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The Latest Breaking News from Ketanji Brown Jackson

Confirmed bipartisan vote: KBJ to SCOTUS

Senate Confirms Ketanji Brown Jackson to Supreme Court

Salon · Apr 7, 2022

Ketanji Brown Jackson makes history as first Black woman Supreme Court Justice

Senate votes through Joe Biden’s nominee after weeks of contentious hearings

The Independent UK · Apr 7, 2022

Ketanji Brown Jackson confirmed as Supreme Court justice: 4 essential reads

The phrase “in a historic vote” gets thrown around a lot in journalism – and it isn’t always warranted. But shortly after 2 p.m. EDT on April 7, 2022, a Senate roll call confirmed Ketanji Brown Jackson as the next U.S. Supreme Court justice – the first Black woman to…

The Conversation · Apr 7, 2022

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Ketanji Brown Jackson confirmed as first Black female Supreme Court justice

She not only makes history as the first Black woman on the court but also as first justice in decades to have served as a public defender.

Axios · Apr 7, 2022

‘Judge Jackson stands on the shoulders of giants’: women of color on a day to celebrate

Ketanji Brown Jackson becomes the first Black female justice on US’s highest legal body after her confirmation passes 53-47

The Guardian - US · Apr 7, 2022

Republicans’ ugly attacks on Ketanji Brown Jackson show lurch to far right

The QAnon-tinged questioning at Senate hearings for the supreme court justice displayed a party in thrall to conspiracy theories

The Guardian - US · Apr 7, 2022

Ketanji Brown Jackson’s blazing trail to become the first Black female justice

A background as a public defender, a public school education, and two rulings against Donald Trump from the bench

The Guardian - US · Apr 7, 2022

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Ketanji Brown Jackson makes history as first Black woman confirmed to US supreme court

Jackson confirmed 53 votes to 47, and will become first Black woman to serve in court’s more than 200-year history

The Guardian - US · Apr 7, 2022

What is ‘Borking’? How last rejected Supreme Court nominee went down and why it didn’t work this time

The last time the party out of power derailed a Supreme Court nomination was 1987, but both parties keep trying to repeat that feat, Andrew Feinberg writes

The Independent UK · Apr 7, 2022

Democrats revel in history during Supreme Court confirmation vote - Roll Call

Democrats marked Ketanji Brown Jackson's confirmation to the Supreme Court with smiles, tears and cheers.

Roll Call · Apr 7, 2022

Biden news – live: Psaki slams Greg Abbott’s migrant bus ‘stunt’ as Ketanji Brown Jackson confirmed to SCOTUS

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The Independent UK · Apr 7, 2022

Biden news – live: Pelosi Covid-positive hours after president event as Ketanji Brown Jackson to be confirmed

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The Independent UK · 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 set to confirm Ketanji Brown Jackson for upcoming Supreme Court vacancy

WASHINGTON — The Senate is expected to confirm Ketanji Brown Jackson on Thursday as the first Black woman to serve on the Supreme Court, the end of a historic nomination process streaked with acrimony even for a justice who will not alter the court’s current conservative tilt.

Tribune News Service · Apr 7, 2022

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The Independent UK · Apr 7, 2022

Jimmy Kimmel laughs off Marjorie Taylor Greene calling police after joke

‘Officer? I would like to report a joke’

The Guardian - US · Apr 7, 2022

Ketanji Brown Jackson confirmed as first Black woman on US supreme court – as it happened

Joe Biden’s nominee is confirmed by Senate in 53-47 vote

Roll Call · Apr 7, 2022

Senate confirms Ketanji Brown Jackson for upcoming Supreme Court vacancy - Roll Call

After another contentious confirmation process, she will be the first Black woman and former public defender on the high court.

Los Angeles Times · Apr 7, 2022

LZ Granderson: Stand back, because Lindsey Graham keeps flip-flopping like crazy

Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson is expected to be confirmed this week after a bipartisan group of senators voted on Monday to advance her nomination. So far only three Republicans — Susan Collins of Maine, Mitt Romney of Utah and Lisa Murkowski of Alaska — have said they will support Jackson.…

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Chicago Tribune · Apr 7, 2022

Commentary: We believe in ‘innocent until proved guilty’ — unless a defense attorney is up for office

I have had a very satisfying 57-year legal career — with a few more to come, I hope. I was a prosecutor who sent a number of murderers to the penitentiary, I served an East African country as a Peace Corps volunteer, and I tried cases on behalf of poor…

The Independent UK · 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

Tribune News Service · Apr 7, 2022

Ketanji Brown Jackson on track for Thursday vote on history-making Supreme Court confirmation

Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson is on track for a Supreme Court confirmation vote this week as Republicans signaled they would not seek to stall her history-making appointment.

The Independent UK · Apr 6, 2022

Marjorie Taylor Greene reports Jimmy Kimmel to Capitol Police for joke about Will Smith slapping her

Late-night comedian later called Georgia Republican ‘scum’ in Tuesday monologue

The Independent UK · Apr 6, 2022

Democratic Party chair rips ‘maggot-infested’ Tom Cotton and ‘fascism’ of GOP

Jamie Harrison says GOP doesn’t ‘deserve’ to be in power while it embraces far right

Salon · Apr 6, 2022

Sinema on revised BBB: Not so fast

Sinema, who opposes rolling back the Trump tax cuts for the wealthy, says a slimmed-down bill is "unlikely"

Chicago Sun-Times · Apr 6, 2022

Marjorie Taylor Greene is a menace to decency

In the wake of the Supreme Court confirmation hearings for Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, Greene took to social media to smear the soon-to-be justice and the senators who will be voting to confirm her, including three Republicans.

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