Tag: Ketanji
Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson Calls on Nation to Remember Ugly Past Truths
She was the keynote speaker at the 60th anniversary of the Ku Klux Klan bombing that killed four young girls at the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church in [...]
Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson is right about race and the Constitution
Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson was hearing only the third case of her career as a Supreme Court justice when she went after one of her conservative [...]
Live Video: Ketanji Brown Jackson Set to be Sworn in as First Black Woman Supreme Court Justice
WASHINGTON — Ketanji Brown Jackson is scheduled to take the judicial oath at noon on Thursday, becoming the first Black woman to serve on the Supreme [...]
What Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson means for the country
“Dissents are extremely important because they’re a reminder to the public and the court that there’s an alternative approach,” says Fatima Goss Grav [...]
Ketanji Brown Jackson, a Transformative Justice Whose Impact May Be Limited
WASHINGTON — Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, the first Black woman confirmed to the Supreme Court, will in one sense transform it. Once she replaces Just [...]
Ketanji Brown Jackson’s Supreme Court confirmation makes history
For Carol Moseley Braun, the first Black woman elected to the Senate, much of what Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson experienced during her confirmation [...]
The paradox of Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson
Well, it’s official. The Senate confirmed Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court on Thursday by a 53-47 vote.
When soon-to-be Justice Jac [...]
The Congressional Black Caucus Rallies Behind Ketanji Brown Jackson
Dozens of members of the Congressional Black Caucus gathered in the Capitol’s Rayburn Room on Wednesday to pose for a photo, many of them holding T-sh [...]
What Ketanji Brown Jackson Means to Black Women at Harvard Law School
Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson is poised to be confirmed to the Supreme Court this week, making her the first Black woman to serve as a justice. Here’s w [...]
What to Watch For Ahead of Ketanji Brown Jackson’s Confirmation
WASHINGTON — Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson’s confirmation as the first Black woman on the Supreme Court was assured on Monday, when the Republican senat [...]
What Ketanji Brown Jackson’s hearings revealed about Republicans and criminal justice reform
During Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson’s confirmation hearing, Republicans reiterated many of the attack lines they’ve been using on Democrats when it [...]
Democrats’ Defense of Ketanji Brown Jackson Leaves Some Wanting More
As Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson solidifies support for her bid to become the first Black woman to join the Supreme Court, Democrats are still debating [...]
Takeaways From Ketanji Brown Jackson’s Confirmation Hearings
Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson spent two days answering senators’ questions about her Supreme Court nomination — some easy ones from Democrats about her [...]
Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson: News and updates
President Joe Biden has nominated Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, a former public defender and current judge on a powerful appeals court circu [...]
Ketanji Brown Jackson’s Daughter and That Photo
When Sarahbeth Maney was tapped to photograph the confirmation hearings of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, the first Black woman nominated to the Supreme [...]