Democrats see ‘no reason to wait’ on Supreme Court vote
2 years, 10 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, 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 the committee. “I think it’s very important in a judge because you’re having two sides clashing over whatever the issue is, to be able to empathize and walk in the other person’s shoes.” Jackson also met with Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell and Iowa Sen. Chuck Grassley, the top Republican on the Senate Judiciary panel. Referring to pitched partisan battles for Trump’s three nominees, especially Kavanaugh, Grassley told reporters ahead of his meeting that Republicans would treat Jackson with “dignity and fairness, and most importantly thoroughness.” As is tradition, the hearings this month will last four days, with opening statements March 21 and testimony and questioning the next two days. Biden spoke about Jackson and honored Breyer in his State of the Union speech Tuesday evening, calling the nominee “one of our nation’s top legal minds, who will continue Justice Breyer’s legacy of excellence.” In addition to her time as a federal judge, Jackson, 51, once worked as one of Breyer’s law clerks and served on the U.S.

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Biden celebrates 235 judicial confirmations — a ‘vital check on the excesses of other branches’
6 days, 23 hours ago

Biden celebrates 235 judicial confirmations — a ‘vital check on the excesses of other branches’

The Independent  

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Chuck Schumer Cuts Deal With GOP To Confirm Some Of Biden’s Final Judges, Drop Others
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Chuck Schumer Cuts Deal With GOP To Confirm Some Of Biden’s Final Judges, Drop Others

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING WASHINGTON ― Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer reached a late-night deal with Republicans on Wednesday to speed up the process for voting on some of President Joe Biden’s remaining judicial nominees, while agreeing not to hold votes on others. Kyrsten Sinema and Joe Manchin, and some Republicans ― means Schumer is teeing up votes on nine of …

Trump demands the Senate stop doing its job confirming judges before he takes office
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Trump demands the Senate stop doing its job confirming judges before he takes office

The Independent  

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Biden outpacing Trump, Obama with diverse judicial nominees
2 years 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 …

Ketanji Brown Jackson’s first few months at the fractured Supreme Court
2 years, 3 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  

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Jackson to be sworn in as Breyer retires from Supreme Court
2 years, 6 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 …

AP-NORC poll: Many support Jackson court confirmation
2 years, 8 months ago

AP-NORC poll: Many support Jackson court confirmation

The Independent  

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AP-NORC poll: Many support Jackson court confirmation
2 years, 8 months ago

AP-NORC poll: Many support Jackson court confirmation

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — More Americans approve than disapprove of Ketanji Brown Jackson’s confirmation to the Supreme Court as its first Black female justice, a new poll finds, but that support is politically lopsided. Overall, 48% of Americans say they approve and 19% disapprove of Jackson’s confirmation to the high court according to the new poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for …

Column: On the Supreme Court, Ketanji Brown Jackson will be a symbol. But she’s also human
2 years, 9 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, 9 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, 9 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 Supreme Court Justice
2 years, 9 months ago

Ketanji Brown Jackson makes history as first Black woman Supreme Court Justice

The Independent  

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Jackson adds to the Supreme Court Generation X bloc
2 years, 9 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 …

Obamas, students cheer high court’s 1st Black female justice
2 years, 9 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 …

Ketanji Brown Jackson Makes History As First Black Woman On Supreme Court
2 years, 9 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 …

Senate confirms Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to Supreme Court
2 years, 9 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 …

The Senate confirms Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court
2 years, 9 months ago

The Senate confirms Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court

NPR  

The Senate confirms Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court Enlarge this image toggle caption Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images The Senate has voted 53 to 47 to confirm Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson as the 116th Supreme Court justice. Jackson will be the first Black woman to serve on the Supreme Court Jackson's confirmation fulfills a major campaign promise …

Analysis: 3 GOP senators buck party to back Biden court pick
2 years, 9 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, 9 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 …

Analysis: 3 GOP senators buck party to back Biden court pick
2 years, 9 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 …

Murkowski, Romney back Jackson, all but assure confirmation
2 years, 9 months ago

Murkowski, Romney back Jackson, all but assure confirmation

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Republican Sens. GOP Sen. Susan Collins of Maine announced last week that she would back Jackson, noting her “stellar qualifications” as a federal judge, public defender and member of the U.S. All three Republicans said they did not expect to agree with all of Jackson’s decisions, but they found her extremely well qualified. Romney said Jackson “more than …

Murkowski, Romney back Jackson, all but assure confirmation
2 years, 9 months ago

Murkowski, Romney back Jackson, all but assure confirmation

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Republican Sens. GOP Sen. Susan Collins of Maine announced last week that she would back Jackson, noting her “stellar qualifications” as a federal judge, public defender and member of the U.S. All three Republicans said they did not expect to agree with all of Jackson’s decisions, but they found her extremely well qualified. Romney said Jackson “more than …

Jackson’s confirmation proceedings show that historically partisan Supreme Court fights are the new normal
2 years, 9 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 …

In Simi Valley, Justice Barrett says Supreme Court decisions aren’t politically driven
2 years, 9 months ago

In Simi Valley, Justice Barrett says Supreme Court decisions aren’t politically driven

LA Times  

Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett said in a Southern California visit this week that judges are not deciding cases to impose a “policy result” but are making their best effort to determine what the law and the Constitution require. Politics Senate advances Jackson’s Supreme Court nomination after committee deadlocks An evenly split Senate committee deadlocked along partisan lines on …

Lindsey Graham says if Republicans controlled the Senate, Jackson would not have gotten a hearing
2 years, 9 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, 9 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, 9 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, 9 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, 9 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 …

GOP Sen. Collins says she'll back Jackson for Supreme Court
2 years, 9 months ago

GOP Sen. Collins says she'll back Jackson for Supreme Court

The Independent  

Get Nadine White's Race Report newsletter for a fresh perspective on the week's news Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Maine Sen. Susan Collins said Wednesday she will …

US Supreme Court nominee Jackson gets key Republican support
2 years, 9 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 …

Clarence and Ginni Thomas have put Democrats in a terrible bind
2 years, 9 months ago

Clarence and Ginni Thomas have put Democrats in a terrible bind

The Independent  

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Takeaways: Civil rights, Trump close out Jackson hearing
2 years, 9 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 …

Democrats appear united on Jackson; GOP votes may be elusive
2 years, 9 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 …

Supreme Court nominee's 'empathy' is flashpoint for Senate
2 years, 9 months ago

Supreme Court nominee's 'empathy' is flashpoint for Senate

The Independent  

Get Nadine White's Race Report newsletter for a fresh perspective on the week's news Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “It seems as though you’re a very kind person, and that there’s …

6 Republicans who used the Ketanji Brown Jackson hearings to throw out the wildest right-wing memes
2 years, 9 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 …

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 …

Legal experts blast Lindsey Graham’s ‘disingenuous’ questions to Judge Jackson on religion
2 years, 9 months ago

Legal experts blast Lindsey Graham’s ‘disingenuous’ questions to Judge Jackson on religion

Raw Story  

Senator Lindsey Graham tried to take revenge on Democrats for the 2017 Court of Appeals confirmation hearing questions asked of Amy Coney Barrett by asking wildly inappropriate questions of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson. Judge Jackson, clearly uncomfortable but trying to maintain composure, replied: "Senator, I am Protestant." "Senator personally, my faith is very important," Judge Jackson answered. Here's Slate's legal …

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 …

Ketanji Brown Jackson Vows To Be Nonpartisan In Supreme Court Hearing
2 years, 9 months ago

Ketanji Brown Jackson Vows To Be Nonpartisan In Supreme Court Hearing

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING WASHINGTON — Supreme Court nominee Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson vowed Monday in her opening remarks before the Senate Judiciary Committee that she would be an impartial justice on the high court if she is confirmed. Nevertheless, he urged Sen. Josh Hawley to press Jackson over her record on sex offender sentencing guidelines, calling it “very fair game.” …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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