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Why Ketanji Brown Jackson’s public defence history matters

She represented some of the most vulnerable people in the criminal justice system. Her perspective is vital for safeguarding constitutional rights under threat, advocates tell Alex Woodward

The Independent UK

Question and answer phase begins for Ketanji Brown Jackson confirmation hearing - Roll Call

Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson began answering questions from the Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday, Day 2 of her confirmation hearing.

Roll Call

Supreme Court hearings – live: Ketanji Brown Jackson to face Senate questioning

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Ketanji Brown Jackson has already made Supreme Court history. Here's what to expect from her confirmation hearing

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".

ABC News

8 takeaways from Ketanji Brown Jackson’s Supreme Court confirmation hearing

Senate Judiciary Committee Chair Dick Durbin, D-Ill., said Jackson, the first Black female Supreme Court nominee, is “a living witness to the fact that, in America, all is possible.”

Chicago Sun-Times

‘We have never had this moment before’: Kentanji Brown Jackson’s Supreme Court confirmation hearing

WASHINGTON — Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson spent more than four hours Monday with her hands folded in front of her at the witness table, often smiling broadly as members of the Senate Judiciary Committee spoke in turn about the coming days of the confirmation hearing.

Tribune News Service

Text of Supreme Court nominee Jackson's opening remarks

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:

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Ketanji Brown Jackson vows neutral stance on US top court

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

Al Jazeera

Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson faces confirmation hearings: 7 questions answered

Confirmation hearings for Ketanji Brown Jackson, nominated to be the first Black female justice on the Supreme Court, began on March 21, 2022. The dayslong process will see President Joe Biden’s pick for the bench grilled by members of the Senate Judiciary Committee.

The Conversation

Takeaways: Jackson makes history, GOP vows no 'spectacle'

History was made the instant Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson appeared before the Senate Judiciary Committee

The Independent UK

Finally, we have bipartisan consensus — that America is screwed

More than half of both Democrats and Republicans believe it’s “likely” that our democracy is on its last legs.

Mic

GOP rehashes Kavanaugh hearings as Ted Cruz calls allegations against judge his ‘teenage dating habits’

Numerous Republicans cited Kavanaugh’s confirmation process during Ketanji Brown Jackson’s confirmation hearing.

The Independent UK

‘We have never had this moment before’: Ketanji Brown Jackson’s Supreme Court confirmation hearing - Roll Call

Ketanji Brown Jackson made remarks in front of the Senate Judiciary Committee as the first Black woman nominated to the Supreme Court.

Roll Call

Who and what to watch at Ketanji Brown Jackson’s Supreme Court confirmation hearing

Graham is a bellwether. Hawley and Cruz will be the fiercest attackers. Jon Ossoff’s first confirmation.

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Who is Ketanji Brown Jackson?

Ms Jackson would be the first Black woman on the Supreme Court

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Democrats, Republicans draw lines at opening of Ketanji Brown Jackson Supreme Court confirmation hearing - Roll Call

The Supreme Court confirmation hearing for Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson got under way Monday in the Senate Judiciary Committee.

The Independent UK

How the White House has prepared for attacks on Ketanji Brown Jackson

The White House and its allies have highlighted Judge Jackson’s support from Republican nominees and police unions

The Independent UK

Jackson, 1st Black female high court pick, faces senators

The Senate Judiciary Committee is set to begin its historic confirmation hearings for Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson

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Los Angeles Times

Jackson supporters gear up to protect her historic Supreme Court bid from racist, sexist attacks

WASHINGTON — When Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson sits before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Monday to kick off her Supreme Court confirmation hearings, Democrats and civil rights advocates want her to know — and see — they’re behind her.

The Independent UK

RBG, writs and recusals: Court nomination viewer's guide

It’s become almost commonplace viewing, seeing a woman nominated for the Supreme Court appearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee

The Independent UK

History-making Jackson set for Senate hearing for high court

Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, the first Black woman nominated to the Supreme Court, is going before the Senate Judiciary Committee with the path to her historic confirmation seemingly clear

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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,…

Chicago Sun-Times

Sen. Dick Durbin: Senate Judiciary Committee to hold hearing on baseball’s antitrust exemption

Major League Baseball, exempt from antitrust laws for nearly 100 years, has led to “an attitude of many of these baseball clubs that they are above the law,” Durbin said.

Tribune News Service

Senate Judiciary leaders spar over Supreme Court confirmation hearing timeline

WASHINGTON — The top Republican on the Senate Judiciary Committee signaled Monday that his party will complain about the “unnecessary artificial timeline” that Democrats scheduled for the Supreme Court confirmation hearings for Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, which Democrats answered by pointing to the GOP’s more speedy process for now-Justice Amy…

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."

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