The Latest Breaking News from Ketanji Brown Jackson

If confirmed, the Harvard graduate would bring a unique perspective to the Supreme Court, dominated by white men for more than 200 years. As the Senate Judiciary Committee chair points out, "it's not easy being the first".

WASHINGTON — Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, President Joe Biden’s historic nominee to the U.S. Supreme Court, promised Monday that if confirmed, she would seek to make the words “equal justice under law” a reality for all Americans.

Text of the opening remarks by Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, nominee to the Supreme Court, on the first day of her confirmation hearings before the Senate Judiciary Committee, as delivered March 21, 2022:

Jackson vows to serve without ‘fear or favour’

Republicans threaten ‘tough questions’ as Democrats hail Jackson as first Black woman nominated to US Supreme Court.

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court confirmation hearing for Ketanji Brown Jackson kicked off Monday with Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee using their opening statements to try to head off some Republican criticisms.

The Supreme Court nominee raised serious constitutional concerns about laws that punish sex offenders after they complete their sentences.

The SCOTUS contender should discuss her views on congressional power, unenumerated rights, and qualified immunity.

WASHINGTON — Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, President Joe Biden’s historic nominee to the Supreme Court, promised Monday that if confirmed to the Supreme Court, she would "defend the Constitution and the grand experiment of American democracy that has endured over these past 246 years."