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Ketanji Brown Jackson confirmed, will be sworn in this summer

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Jackson confirmation takes Biden political story full circle

It’s a moment 46 days — and more than 46 years — in the making

The Independent UK

Jackson will join more diverse and conservative high court

Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson will join a Supreme Court that is both more diverse than ever and more conservative than it’s been since the 1930s

The Independent UK

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‘He kept a promise’: How Ketanji Brown Jackson’s confirmation boosts Biden’s legacy

WASHINGTON — White House allies say they’re confident Ketanji Brown Jackson’s confirmation to the Supreme Court will shape President Joe Biden’s legacy long after he leaves office — even if the appointment does not offer Democrats a political boost in time for November’s midterm elections.

McClatchy Washington Bureau

Ketanji Brown Jackson confirmed to the United States Supreme Court

The U.S. Senate voted 53-47 to confirm Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court of the United States on April 7, 2022. When she assumes office, she will become the first Black woman to serve on the highest court in United States history. Jackson will be sworn in when Justice…

Ballotpedia

Ketanji Brown Jackson makes history as first black woman appointed to US Supreme Court

Ketanji Brown Jackson becomes the first black female on US Supreme Court - she was greeted by Joe Biden and watched the Senate vote on her appointment from the White House

Daily Mirror

Ketanji Brown Jackson approved as first Black woman Supreme Court justice

Jackson was confirmed 53-47, mostly along party lines but with three Republican votes.

Chicago Sun-Times

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Confirmed bipartisan vote: KBJ to SCOTUS

Senate Confirms Ketanji Brown Jackson to Supreme Court

Salon

Ketanji Brown Jackson confirmed as first Black female Supreme Court justice

She not only makes history as the first Black woman on the court but also as first justice in decades to have served as a public defender.

Axios

Ketanji Brown Jackson makes history as first Black woman confirmed to US supreme court

Jackson confirmed 53 votes to 47, and will become first Black woman to serve in court’s more than 200-year history

The Guardian - US

Ketanji Brown Jackson becomes first Black woman on US top court

US Senate confirms Jackson to the Supreme Court in what Democratic Party leader calls ‘joyous day’ for the country.

Al Jazeera

Senate poised to confirm Jackson to Supreme Court

The Senate is expected to confirm Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson on Thursday, securing her place as the first Black woman on the high court and giving President Joe Biden a bipartisan endorsement for his historic pick

The Independent UK

Republicans unite to deadlock on KBJ

Despite GOP opposition, Jackson is set to be confirmed as the first Black woman in history to sit on Supreme Court

Salon

One Cheer for Stephen Breyer

Breyer led the charge against the court packers, denouncing them as shortsighted ideologues who threatened both judicial independence and bedrock liberal values.

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Lindsey Graham says he will vote ‘no’ on Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson

CHARLESTON, S.C. — U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina said he will not vote for Judge Kentanji Brown Jackson to serve on the Supreme Court, denying President Joe Biden of another Republican vote for his historic nominee who will likely be confirmed as the first Black woman to serve…

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Senate Judiciary Committee to vote on whether to advance Ketanji Brown Jackson’s nomination April 4

The Senate Judiciary Committee is scheduled to vote on whether to advance Ketanji Brown Jackson’s Supreme Court nomination on April 4. Chairman Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) announced the date on March 23.

The Independent UK

Who is Ketanji Brown Jackson?

Ms Jackson is the first Black woman on the Supreme Court

Tribune News Service

Sen. Lindsey Graham says he will vote against Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson

CHARLESTON, S.C. — U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham said he will not vote for Judge Kentanji Brown Jackson to serve on the Supreme Court, denying President Joe Biden of another Republican vote for his historic nominee who will likely be confirmed as the first Black woman to serve on the nation’s…

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The Independent UK

Who is Ketanji Brown Jackson?

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

The Guardian - US

Ketanji Brown Jackson to receive rare Republican vote as Collins says yes

Maine senator says she will vote to confirm Joe Biden’s nominee: ‘There can be no question she is qualified’

The Independent UK

Justices cast doubt on Texas immunity claim in vet's lawsuit

The Supreme Court is casting doubt on Texas’ claim that it can’t be sued by a former state trooper who says he was forced out of his job when he returned from Army service in Iraq

Tribune News Service

Antecedentes de Brown Jackson son inusuales para un candidato a la Corte Suprema. Tiene que ver con Miami

Feb. 11—Como estudiante excepcional y formidable polemista en la preparatoria Miami Palmetto, Ketanji Brown Jackson podía haber elegido entre muchas carreras, pero ya sabía exactamente lo que quería hacer.

The Independent UK

Justice Breyer says Clarence Thomas is doing ‘fine’ following hospitalisation for ‘infection’

Justice was taken to hospital on Friday night for ‘infection,’ court says

The Conversation

Ketanji Brown Jackson's Supreme Court hearing is a flashback to how race and crime featured during Thurgood Marshall's 1967 hearings

U.S. Sen. James Eastland posed a question to U.S. Supreme Court nominee Thurgood Marshall during his August 1967 confirmation hearings.

The Independent UK

High court nominee says she'd skip Harvard race case

Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson says that if confirmed to the Supreme Court she’d sit out an affirmative action lawsuit over Harvard’s admission policies because she sits on the board of her college alma mater

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