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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.

Al Jazeera

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

The Independent UK

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.

Los Angeles Times

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Republicans won't let Robert Bork go

Republicans now insist that each Supreme Court nomination starts where the last left off

Salon

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

The Guardian - UK

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…

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

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…

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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.

Roll Call

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

The Independent UK

Jackson invokes her Christian faith, stays mum on specifics

The latest nominee for a seat on the Supreme Court, Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, has stressed the importance of religious faith in her life and career

The Independent UK

Judge Jackson's sentencing record looms large in Supreme Court confirmation hearing

WASHINGTON — Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, President Joe Biden’s historic Supreme Court nominee, weathered a long day before a Senate committee on Tuesday, fending off charges by Republicans that she was too lenient in her sentencing of defendants.

Los Angeles Times

It’s Jackson’s SCOTUS hearing. But GOP can’t stop talking about Gorsuch, Kavanaugh, Barrett - Roll Call

Republicans are still sore about the tone of past hearings that scored conservatives a 6-3 majority on the Supreme Court.

Roll Call

SCOTUS reveals Thomas hospitalized

Thomas, 73, is the oldest sitting justice apart from outgoing liberal justice Stephen Breyer

Salon

An army of Republican Karens unleashed

Forget about "internalized misogyny" — female Republicans want to externalize their hatred onto other women

Salon

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North Carolina GOP pushes legal theory that would change elections nationwide. Why it might work.

RALEIGH, N.C. — Republican lawmakers lost their recent U.S. Supreme Court appeal to stop the 2022 elections from being held using district maps the lawmakers didn’t get to draw themselves. But some in the party hope Monday’s ruling is just the first step in a coming legal fight, and not…

Reason

Goodbye Roberts Brief. Hello Barrett Brief.

Critics of the Independent State Legislature doctrine may as well put Justice Barrett's face on the cover of their briefs.

Tribune News Service

Senate Judiciary leaders spar over Supreme Court confirmation hearing timeline

WASHINGTON — The top Republican on the Senate Judiciary Committee signaled Monday that his party will complain about the “unnecessary artificial timeline” that Democrats scheduled for the Supreme Court confirmation hearings for Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, which Democrats answered by pointing to the GOP’s more speedy process for now-Justice Amy…

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Robe & Gavel: Federal Judicial Vacancy Count released for March 1

Welcome to the March 7 edition of Robe & Gavel, Ballotpedia’s newsletter about the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) and other judicial happenings around the U.S.

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Senate Judiciary leaders spar over Supreme Court confirmation hearing timeline - Roll Call

Sen. Charles Grassley signaled Republicans will complain about the “unnecessary artificial timeline” for hearings for Ketanji Brown Jackson.

Axios

Conservative children's book startup releases works on John Wayne, Amy Coney Barrett

Heroes of Liberty's new books come as some parents seek to ban certain books on race and gender amid cultural wars seeping into school districts.

The Guardian - US

White House burns Wicker for criticising Biden supreme court pick

Republican senator says choice will be beneficiary of affirmative action but critics point to support for Trump vow to pick woman

The Guardian - US

The CIA tortured him after 9/11. Then they lied. Will the truth ever come out?

Calls mount for release of full Senate report on the torture of Abu Zubaydah, to counter a narrative too many Americans still believe – that torture works

The Independent UK

Democrats seek swift confirmation to fill Supreme Court seat

Senate Democrats have played defense for the last three Supreme Court vacancies

Axios

The political leanings of the Supreme Court justices

The most conservative: Samuel Alito. The most liberal: Sonia Sotomayor.

The Independent UK

Democrats eye swift confirmation of Biden high court pick

Senate Democrats have played defense for the last three Supreme Court vacancies

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