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AP FACT CHECK: Republicans twist Jackson's judicial record

Republicans have previewed some of the lines of questioning they will employ this coming week in Senate hearings for Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson

The Independent UK

Marshall, 1st Black justice, faced down Senate critics

The first Black woman nominated to the Supreme Court is likely to face questioning at her Senate hearing that would have been familiar to Thurgood Marshall, the first Black man who served on the high court

The Independent UK

Why it took 233 years to get the first Black female Supreme Court nominee

Ketanji Brown Jackson has achieved something that few Black women in the legal profession have: Made it through the leaky pipeline.

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Ketanji Brown Jackson's Guantanamo clients an issue for GOP

President Joe Biden’s Supreme Court nominee will face sharp questions from Republican lawmakers this coming week about the work she did as a public defender representing four Guantanamo Bay detainees

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First woman on high court, O'Connor faced little opposition

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SC Sen. Tim Scott says Supreme Court vote on Judge Jackson won’t be based on skin color

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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.

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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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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,…

McClatchy Washington Bureau

‘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.

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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."

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Court nominee's meeting with GOP senator wraps up quickly

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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.

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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

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.

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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

All smiles, Jackson tries for Senate reset on Supreme Court

Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson may not get any Republican votes

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