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Ketanji Brown Jackson’s path to Supreme Court nomination was paved by trailblazing Black women judges

Just five women and two African Americans, both men, are among the 115 people who have served on the United States’ highest court over more than two centuries. Both of those numbers may change in 2022, with President Joe Biden’s nomination of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, a 51-year-old Washington, D.C.,…

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First Thing: 100,000 civilians trapped in Mariupol with no safe route out

Nine humanitarian corridors agreed but safe passage for people in heart of Mariupol not granted, Ukraine says. Plus, Pusha T’s McDonald’s diss track

The Guardian - UK

Behind the right's racist KBJ assault

Author and scholar Elie Mystal on our deeply flawed Constitution and the long, dark history of legal racism

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Robin Abcarian: It’s Ketanji Brown Jackson’s Supreme Court moment, but the GOP wants to whine about the past

By the second day of Senate hearings on the Supreme Court nomination of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, it became apparent that Republicans just don’t have the ammunition necessary to torpedo her chances.

Los Angeles Times

Progressives speak up for Judge Jackson

Advocacy groups and other progressives call for a quick Supreme Court confirmation of the nominated judge

Salon

Editorial: The Supreme Court needs Ketanji Brown Jackson’s experience

Some Republican senators argue that Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson’s experience as a public defender shows that she is “soft on crime.” Those ridiculous assertions, certain to be repeated at her confirmation hearings this week, are tantamount to arguing that defending a person accused (rightly or wrongly) of a…

Los Angeles Times

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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

Defending her record, Jackson back for 3rd day of hearings

Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson is returning to the Senate for a third day of hearings

The Independent UK

Josh Hawley's Attack on Ketanji Brown Jackson Illustrates the Emotionalism She Criticized

The senator argues that questioning sex offender policies "endangers our children."

Reason

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

Supreme Court - live: Republicans grill Ketanji Brown Jackson as Trump Jr attacks on Twitter

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The Independent UK

Biden Supreme Court pick Jackson fends off Republican barbs on second day of hearings

US Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson defended her record of sentencing in child pornography cases and advocacy for terror suspects as she was grilled Tuesday in her bid to be the first Black woman on the country’s highest judicial bench.

France 24

6 takeaways from Day 2 of Ketanji Brown Jackson’s Supreme Court confirmation hearing

Senate Judiciary Chair Dick Durbin, D-Ill., turned into a one-man rapid response squad, using the power of his gavel to debunk, in real time, GOP misleading or scurrilous claims.

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Hearing for court nominee Jackson veers into hot-button topics

WASHINGTON — Ketanji Brown Jackson on Tuesday rolled unscathed through a marathon day of questioning for her nomination to the Supreme Court, as some of the members of the Senate Judiciary Committee spent time on outside issues peripheral to her qualifications.

The Independent UK

White House hits back at Hawley over ‘QAnon-signaling smear’ questioning of Ketanji Brown Jackson

Hawley had previously indicated he would ask Jackson about the subject, which has been debunked multiple times

The Independent UK

AOC mocks Lindsey Graham over Ketanji Brown Jackson questions

‘On a scale of one to 10, how faithful would you say you are, in terms of religion?’

The Independent UK

Judge Jackson grilled on Guantanamo detainee representation

Four men once held at the Guantanamo Bay detention center were central to some of the questions Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson fielded during her Supreme Court confirmation hearing

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Sen. Graham storms out of Supreme Court hearing for Jackson

After a stormy dispute over terror detainees at Guantanamo Bay, Sen. Lindsey Graham stormed out of the Senate hearing for Supreme Court nominee Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson.

The Independent UK

Senator quotes Laura Ingraham talking about ‘all the money that’s been raised’ for Supreme Court

Senator Sheldon White House asked Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson about the quote during her confirmation hearing

The Independent UK

GOP senators air grievances of nominations past on first day of questions for Ketanji Brown Jackson

Nominee bats back questions about Critical Race Theory from one of her former colleagues on the Harvard Law Review – Texas Senator Ted Cruz

Reason

Ketanji Brown Jackson Explains to Lawmakers How Being a Lawyer Works

As expected, Tuesday's hearing was primarily made up of political theater.

The Independent UK

Ketanji Brown Jackson pushes back on Ted Cruz when asked if she believes ‘babies are racist’

The Texas Senator asked about a book called ‘Antiracist Baby’ and critical race theory.

Mic

Lindsey Graham just threw a tantrum at Ketanji Brown Jackson’s confirmation hearing

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Roll Call

Ketanji Brown Jackson hearing veers into hot-button topics - Roll Call

Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson spent much of her first marathon day of hearings fielding questions unrelated to her judicial record.

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