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Ketanji Brown Jackson set for historic Supreme Court confirmation vote: 3 essential reads

Members of the Senate Judiciary Committee are scheduled to vote April 4, 2022, on Ketanji Brown Jackson’s nomination for the Supreme Court. It kicks off a potentially historic week in which a full Senate vote could set course for the nation’s highest court seating it’s first Black female judge.

The Conversation

Committee votes on Ketanji Brown Jackson’s bid for Supreme Court

The Senate Judiciary Committee voted 11-11 Monday on Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson’s nomination to the Supreme Court.

Roll Call

Senate panel to vote on Jackson nomination to Supreme Court

Democrats are launching a whirlwind week of votes and procedural maneuvers with the goal of confirming Ketanji Brown Jackson as the first Black woman on the Supreme Court by Friday

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GOP Gov. Sununu calls Trump ‘crazy’ and more at Gridiron Dinner

Sununu is the very rare Republican like Reps. Liz Cheney of Wyoming and Adam Kinzinger of Illinois willing to call out the election-denying, conspiracy-mongering Trump.

Chicago Sun-Times

Ted Cruz just gave Democrats a gift

GOP leaders like to pretend they don't understand how government works. Democrats should run with that

Salon

Why no one can define when "life" begins

Perhaps surprisingly, the word “alive” has a lot of nuance. A philosopher explains why

Salon

Comparison between Will Smith and husband of Supreme Court nominee goes viral

‘This is how you support your wife’

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Liberal activists see Supreme Court as a major threat; they haven’t convinced voters

WASHINGTON — When Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson becomes Justice Jackson — a promotion now all but certain — she’ll be the first appointee of a Democratic president to join the Supreme Court in nearly 12 years.

Los Angeles Times

Democrats may focus on GOP’s Bailey, but Irvin is more serious Pritzker challenger

Irvin can tap limitless funds from billionaire Ken Griffin, he’ll have history on his side as potentially the state’s first Black governor.

Chicago Sun-Times

Senior GOP senator seems to admit fellow Republicans’ grilling of Ketanji Brown Jackson was all about getting on Fox News

‘The main thing they did this for is so they can get TV time’

The Independent UK

Jackie Calmes: Republicans hope the justices will keep rolling back rights after striking down Roe v. Wade

At a party of liberal activists to mark the end of the Senate confirmation hearing for Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson, and her likely confirmation as the first Black female justice, the mood in the downtown Washington club this week was upbeat even before funk star Chaka Khan took…

Los Angeles Times

Jonathan Bernstein: Ketanji Brown Jackson? Popular. Republican senators? Not so much

The results are in, and it looks as though the nomination of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson has been about as big a public opinion success as anything can be. No, it isn’t likely to matter in November, let alone in November 2024. But for whatever it’s worth, Jackson polls well…

Tribune News Service

Heidi Stevens: An Oscars slap is an odd time to check the nation's moral compass. But could it point us toward grace?

Three weeks into Russia’s lethal invasion of Ukraine, two years into a pandemic — surrounded, that is, by death on all sides — South Carolina quietly reserved the right to execute people by firing squad.

Tribune News Service

Supreme Court nominee Jackson’s committee vote scheduled for April 4

By: Douglas Kronaizl

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Senate Judiciary Committee to vote on whether to advance Ketanji Brown Jackson’s nomination April 4

The Senate Judiciary Committee is scheduled to vote on whether to advance Ketanji Brown Jackson’s Supreme Court nomination on April 4. Chairman Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) announced the date on March 23.

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Panel vote likely split on Ketanji Brown Jackson for Supreme Court

The Senate Judiciary Committee appears on track for a tied, party-line vote Monday on whether to send to the Senate floor Ketanji Brown Jackson’s nomination for the Supreme Court, though that would not derail Democrats’ plan for a final confirmation vote later next week.

The Independent UK

Who is Ketanji Brown Jackson?

Ms Jackson is the first Black woman on the Supreme Court

Salon

Cawthorn gives GOP taste of their QAnon

Republicans dish out titillating lies about Democrats, liberal judges and even Disney — but now they can't take it

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The Independent UK

Graham says he'll vote 'no' on Jackson for Supreme Court

Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham says he won’t vote for Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson

The Independent UK

Lindsey Graham announces he will vote against Ketanji Brown Jackson

So far, only one Republican – Senator Susan Collins – has announced she will vote to confirm Biden nominee to the Supreme Court

Roll Call

Panel vote likely split on Ketanji Brown Jackson for Supreme Court - Roll Call

The Senate Judiciary Committee will likely split on party lines on the nomination of Ketanji Brown Jackson for the Supreme Court.

Los Angeles Times

It's a 'sad and scary time' for LGBTQ students and their families

LOS ANGELES — Paria Hassouri feels fortunate that her family lives in California and not Texas, where the Republican governor recently issued a directive to investigate parents who seek "gender-transitioning procedures" for their minors.

Salon

Ted Cruz earns his "whiteness"

Jackson's accomplishments triggered white Republicans into vicious attacks — and Ted Cruz seized his moment

Chicago Tribune

Commentary: What colleges can learn from Georgetown Day School’s embrace of multiple viewpoints

Let’s start with the easy part. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, was wrong to harangue Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson at her Supreme Court confirmation hearing about books allegedly used to teach critical race theory at the Georgetown Day School, where Jackson serves on the board of trustees. It had nothing to…

Tribune News Service

Editorial: With Jackson rejection, Thom Tillis shows he’s still just a follower

Thom Tillis announced Wednesday that he would be voting against Ketanji Brown Jackson’s nomination to the U.S. Supreme Court, despite her strong qualifications and support across the legal community. Tillis noted that Jackson’s nomination was “historic” but said he was voting no because he was concerned Jackson may “legislate from…

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