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Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson vows to defend the Constitution and equal justice under law

WASHINGTON — Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, President Joe Biden’s historic nominee to the U.S. Supreme Court, promised Monday that if confirmed, she would seek to make the words “equal justice under law” a reality for all Americans.

Los Angeles Times

8 takeaways from Ketanji Brown Jackson’s Supreme Court confirmation hearing

Senate Judiciary Committee Chair Dick Durbin, D-Ill., said Jackson, the first Black female Supreme Court nominee, is “a living witness to the fact that, in America, all is possible.”

Chicago Sun-Times

Lone SC congressional Democrat Clyburn files for a 16th term

U.S. House Majority Whip Jim Clyburn has filed to seek a 16th term representing South Carolina’s 6th District

The Independent UK

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‘We have never had this moment before’: Kentanji Brown Jackson’s Supreme Court confirmation hearing

WASHINGTON — Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson spent more than four hours Monday with her hands folded in front of her at the witness table, often smiling broadly as members of the Senate Judiciary Committee spoke in turn about the coming days of the confirmation hearing.

Tribune News Service

Ketanji Brown Jackson speaks at her confirmation hearing – finally

Nominee talked of ‘historic chance’ to be the first Black woman on supreme court – but first she had to listen to a lot of white men

The Guardian - US

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

Ketanji Brown Jackson’s husband tearful as she delivers opening remarks while daughter looks on smiling

Jackson vows to serve without ‘fear or favour’

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Ketanji Brown Jackson vows neutral stance on US top court

Republicans threaten ‘tough questions’ as Democrats hail Jackson as first Black woman nominated to US Supreme Court.

Al Jazeera

Democrats, Republicans draw lines at opening of Ketanji Brown Jackson Supreme Court confirmation hearing

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court confirmation hearing for Ketanji Brown Jackson kicked off Monday with Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee using their opening statements to try to head off some Republican criticisms.

Tribune News Service

Here Is What Ketanji Brown Jackson Said in the Harvard Law Review Article That Josh Hawley Found 'Alarming'

The Supreme Court nominee raised serious constitutional concerns about laws that punish sex offenders after they complete their sentences.

Reason

3 Questions for Supreme Court Nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson

The SCOTUS contender should discuss her views on congressional power, unenumerated rights, and qualified immunity.

Reason

Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson vows to protect Constitution, be neutral

WASHINGTON — Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, President Joe Biden’s historic nominee to the Supreme Court, promised Monday that if confirmed to the Supreme Court, she would "defend the Constitution and the grand experiment of American democracy that has endured over these past 246 years."

Los Angeles Times

Ted Cruz cites slaveowner in confirmation hearing for Ketanji Brown Jackson

Bushrod Washington wanted to send Black people to Africa

The Independent UK

Ketanji Brown Jackson recognizes "historic" moment at confirmation hearing

"I have dedicated my career to ensuring that the words ... 'Equal justice under law' are a reality and not just an ideal."

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The Independent UK

Ketanji Brown Jackson vows transparency and to serve ‘without fear or favour’ if confirmed to Supreme Court

Comes at the end of a long first day filled with Republicans airing grievances about her record.

The Conversation

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 Independent UK

Takeaways: Jackson makes history, GOP vows no 'spectacle'

History was made the instant Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson appeared before the Senate Judiciary Committee

The Independent UK

Brett Kavanaugh: What was he accused of and what happened at his Supreme Court confirmation hearing?

Three women have come forward with accusations. Mr Kavanaugh has categorically denied the veracity of each

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Mic

Finally, we have bipartisan consensus — that America is screwed

More than half of both Democrats and Republicans believe it’s “likely” that our democracy is on its last legs.

The Independent UK

GOP rehashes Kavanaugh hearings as Ted Cruz calls allegations against judge his ‘teenage dating habits’

Numerous Republicans cited Kavanaugh’s confirmation process during Ketanji Brown Jackson’s confirmation hearing.

Roll Call

‘We have never had this moment before’: Ketanji Brown Jackson’s Supreme Court confirmation hearing - Roll Call

Ketanji Brown Jackson made remarks in front of the Senate Judiciary Committee as the first Black woman nominated to the Supreme Court.

Salon

GOP is using SCOTUS to pander to QAnon

Josh Hawley just previewed his QAnon-flavored lie that Joe Biden's nominee protects child pornographers

Roll Call

It’s Jackson’s SCOTUS hearing. But GOP can’t stop talking about Gorsuch, Kavanaugh, Barrett - Roll Call

Republicans are still sore about the tone of past hearings that scored conservatives a 6-3 majority on the Supreme Court.

The Independent UK

Black women watch with hope as Ketanji Brown Jackson begins her confirmation hearings

‘I think that’s fantastic from the natural hairstyle all the way down,’ one Black woman lawyer says

Salon

SCOTUS reveals Thomas hospitalized

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

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