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6 takeaways from Ketanji Brown Jackson’s final Supreme Court confirmation hearing

The Jackson hearing threw a spotlight on the national partisan divide and underscored how Republicans are trying to paint Democrats as soft on crime in the 2022 elections.

Chicago Sun-Times

8 can’t-miss moments from the Jackson Supreme Court hearing

WASHINGTON — Senate confirmation hearings for Supreme Court nominees are long and often contentious. The hearing for Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson featured marked highs, lows and viral moments from senators on both sides of the political aisle.

Tribune News Service

Five key moments from Ketanji Brown Jackson’s hearing – and what they say about her confirmation

From Josh Hawley’s questioning of her sentencing to Cory Booker’s stirring defence

The Independent UK

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Jackson’s Supreme Court hearings focused a lot on child porn, thanks to Sen. Josh Hawley

WASHINGTON — By late afternoon on the third day of her U.S. Supreme Court confirmation hearing, it appeared Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson had had enough.

McClatchy Washington Bureau

Final day of hearings for Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson in bid to join Supreme Court

The Senate Judiciary Committee will wrap up its fourth and final day of hearings on the nomination of Ketanji Brown Jackson to become the first Black woman on the Supreme Court.

Tribune News Service

Ted Cruz photographed checking his Twitter mentions after ‘performative tantrum’ at Supreme Court hearing

‘He was searching Twitter for his name, this was right after his exchange with Chairman Durbin’

The Independent UK

Legal experts to weigh in on last day of Jackson hearings

Legal experts and interest groups will be taking their turn to weigh in on Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson's nomination to the Supreme Court

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GOP support clears Senate path for bill on cocaine sentencing

Ten Senate Republicans have signed on to a bill that would eliminate the federal sentencing disparity between drug offenses involving crack and powder cocaine, paving the way for likely passage in the evenly divided chamber where 60 votes are needed for most legislation.

Tribune News Service

Republicans ignore Ketanji Brown Jackson’s answers as they badger her about child sex abuse image sentences

‘At some point, you have to follow the rules’ chairman Dick Durbin warns his GOP colleague

The Independent UK

John Cornyn digs in on claim that Judge Jackson called Bush and Rumsfeld ‘war criminals’

WASHINGTON — Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) defended his assertion that Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson called then-President George W. Bush and his Pentagon chief “war criminals,” rejecting Democrats’ contention Wednesday that he distorted her petitions on behalf of militants detained at Guantánamo Bay.

Tribune News Service

Ketanji Brown Jackson faces renewed Republican attacks in Senate grilling

Hearings on Biden’s supreme court nominee resume with chair chiding Republicans for ‘showcasing election talking points’

The Guardian - US

Lindsey Graham rebuked for trying to blame Ketanji Brown Jackson for Kavanaugh hearing

‘Senator, I don't have any comment on what procedures took place in this body’

The Independent UK

Trailblazing Chicago Judge Ann Williams to testify at Ketanji Brown Jackson Supreme Court hearing

Williams’ storied career as a federal judge speaks volumes as the Senate considers Jackson, who, if confirmed, will be the first Black female on the Supreme Court.

Chicago Sun-Times

Madeleine Albright, first female US secretary of state, dies at 84 – as it happened

Albright served as the senior US diplomat in the administration of Bill Clinton from 1997 to 2001 – follow the latest

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Progressives speak up for Judge Jackson

Advocacy groups and other progressives call for a quick Supreme Court confirmation of the nominated judge

Chicago Sun-Times

6 takeaways from Day 2 of Ketanji Brown Jackson’s Supreme Court confirmation hearing

Senate Judiciary Chair Dick Durbin, D-Ill., turned into a one-man rapid response squad, using the power of his gavel to debunk, in real time, GOP misleading or scurrilous claims.

The Guardian - US

Ketanji Brown Jackson defends against Republican’s claims on child abuse sentences

Supreme court nominee responds to Josh Hawley’s accusations, which have have been debunked as false, at Senate hearing

ABC News

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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Chicago Sun-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.”

The Guardian - US

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

Al Jazeera

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.

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

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.

Chicago Sun-Times

Durbin to make history as he presides over Ketanji Brown Jackson Supreme Court hearing

The hearing to confirm Jackson as the first Black female justice starts Monday. Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Dick Durbin, D-Ill., said his opening statement will “set the stage for this historic moment.”

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