Former Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson is marshaling support for Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson on what's expected to be a top issue at her confirmation hearings, which begin Monday.
The big picture: As a public defender, and later in private practice, Jackson represented several Guantanamo Bay detainees between 2005 and 2009.
- The "American system of justice depends upon strong advocacy on both sides of the courtroom," reads a letter from Johnson and other key Obama-era national-security lawyers.
- A final confirmation vote is expected in early April.
