US top court. US Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer will step down this week, setting the stage for Ketanji Brown Jackson to start her tenure as the first Black woman on the top court. His departure comes at a time when …

Column: On the Supreme Court, Ketanji Brown Jackson will be a symbol. But she’s also human
2 years, 8 months ago

Column: On the Supreme Court, Ketanji Brown Jackson will be a symbol. But she’s also human

LA Times  

Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson turns around to look at Vice President Kamala Harris during an event on the South Lawn of the White House on Friday. Vice President Kamala Harris didn’t need to show up at the Capitol on Thursday to preside over the final vote confirming Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court. President Biden and Judge Ketanji …

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 makes history as first Black woman Supreme Court Justice
2 years, 8 months ago

Ketanji Brown Jackson makes history as first Black woman Supreme Court 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 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 Ketanji Brown Jackson made history on Thursday when the Senate …

Jackson adds to the Supreme Court Generation X bloc
2 years, 8 months ago

Jackson adds to the Supreme Court Generation X bloc

CNN  

CNN — The succession of Ketanji Brown Jackson, age 51, for Justice Stephen Breyer, 83, will add a shot of youthfulness to the Supreme Court and may present an opportunity for a reset at an institution whose reputation has slipped. A new junior justice, even one who is making history as the first Black woman on the court, would have …

‘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 and the Politics of Black Hair
2 years, 8 months ago

Ketanji Brown Jackson and the Politics of Black Hair

Slate  

On Thursday, Ketanji Brown Jackson became the first Black woman to be confirmed to the Supreme Court. “Natural black hair,” as Tiya Miles, the Michael Garvey Professor of History and Radcliffe Alumnae Professor at the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, wrote for the New York Times, in 2018, about the recent resurgence of natural Black hairstyles, “is again a sign …

Ketanji Brown Jackson confirmed: First Black woman to be US Supreme Court judge
2 years, 8 months ago

Ketanji Brown Jackson confirmed: First Black woman to be US Supreme Court judge

Hindustan Times  

WASHINGTON: With a historic Senate confirmation on Thursday, Ketanji Brown Jackson has become the first Black woman to rise up to become justice of the United States Supreme Court. US President Joe Biden takes a selfie with Supreme Court nominee Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson at the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington Jackson, nominated by President Joe Biden, …

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 …

Analysis: 3 GOP senators buck party to back Biden court pick
2 years, 8 months ago

Analysis: 3 GOP senators buck party to back Biden court pick

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — By announcing they will vote to confirm Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson as the first Black woman to the Supreme Court, three Republican senators are marking the historical moment by building legacies of their own. Voting for the “historic nomination,” Murkowski said it was not only worth the political risk, but a rejection of a Senate process that “is …

Sarah Palin says she’s personally ‘insulted’ because Biden picked an ‘ill-prepared’ Black woman for the court
2 years, 8 months ago

Sarah Palin says she’s personally ‘insulted’ because Biden picked an ‘ill-prepared’ Black woman for the court

Raw Story  

Judge Kentanji Brown Jackson appears to have the votes to be confirmed to the Supreme Court, as three Republicans — Sens. "I don't think she is right for the Supreme Court," said Palin, who is currently in a Congressional bid for the seat vacated by the late Rep. Don Young. "I think it's unfortunate that Joe Biden came right out …

Sotomayor sees good in colleagues despite differences
2 years, 8 months ago

Sotomayor sees good in colleagues despite differences

Associated Press  

ST. LOUIS — Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor said Tuesday that even though her views often differ from her colleagues’, she realizes “there’s good in every one of them.” The 67-year-old justice spoke to a crowd of around 3,000 students, faculty and staff at Washington University in St. Louis. Sotomayor’s appearance came amid hearings on the nomination of Judge Ketanji …

Analysis: 3 GOP senators buck party to back Biden court pick
2 years, 8 months ago

Analysis: 3 GOP senators buck party to back Biden court pick

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — By announcing they will vote to confirm Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson as the first Black woman to the Supreme Court, three Republican senators are marking the historical moment by building legacies of their own. Voting for the “historic nomination,” Murkowski said it was not only worth the political risk, but a rejection of a Senate process that “is …

Justice Barrett on balancing family and court duties, grappling with sudden fame and being ‘just Amy’
2 years, 8 months ago

Justice Barrett on balancing family and court duties, grappling with sudden fame and being ‘just Amy’

CNN  

CNN — Justice Amy Coney Barrett reflected on her own confirmation process Monday night hours after the Senate Judiciary Committee had voted along party lines, 11-11, on the Supreme Court nomination of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson. Asked if she would have advice to give a new justice, Barrett said – without referring to Jackson directly – that a new justice …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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