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‘One of our nation’s top legal minds.’ Biden hails court pick Jackson in State of Union speech

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden used his primetime platform of his first State of the Union address to make the case for confirming Miami’s Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court before a national television audience and a chamber full of the lawmakers who will weigh the judge’s nomination.

Miami Herald

Supreme Court nominee heads to Senate for confirmation process

WASHINGTON — Ketanji Brown Jackson will meet with senators at the Capitol for the first time Wednesday about her nomination to the Supreme Court, as both parties sharpen their approach to the quick confirmation process Democrats have planned over the next few weeks.

Tribune News Service

Jackson off to swift start on Supreme Court confirmation

Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson has taken the first step toward confirmation in the Senate

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Joe Biden's first State of the Union address comes amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine and rising inflation

Against the backdrop of a war with Russia, US President Joe Biden is delivering his first State of the Union address to Congress today. Here's what to expect.

ABC News

Supreme Court nominee heads to Senate for confirmation process - Roll Call

Ketanji Brown Jackson begins meeting with senators on Wednesday, part of her confirmation process to the Supreme Court.

Roll Call

Commentary: The consequential — and inconsequential — nomination of Ketanji Brown Jackson

Since Justice Stephen G. Breyer announced his retirement from the Supreme Court, Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson assumed the front-runner’s position to replace him. On Friday morning President Joe Biden named her his nominee, and if confirmed she will become the first Black woman on the court.

Los Angeles Times

‘Elections matter’: Kamala Harris takes ‘off script’ victory lap on Supreme Court pick

WASHINGTON — Vice President Kamala Harris took a victory lap on Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson’s nomination to the Supreme Court at a White House event on Monday, candidly acknowledging afterward: “I went off script a little bit.”

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Meghan Markle celebrates Ketanji Brown Jackson’s historic Supreme Court nomination

‘The civil rights history of tomorrow is being written today,’ Duchess of Sussex says

The Independent UK

Biden closes out Black History Month with White House event

President Joe Biden welcomed Black leaders to the White House Monday for a jovial Black History Month celebration, where he used the moment to call on Congress to confirm Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court, and pass voting rights bills

The Independent UK

Biden's high court choice defies expectations on labor cases

Labor unions and worker advocates have applauded President Joe Biden’s nomination of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson for the Supreme Court

The Independent UK

Meghan celebrates Ketanji Brown Jackson’s historic nomination to the Supreme Court

The Duchess of Sussex has celebrated Joe Biden’s choice of Ketanji Brown Jackson as the first black woman to serve on the US Supreme Court.

Evening Standard

Americans should not be concerned about potential nuclear war, Biden says – as it happened

Biden’s comments come one day after Vladimir Putin directed Russian military leaders to transfer the country’s nuclear weapons to a “special mode of combat duty”.

The Guardian - US

First Thing: Russian rouble crashes as sanctions make their mark

Central bank more than doubles interest rates in effort to protect currency and economy. Plus, Patrisse Cullors on co-founding Black Lives Matter

The Guardian - UK

An update on US Senate retirements

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The Guardian - US

Clyburn: supreme court nomination of Ketanji Brown Jackson ‘beyond politics’

South Carolina congressman extracted Biden’s promise to instal first Black woman on court

The Guardian - US

Ketanji Brown Jackson will be a superb addition to the US supreme court

Unlike most people nominated to the court, Jackson’s career has included advocating for the rights of criminal defendants and the poor

The Independent UK

Tucker Carlson says Ketanji Brown Jackson appointment would ‘humiliate’ Supreme Court and make US like Rwanda

Fox News host says her appointment would ‘send a very clear message that you don’t like the country you run’

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Tucker Carlson says Ketanji Brown Jackson will ‘humiliate’ and ‘degrade’ Supreme Court

The Fox News host said her appointment ‘send a very clear message that you don’t like the country you run.’

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Tucker Carlson condemned for Ketanji Brown Jackson ‘Rwanda’ comments

Fox News anchor accused of presenting ‘perfect distillation of white supremacy’ in rant against supreme court nominee

Chicago Sun-Times

Making history with a Supreme Court nominee

President Joe Biden nominated federal Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to be the first Black woman on the nation’s highest court.

Tribune News Service

Editorial: A worthy nominee: Ketanji Brown Jackson is an accomplished jurist who should win Republican confirmation votes

If confirmed, Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson will become the first-ever Black woman on the U.S. Supreme Court. That matters. President Joe Biden should make no apologies for promising to nominate someone of a particular background; his pledge to build a more representative court is consistent with Democratic and Republican presidents…

The Independent UK

Senators to watch as Supreme Court fight unfolds

President Joe Biden and Senate Democrats say they are hoping for a bipartisan vote to confirm Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court

Tribune News Service

Jackson’s breadth would set her apart on Supreme Court

WASHINGTON — Ketanji Brown Jackson combines a powerful resume with the potential to fill long-standing gaps at the U.S. Supreme Court.

Chicago Sun-Times

Durbin pushing to confirm Biden’s Supreme Court pick by April 8

The Illinois senator, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, said the committee will start its "formal investigation" on Friday with a confirmation hearing to be held "within the next several weeks."

McClatchy Washington Bureau

Will Brown Jackson win any Republican support? Early indications uncertain

WASHINGTON — The initial reactions to Ketanji Brown Jackson’s Supreme Court nomination show that she might yet earn Republican support during her confirmation process.

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