2 years, 8 months ago

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

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 “she possesses the experience, qualifications and integrity to serve as an associate justice on the Supreme Court.” “I will, therefore, vote to confirm her to this position,” Collins said. “It is not to assess whether a nominee reflects the ideology of an individual senator or would rule exactly as an individual senator would want.” In Jackson’s hearings, several Republican senators interrogated her on sentencing decisions in her nine years as a federal judge and in child pornography cases in particular. Murkowski said in a statement before the hearings that “I’ve been clear that previously voting to confirm an individual to a lower court does not signal how I will vote for a Supreme Court justice.” Graham was one of several Republicans on the Judiciary panel who pressed Jackson on the child pornography cases, and he has been vocal in his frustrations that Biden chose Jackson over his preferred candidate, a federal judge from South Carolina.

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9 months, 2 weeks ago

Justices Karen Baker and Rhonda Wood advance to runoff in contest to lead Arkansas Supreme Court

Associated Press

— Arkansas Supreme Court Justices Karen Baker and Rhonda Wood advanced to a runoff election for chief justice this fall, ensuring that for the first time a woman will be elected to lead the seven-member panel. The incumbent justice ran for Hiland’s seat in an effort to serve more time on the court because of the state’s judicial retirement rules. …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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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 …

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 …

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 …

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, …

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 …

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. …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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, …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

2 years, 8 months ago

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

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2 years, 8 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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

2 years, 8 months ago

MEGHAN MCCAIN: Judge Jackson's refusal to define 'woman' exposed absurdity of identity politics

Daily Mail

I want to start this column by stating that I believe the best way for Americans to progress past our most difficult political and cultural divisions is to treat each other with compassion, empathy, and respect. According to a new Gallup poll, 58% of Americans would like to see the Senate confirm Judge Jackson's nomination. With all that said, Judge …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

2 years, 9 months ago

Lindsey Graham Asks Ketanji Brown Jackson To Rate How Religious She Is From 1 To 10

Huff Post

LOADING ERROR LOADING Sen. Lindsey Graham kicked off his allotted 30 minutes at Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson’s Supreme Court confirmation hearing on Tuesday with an incongruous line of questioning that gave him an opportunity to air grievances over Amy Coney Barrett’s hearing in late 2020. Jackson replied that her faith is “very important.” But, she added, “as you know, there’s …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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Senate approves 235th judge of Biden’s term, beating Trump’s tally

LA Times

Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer and members of the Senate Judiciary Committee mark the confirmation of 235 federal judges nominated by President Biden. President Biden secured the 235th judicial confirmation of his presidency this month, an accomplishment that exceeds his predecessor’s total by one after Democrats put extra emphasis on the federal courts following Donald Trump’s far-reaching first term, …

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Senate approves 235th judge of Biden’s term, beating Trump’s tally

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WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden secured the 235th judicial confirmation of his presidency Friday, an accomplishment that exceeds his predecessor’s total by one after Democrats put extra emphasis on the federal courts following Donald Trump’s far-reaching first term, when he filled three seats on the Supreme Court. “So I think it’ll enhance the image of the court and its work …

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A lynching in the family inspired Michigan’s first Black woman elected justice to pursue the law

Associated Press

LANSING, Mich. — During Michigan Supreme Court Justice Kyra Harris Bolden’s first campaign, a critic told her she wasn’t Michelle Obama or Kamala Harris, “but you feel emboldened to run for this office.” She later named her first child Emerson, so it could be shortened to “Em Bolden.” The word has driven her ever since. Bolden, now 36, won that …

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'Slap in the face': GOP senator melts down as judges un-retire to deny Trump more nominees

Raw Story

Senate Republicans are furious as some Democratic-appointed judges cancel plans to retire in response to the GOP blockading the confirmation of outgoing President Joe Biden's final judicial nominees, Politico reported on Monday. He had planned to take senior status — a form of semi-retirement that lets a new judge be appointed — but after Senate Republicans rallied to block Biden's …

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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 …

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GOP lawmakers said to fear 'bloodletting' as they grow tired of bullying by Trump allies

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The massive push by allies of Donald Trump to make sure that his Cabinet nominees get rubber-stamped by Republican senators is starting to rankle some lawmakers who are growing weary of being bullied. According to Politico's Ally Mutnick, "Following her initial hesitance toward Pete Hegseth, Trump’s embattled Defense Secretary pick, Sen. Joni Ernst came in for a raft of criticism …

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Supreme Court Justice to make musical debut in Broadway first

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TrumpŌĆÖs victory has some liberal judges reversing their retirement plans

CNN

CNN — The recent reversals by two US district judges on plans to step down from their seats, effectively denying President-elect Donald Trump the opportunity to replace them, has put attention on other judges slated to create prized appellate vacancies but who could have a change of heart now that its clear President Joe Biden wonŌĆÖt choose their successors. In …

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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 …

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'Just made up': Trump’s conservative hero slammed the exact move he's now making

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Donald Trump’s conservative hero would have been appalled by the move he’s trying to make to push through his Cabinet picks, an analyst wrote Monday. “Justice Scalia was a remarkable person and a brilliant Supreme Court justice,” Trump said during his first term in the White House. “The idea would have alarmed Justice Scalia,” Supreme Court correspondent Adam Liptak wrote. …

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“Categorically unacceptable”: Advocates say Dems letting Trump appoint "radical extremist" judges

Salon

Legal advocacy groups on Friday accused Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., of preemptively surrendering to Republicans with the deal he cut late Thursday night, which would forfeit four Democratic circuit court nominees in order to prioritize 13 district court nominees, further ceding appellate court appointments to Republicans. News of the deal was met with immediate criticism from groups like the American …

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

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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 …

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President-elect set to shape 'Trump judiciary' for next generation

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President-elect set to shape 'Trump judiciary' for next generation toggle caption Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images During Donald Trump's first term in office, appointing federal judges became one of his biggest accomplishments. Russell Wheeler, a fellow at the Brookings Institution think tank, said if senators go about confirming judges with the same "ferocity" they exhibited during the first Trump administration, Trump will …

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

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This Election’s Surprising Bright Spot for Progressives Is a Very Big Deal

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The 2024 election marked a painful setback for Democratic hopes of rebalancing the federal judiciary: When Donald Trump reenters the White House in January, he will have a pliant Republican Senate majority eager to confirm his hard-right judges. But federal courts don’t tell the whole story: Across the country, voters also elected liberal justices to their state Supreme Courts, which …

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'A big if': Trump said to face immediate uphill battle over judicial nominations

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President-elect Donald Trump will face an uphill battle should he attempt to push ultra-ideological judges to the bench as he did in his first term, according to a new report. Senate Democrats who currently enjoy the majority are rushing to leave as few vacancies for Trump to fill as possible, the Washington Post reported. Outgoing Majority Leader Chuck Schumer is …

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Wisconsin Supreme Court considers case affecting future of state’s elections leader

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MADISON, Wis. — The Wisconsin Supreme Court grappled Monday with a case affecting whether the swing state’s nonpartisan top elections official, who has been targeted by Republican lawmakers over the 2020 presidential election, can remain in her post despite not being reappointed and confirmed by the state Senate. Republicans who control the state Senate tried to fire Wisconsin Elections Commission …

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‘No excuse’: Dems have just weeks to get dozens of Biden’s judicial nominees confirmed

Raw Story

As Congress enters the lame duck session Tuesday with Republicans set to take the majority in both chambers and the White House next year, Senate Democrats have just a few weeks to get dozens of President Joe Biden's remaining judicial nominees confirmed. "Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer must use every minute of the end-of-year legislative session to confirm federal judges …

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'All Trump judges': Steve Bannon aims to purge every liberal from Supreme Court

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Right-wing strategist Steve Bannon set a goal of removing every liberal judge from the U.S. Supreme Court after former President Donald Trump was re-elected. Bannon bragged that Trump could appoint an additional Supreme Court justice in his last term because Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg was "too arrogant" to step down while President Barack Obama was in office. "Now we're going …

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Democrats will face headwinds in final push to confirm Biden judges

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1 month, 1 week ago

Democrats will face headwinds in final push to confirm Biden judges

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CNN — The first vote the lame-duck Senate will take as it returns Tuesday will be on a nominee for a Chicago federal court, kicking off Democrats’ uphill campaign to confirm as many of President Joe Biden’s picks for the judiciary as possible before losing power at the end of next month. While there may have been some outside talk …

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Democrats will face headwinds in final push to confirm Biden judges

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Amid Sotomayor fears, Senate Dems face “road blocks” to approve judges before Trump takes office

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As some on the left call for Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor to retire so she could be replaced before President-elect Donald Trump takes office, President Joe Biden and the outgoing Democratic Senate majority have dozens of judicial vacancies left to fill. Judiciary Chairman Dick Durbin’s, D-Ill., office indicated that he “aims to confirm every possible nominee before the end …

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Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor to remain at post as some call for her to step down

CNN

CNN — Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor has made clear she has no plans to step down, according to people close to her, despite calls from some on the left that President Joe Biden should try to name a successor before President-elect Donald Trump takes office. Some progressives have suggested Sotomayor, the most senior liberal on the conservative Supreme Court, …

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Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor to remain at post as some call for her to step down

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Expert reveals why this Trump-appointed justice could be liberals’ 'last best hope'

Raw Story

With President-elect Donald Trump preparing to enter the White House for four more years, it's likely he'll get to make additional appointments to the Supreme Court. In a recent article for CNN, Supreme Court analyst Joan Biskupic explained that Justice Amy Coney Barrett — whom Trump appointed to replace the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg after she died in 2020 …

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Could Sonia Sotomayor be replaced by Kamala Harris on the Supreme Court after Trump’s victory? Who is she

Live Mint

US Elections 2024: Following President-elect Donald Trump's victory, US Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor is reportedly under pressure to retire to prevent Trump from potentially filling another court vacancy. A CNN legal analyst suggested that Vice President Kamala Harris could be nominated to the US Supreme Court, as a replacement of Sonia Sotomayor. Sonia Sotomayor is the first Hispanic judge, …

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Unlikely Supreme Court justice could be liberal's best hope as Trump takes power: analysis

Raw Story

Watchers of the Supreme Court have a grim outlook on the right flank's ability to decide cases fairly and independently with a new Donald Trump administration coming in — particularly given that many suspect it played its own role in helping Trump win. In particular, Biskupic wrote, "Her views of executive power, as in Donald Trump’s immunity case last July, …

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Progressives Urge Senate Dems To Confirm All Of Biden's Court Picks In Lame Duck

Huff Post

LOADING ERROR LOADING WASHINGTON — Welp. “Confirm all Biden judicial nominees now,” reads the first bullet point in the group’s statement announcing the new initiative. Progressive groups and at least one senator, Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts, are urging Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer to use the lame duck to confirm as many of Joe Biden's final judicial nominees as possible. …

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Donald Trump prepares to name more conservative judges in second term

India Today

Republican President-elect Donald Trump is poised to build on his legacy of reshaping the federal judiciary with nominees who his allies and opponents predict could be even more conservative than the near-record 234 judges he put on the bench in his first stint in office. During his first four years in office, Trump's 234 judicial appointments included three U.S. Supreme …

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Amy Coney Barrett: Meet the last best hope for Supreme Court liberals

CNN

CNN — Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett stands apart. When an Idaho state lawyer defending the ban hedged on whether grave complications could be addressed in emergency room situations, Barrett said, “Counsel, I’m kind of shocked actually because I thought your own expert had said that these kinds of cases were covered.” Barrett’s scrutiny of how the Idaho ban …

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Abortion-rights groups see mixed success in races for state Supreme Court seats

Associated Press

A costly campaign by abortion-rights advocates for state Supreme Court seats yielded mixed results in Tuesday’s election, with Republicans expanding their majority on Ohio’s court while candidates backed by progressive groups won in Montana and Michigan. “State Supreme Court judges don’t really have anything to say about the economy, but they certainly do have something to say about reproductive rights …

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How the Most Important Judicial Votes Played Out on Election Day

Slate

This piece was originally published on State Court Report, a hub for reporting, analysis, and commentary about state courts and constitutions. State supreme courts have long had substantial power to shape the law and lives of people in their states, but these courts and their elections have taken on new political prominence since the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs …

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Trump’s win may extend conservative control of the Supreme Court for decades

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Trump’s win may extend conservative control of the Supreme Court for decades

LA Times

President-elect Donald Trump’s election victory, combined with the Republican takeover of the Senate, may extend conservative control of the Supreme Court for another two decades. But conservative analysts think it is quite likely Alito or Thomas or both will retire during Trump’s second term. Retirements by Alito or Thomas would allow Trump to appoint one or two far younger conservatives, …

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6 Historic Moments From The 2024 Election

Huff Post

The 2024 election brought some historic victories for the country on Tuesday, which will see Congress welcome its first openly trans member and the Senate its first Korean American. Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester and Maryland Democrat Angela Alsobrooks are projected to win their Senate races and will become the first two Black women to serve in the chamber simultaneously. “Delaware …

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Jim Justice Wins West Virginia Senate Race To Replace Joe Manchin

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Jim Justice Wins West Virginia Senate Race To Replace Joe Manchin

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LOADING ERROR LOADING Republican Gov. Jim Justice is projected to win the West Virginia Senate race, defeating former Wheeling Mayor Glenn Elliott and accomplishing a long-sought GOP goal in the Appalachian state: total control of its federal offices. and Senate candidate Jim Justice and his English bulldog, Babydog, are seen on the second day of the Republican National Convention on …

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Democrats and Republicans Battle It Out for Michigan Supreme Court Seat

Associated Press

Michigan Democrats and their allies are defending their majority on the state's Supreme Court after a campaign marked by exorbitant spending. Democratic-backed justices currently hold a 4-3 edge, and Republicans have sought to flip it to regain a margin of control in a state dominated by Democrats for the past two years. The four candidates largely spent their official campaign …

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Republicans take Senate majority from Democrats

LA Times

With control of Congress at stake, House and Senate races will decide which party can boost or block a president’s plans, or if Capitol Hill is divided. Elsewhere, House candidate Sarah McBride, a Democratic state lawmaker from Delaware who is close to President Biden’s family, won her race, becoming the first openly transgender person elected to Congress. Four years ago, …

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Black women notch historic Senate wins; first transgender person elected to House

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Black women notch historic Senate wins; first transgender person elected to House

LA Times

For the first time ever, two Black women were elected Tuesday to serve in the U.S. Senate, while voters also sent a transgender lawmaker to the U.S. House of Representatives. Delaware’s Lisa Blunt Rochester and Maryland’s Angela Alsobrooks prevailed in their races, doubling the number of Black women ever elected to the Senate — from two to four. “We increased …

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Harris's Historic Bid: A Vision of Inclusion and Progress for America

Hindustan Times

The Democratic Party has decided to stake its future on the ideals and aspirations of diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging. In electing the first Black president, nominating the first woman candidate from a major party, and now the first Black woman, the Democratic Party is forcing the country to make good on its bedrock principles of equality and progress.

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Arkansas Court Race: History in the Making

Associated Press

Arkansas's nonpartisan court chief justice election will not change the conservative tilt of the court, but it will make history. The winner, Karen Baker, will become the first woman elected to serve in this role. Baker and Wood, the top two finishers in the March runoff, garnered only a combined 53.5% of the vote, falling short of the necessary majority …

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Conservative Supermajority on the Supreme Court Could Be Threatened by Trump's Return

The Hindu

A potential Trump win in the upcoming U.S. presidential election could see the conservatives retain control of the Supreme Court for the coming decades. The conservative supermajority on the court is due to Trump's first stint, and the two oldest justices, Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito, could potentially step down due to age considerations. This could lead to a generation …

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Republicans already threatening to block Harris from making SCOTUS picks

Raw Story

Republicans are already threatening to block Kamala Harris from nominating justices to the U.S. Supreme Court. Two of the leading candidates to replace Senate minority leader Mitch McConnell refused to commit to allowing a confirmation vote for a Harris nominee if she's elected president and Republicans retake the Senate majority, reported CNN. “Obviously, they would have to go through the …

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Kentucky’s Supreme Court will soon have a woman at its helm for the first time

Associated Press

FRANKFORT, Ky. — For the first time, Kentucky’s Supreme Court will have a woman at its helm, after justices on Monday selected Debra Hembree Lambert to serve as the next chief justice. Lambert, who is currently the deputy chief justice, will serve a four-year term at the top of the judicial system beginning Jan. 6, court officials announced. “While it …

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Supreme Court justices have a job for life. But some left the court to make their lasting mark

Associated Press

WASHINGTON — In the summer of 1941, James F. Byrnes became a Supreme Court justice. Legislation pending in Congress would end life tenure on the Supreme Court, though there is little chance term limits will become law anytime soon even with the support of Vice President Kamala Harris, along with many others in her party and a majority of Americans. …

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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 …

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

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Prominent 2020 election denier seeks GOP nod for Michigan Supreme Court race

Associated Press

LANSING, Mich. — A Donald Trump ally who faces felony charges of trying to illegally access and tamper with voting machines is seeking the Republican nomination for the highest court in Michigan, an epicenter of efforts to overturn the 2020 election. Delegates will vote on nominees Saturday, Aug. 24, at the Michigan GOP party convention for two state Supreme Court …

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Trial starts in case that seeks more Black justices on Mississippi’s highest court

Associated Press

— Mississippi has the largest percentage of Black residents in the U.S., but only one Black justice serves on the state’s highest court. A federal judge started hearing arguments Monday in a lawsuit that seeks to compel Mississippi to redraw its three Supreme Court districts to increase the chances of Black candidates being elected. “The reason for this persistent underrepresentation …

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Kamala Harris secures enough delegate votes for 2024 nomination, Democratic committee chair says

LA Times

Vice President Kamala Harris has secured enough votes from Democratic delegates to become the party’s nominee for president, Democratic National Committee Chair Jaime Harrison said Friday. “As your future president, I know we are up to this fight.” Democrats “will rally around Vice President Kamala Harris and demonstrate the strength of our party” at its convention in Chicago later this …

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Kari Lake wins Arizona's GOP Senate primary. She'll face Democratic Rep. Ruben Gallego

NPR

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