Ketanji Brown Jackson Says Her Faith Sustains Her But Won’t Impede Judgments On Supreme Court Senator Graham made religion and rulings on it a fiery focal point during confirmation hearings. Zenger · Apr 25, 2022
AP-NORC poll: Many support Jackson court confirmation 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 The Independent UK · Apr 25, 2022
Senator Dianne Feinstein faces pressure to end her 30 years representing California On Nov. 27, 1978, Dianne Feinstein – then the 45-year-old president of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors and two-time failed mayoral candidate – effectively announced her retirement from politics. The Conversation · Apr 14, 2022
Trump-backed Alaska hopeful officially files for Senate run Republican Kelly Tshibaka has filed to run as a candidate for the U.S. Senate race The Independent UK · Apr 12, 2022
Why Lindsey Graham didn't vote for KBJ The GOP's lines of questioning had, for the most part, little to do with her unprecedented qualifications Salon · Apr 9, 2022
Trump's covert Christian right agenda Trump's ungodliness was the cover that allowed the Christian right to hide in plain sight — now they're growing Salon · Apr 8, 2022
Lindsey Graham defends vote against Ketanji Brown Jackson and not clapping for her confirmation ‘When we ask hard questions of an African-American nominee who’s liberal, all of a sudden we’re racist,’ the South Carolina Republican crows. The Independent UK · Apr 8, 2022
Jackson confirmed as the first black woman in US Supreme Court Ketanji Brown Jackson has been confirmed as the first black woman to sit on the US Supreme Court in its 233-year history. Evening Standard · Apr 7, 2022
Ketanji Brown Jackson approved as first Black woman Supreme Court justice Jackson was confirmed 53-47, mostly along party lines but with three Republican votes. Chicago Sun-Times · Apr 7, 2022
Ketanji Brown Jackson becomes first Black woman on US top court US Senate confirms Jackson to the Supreme Court in what Democratic Party leader calls ‘joyous day’ for the country. Al Jazeera · Apr 7, 2022
Senate poised to confirm Jackson to Supreme Court The Senate is expected to confirm Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson on Thursday, securing her place as the first Black woman on the high court and giving President Joe Biden a bipartisan endorsement for his historic pick The Independent UK · Apr 7, 2022
Justice Barrett Says "Read the Opinion" The Associated Press reports on the junior-most Justice's remarks at the Reagan library. Reason · Apr 5, 2022
Analysis: 3 GOP senators buck party to back Biden court pick Three Republican senators are breaking from their party to support Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson's historic nomination to the Supreme Court The Independent UK · Apr 5, 2022
AP News Digest 3:15 am Here are the AP’s latest coverage plans, top stories and promotable content. All times EDT. For up-to-the minute information on AP’s coverage, visit Coverage Plan at https://newsroom.ap.org. The Independent UK · Apr 5, 2022
The Independent UK · Apr 5, 2022 With divisive cases coming, Barrett says 'Read the opinion' Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett says 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
Axios · Apr 4, 2022 Ketanji Brown Jackson nomination will move forward despite tied panel vote Under Senate rules, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer can bring the nomination to the floor.
Al Jazeera · Mar 30, 2022 US Supreme Court nominee Jackson gets key Republican support Senator Susan Collins says she will vote to confirm Ketanji Brown Jackson, who would be first Black woman on top court.
The Independent UK · Mar 29, 2022 Justices cast doubt on Texas immunity claim in vet's lawsuit The Supreme Court is casting doubt on Texas’ claim that it can’t be sued by a former state trooper who says he was forced out of his job when he returned from Army service in Iraq
Los Angeles Times · Mar 29, 2022 Mark Z. Barabak: Stop hounding Dianne Feinstein and let her finish her time in the Senate When Dianne Feinstein showed up last week for the mud-heaving spectacle that served as the Senate’s vetting of Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson, several notable things did not happen.
Salon · Mar 26, 2022 Republicans won't let Robert Bork go Republicans now insist that each Supreme Court nomination starts where the last left off
The Guardian - UK · Mar 25, 2022 Ted Cruz and the ‘racist baby’: sometimes reality threatens my political maturity Try as I might to rise above US tribalism, I felt a visceral dislike for the men grilling Biden’s supreme court nominee, says the Guardian columnist Emma Brockes
St. Louis Post-Dispatch · Mar 24, 2022 Editorial: Jackson is solid on the law, so Republicans resort to religious litmus tests The Establishment Clause of the First Amendment is clear about forbidding Congress from passing laws that mix the business of the state with matters of religion. Yet Republican lawmakers, many of whom are lawyers and constitutional scholars, seem intent on delving into matters of religion anyway from their Capitol Hill…
Tribune News Service · Mar 24, 2022 Supreme Court’s ideological split silently shapes debate at Ketanji Brown Jackson hearing WASHINGTON — For more than 20 hours over three days, Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson has faced two rounds of questioning before the 22 members of the Senate Judiciary Committee, with inquiries ranging from her views on the separation of powers to substantive due process. But so far, no one has…
Roll Call · Mar 23, 2022 Supreme Court’s ideological split silently shapes debate at Ketanji Brown Jackson hearing - Roll Call “What do you think is the purpose of a dissent?” was the sleeper question of the week as senators quizzed President Biden’s court pick.
The Independent UK · Mar 23, 2022 How long do Supreme Court justices serve and what is the current political balance? Newly confirmed Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson will sit on high court following retirement of Stephen Breyer