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Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson’s hearing takes a grotesque turn
One day after Republican senators promised they wouldn’t levy personal attacks against Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson, several of them [...]
Ketanji Brown Jackson Faces GOP Attacks on Race and Crime
WASHINGTON — After all of the entreaties from top Republicans to show respect at Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson’s confirmation hearings, Senator Ted Cruz [...]
Ketanji Brown Jackson’s Exchanges on War Crimes
Two Republicans claimed during the second day of confirmation hearings on Tuesday that Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson had called former defense secretary [...]
Republicans made Ketanji Brown Jackson’s confirmation hearing about Brett Kavanaugh
Senate Republicans — who know they probably won’t be able to prevent Ketanji Brown Jackson from being confirmed to the Supreme Court — opened her c [...]
Ketanji Brown Jackson Vows to Be Independent Judge in Confirmation Hearing
Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, the first Black woman nominated to serve on the Supreme Court, vowed to make the words inscribed on its edifice — “Equal [...]
Who Is Kentaji Brown Jackson, Supreme Court Nominee?
Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, 51, is appearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee this week after being nominated by President Biden to replace Just [...]
On Eve of Ketanji Brown Jackson’s Confirmation Hearings, G.O.P. Steps Up Attacks
Follow the latest updates on Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson’s Supreme Court confirmation hearings.WASHINGTON — Republicans are intensifying their attacks [...]
Ketanji Brown Jackson’s time as a public defender, explained
The last two times that Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson went through the Senate confirmation process, one part of her résumé drew particular scrutiny f [...]
Ketanji Brown Jackson, Facing Senators for Fourth Time, Knows the Confirmation Playbook
In her Supreme Court confirmation hearings this week, the judge will draw on her earlier experiences and those of her predecessors.
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Ketanji Brown Jackson Fought Injustices While at Harvard
During Judge Jackson’s ascent through the federal judiciary, during which she received some Republican support in confirmation votes, she was question [...]
What to expect from Ketanji Brown Jackson’s historic confirmation hearing
There’s very little reason to doubt Ketanji Brown Jackson will be confirmed and become the first Black woman to serve as a Supreme Court justice. S [...]
Josh Hawley’s nauseating attack on Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson
On Wednesday evening, Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) leveled a false and astonishing charge against Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson. Judge Jac [...]
Ketanji Brown Jackson to meet with McConnell this week
Jackson will be joined on Wednesday by her “sherpa” for the confirmation process, former Sen. Doug Jones (D-Ala.). Schumer has said he hopes to have [...]
As a Public Defender, Ketanji Brown Jackson Helped Clients Others Avoided
WASHINGTON — After the Supreme Court’s landmark 2004 ruling that Guantánamo Bay prisoners could file lawsuits challenging their indefinite detention, [...]
How Biden Chose Ketanji Brown Jackson as His Supreme Court Nominee
When President Biden and his advisers began planning for a possible Supreme Court vacancy during the presidential transition, Judge Ketanji Brown Jack [...]