News briefs SC Sen. Tim Scott says Supreme Court vote on Judge Jackson won’t be based on skin color Tribune News Service · Mar 18, 2022
SC Sen. Tim Scott says Supreme Court vote on Judge Jackson won’t be based on skin color COLUMBIA, S.C. — As Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson prepares to begin her confirmation hearings for the U.S. Supreme Court, South Carolina’s junior senator said Friday that he won’t make his decision to vote for her based on the color of her skin. Tribune News Service · Mar 18, 2022
Josh Hawley Absurdly Suggests That Ketanji Brown Jackson Has a Soft Spot for 'Child Predators' The Missouri senator's attack on the Supreme Court nominee elides crucial distinctions and ignores widespread judicial criticism of child pornography sentences. Reason · Mar 18, 2022
Photos of the week ending March 18, 2022 - Roll Call This week our lenses focused on SCOTUS nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and a soggy St. Patrick’s Day. Roll Call · Mar 18, 2022
How to get on the Supreme Court? Smile a lot, speak a little When presidents nominate a candidate to serve on the Supreme Court, they often ask an experienced Washington hand to help shepherd that candidate through the Senate confirmation process The Independent UK · Mar 18, 2022
White House defends Jackson against GOP attacks on sex offense sentencing, Guantanamo work WASHINGTON — The White House sought Thursday to combat a sharp attack against President Joe Biden’s Supreme Court nominee by the same Republican senator who led the unsuccessful effort in the Senate to overturn Biden’s election. McClatchy Washington Bureau · Mar 17, 2022
Bad blood, hypocrisy and hard feelings: The Supreme Court confirmation process - Roll Call The Supreme Court confirmation process is an increasingly ugly one, and it’s unclear how the bad blood can run its course. Roll Call · Mar 17, 2022
Democrat Tim Kaine pans GOP’s ‘wild’ attack on Biden’s Supreme Court pick Ketanji Brown Jackson Virginia Democrat points to judge’s support from notoriously right-leaning police union The Independent UK · Mar 17, 2022
Josh Hawley goes after Biden Supreme Court pick for record on sex offenders Comments suggest tough path ahead for bipartisan confirmation of first Black woman to the Court The Independent UK · Mar 17, 2022
Ketanji Brown Jackson’s Supreme Court confirmation hearings to begin March 21 The Senate Judiciary Committee will hold its first day of confirmation hearings for United States Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson on March 21, 2022. Hearings typically involve a statement from the nominee, interviews with witnesses testifying for or against the nomination, and questions from Senators regarding the nominee’s experience,… Ballotpedia · Mar 17, 2022
‘I don’t think there’s much to be gained’: Most Republicans back off SCOTUS fight WASHINGTON — Former President Donald Trump spent an hour channeling the mood of conservative voters last week when, during a free-wheeling rally in South Carolina, he riffed on favorite subjects ranging from Ukraine to Mark Zuckerberg. McClatchy Washington Bureau · Mar 17, 2022
Top Obama officials defend Ketanji Brown Jackson for representing Guantanamo detainees "[T]he American system of justice depends upon strong advocacy on both sides of the courtroom." Axios · Mar 17, 2022
News briefs Court nominee's meeting with GOP senator wraps up quickly Tribune News Service · Mar 15, 2022
McClatchy Washington Bureau · Mar 15, 2022 Supreme Court nominee's meeting with key GOP senator wraps up quickly WASHINGTON — Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson’s meeting with Sen. Lindsey Graham concluded after roughly 15 minutes, a strikingly brief sit-down with a key Republican a week before her confirmation hearings begin.
Tribune News Service · Mar 15, 2022 Editorial: Ketanji Brown Jackson deserves a respectful Supreme Court confirmation In the course of any presidency, few nominations are as consequential as the selection of a Supreme Court justice. Members of the Supreme Court are appointed for life, and with such tenure comes enormous generational influence over how laws are interpreted.
Los Angeles Times · Mar 14, 2022 In coming battle over Biden's Supreme Court nominee, Republicans seek other targets WASHINGTON — Mitch McConnell openly acknowledges Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson is qualified to sit on the Supreme Court.
Ballotpedia · Mar 14, 2022 13 battleground elections for governor Welcome to the Monday, March 14, Brew.
Los Angeles Times · Mar 14, 2022 Commentary: Nominate the ‘most qualified’ woman? Reagan certainly didn’t During his 1980 presidential campaign, Ronald Reagan promised that “one of the first Supreme Court vacancies in my administration will be filled by the most qualified woman I can possibly find.” In 1981, after he entered the White House, he said he “identified such a person” in Sandra Day O’Connor.
The Independent UK · Mar 12, 2022 All smiles, Jackson tries for Senate reset on Supreme Court Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson may not get any Republican votes
Reason · Mar 11, 2022 Should Ketanji Brown Jackson Recuse in Harvard Admissions Case? Does her position on Harvard University's Board of Overseers require or counsel her recusal once she is confirmed?
Tribune News Service · Mar 11, 2022 Former Sen. Dan Coats dishes on Supreme Court, Ukraine, Trump WASHINGTON — Dan Coats took on many different roles in his four decades in national and international politics, and all of them seem to be colliding at once as Russia invades Ukraine, as Europe and former President Donald Trump respond, and the Senate starts a historic Supreme Court confirmation process.
The Guardian - US · Mar 10, 2022 US conducting ‘legal review’ of possible Russian war crimes in Ukraine – as it happened White House clarifies there is a ‘legal review process’ after Harris says ‘absolutely there should be an investigation’
Roll Call · Mar 10, 2022 Former Sen. Dan Coats dishes on Supreme Court, Ukraine, Donald Trump - Roll Call Former Sen. Dan Coats has had a front seat to some intersecting issues: Supreme Court nominations and Russian aggression.
Tribune News Service · Mar 10, 2022 Carl P. Leubsdorf: Biden's push to change makeup of federal courts If Ketanji Brown Jackson is confirmed as a Supreme Court justice, as seems likely, the high court will come closer to reflecting the country’s racial and gender balance than at any time in the nation’s history.