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Grilled by Republicans, Biden's Supreme Court pick defends record

Washington (AFP) - US Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson defended her record of sentencing in child pornography cases and advocacy for terror suspects as she was grilled Tuesday in her bid to be the first Black woman on the country's highest judicial bench.

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Biden's Supreme Court pick defends child porn sentencing record

Washington (AFP) - US Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson defended her record of sentencing in child porn cases and advocacy for terror suspects as she was grilled Tuesday in her bid to be the first Black woman on the country's highest judicial bench.

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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

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Day 1 of SCOTUS confirmation hearings for Ketanji Brown Jackson

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Jackson faces initial round of questioning during hearings

Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson will face senators’ questions for the first time as Democrats push to quickly confirm the only Black female justice in the court’s history

The Independent UK

US Senate begins grilling Biden Supreme Court nominee Jackson

Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson pledged on Monday to decide cases “without fear or favor” if the Senate confirms her historic nomination as the first Black woman on the high court.

France 24

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".

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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:

The Independent UK

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

SCOTUS reveals Thomas hospitalized

Thomas, 73, is the oldest sitting justice apart from outgoing liberal justice Stephen Breyer

Salon

What is the political make up of the Supreme Court, and how are justices selected?

The US Senate can confirm Stephen Breyer’s replacement without a single Republican vote

The Independent UK

Who is Ketanji Brown Jackson?

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

The Independent UK

Who is Ketanji Brown Jackson, Biden’s Supreme Court pick?

As Jackson’s Senate confirmation hearings get under way, Al Jazeera examines her path to the United States’ top court.

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All smiles, Jackson tries for Senate reset on Supreme Court

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

Reason

If Biden Is Serious About Ending the Death Penalty, He Should Start Commuting Sentences

A Supreme Court ruling restoring Dzhokhar Tsarnaev’s capital sentence and a congressional logjam makes it clear that only he can keep his campaign promise.

The Independent UK

Democrats see 'no reason to wait' on Supreme Court vote

Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson has begun courting senators on Capitol Hill, making her case for confirmation in private meetings as Democrats worked to move her nomination through the Senate within weeks

The Independent UK

Biden's past Supreme Court experience helped inform choice

President Joe Biden knows better than anyone the unexpected turns a Supreme Court nomination can take after it lands on Capitol Hill

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"The Act of Silencing a Speaker Is Fundamentally Contrary to the Values of This School"

From Fox News (Jessica Chasmar): Ilya Shapiro, a constitutional scholar who recently found himself in hot water over a tweet about President Biden's Supreme Court nominee, was shouted down by law students in San Francisco, videos show. Shapiro joined a discussion Tuesday afternoon about Justice Stephen Breyer's Supreme Court vacancy…

The Independent UK

Supreme Court nominee Jackson heading to Capitol Hill

Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson will meet with congressional leaders on Wednesday, taking her first steps toward confirmation as Senate Democrats and the White House are pushing for a swift timeline

AFP

Blushing Breyer the soft spot as Biden hails retiring justice

Washington (AFP) - Despite worries over war and rising inflation, a light-heartened moment went viral Tuesday during Joe Biden's State of the Union: retiring Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer's aw-shucks humility upon being thanked by the US president.

Miami Herald

‘One of our nation’s top legal minds.’ Biden hails court pick Jackson in State of Union speech

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden used his primetime platform of his first State of the Union address to make the case for confirming Miami’s Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court before a national television audience and a chamber full of the lawmakers who will weigh the judge’s nomination.

The Guardian - US

State of the Union live: Biden denounces ‘menacing’ Putin and vows to tackle inflation and Covid – as it happened

President condemns Russia, outlines plans to deal with rising prices and promises ‘new moment’ in fight against coronavirus

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Robe & Gavel: SCOTUS concludes February sitting

Welcome to the Feb. 28 edition of Robe & Gavel, Ballotpedia’s newsletter about the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) and other judicial happenings around the U.S.

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