The Latest Breaking News from Ketanji Brown Jackson

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.

The Supreme Court confirmation process is an increasingly ugly one, and it’s unclear how the bad blood can run its course.

Virginia Democrat points to judge’s support from notoriously right-leaning police union

Comments suggest tough path ahead for bipartisan confirmation of first Black woman to the Court

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,…

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.

By: Douglas Kronaizl

"[T]he American system of justice depends upon strong advocacy on both sides of the courtroom."