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Hawaii Passes And Amends Two Measures To Form Psilocybin Working Group, Move Research Forward

In Hawaii, senators approved two identical measures to form a psilocybin working group, Marijuana Moment reported. The goal of the group would be to explore the therapeutic potential of the psychedelic, but the resolutions were amended and patient access will be contingent on federal approval of psilocybin. Both proposals —sponsored by…

Benzinga · Mar 24, 2022

Editorial: Make her Justice Jackson: The Senate should approve Ketanji Brown Jackson on a bipartisan basis

Give Republicans on the Senate Judiciary Committee credit for playing a clever double game. First, Ted Cruz, Lindsey Graham, John Cornyn, Josh Hawley, Marsha Blackburn and others looked Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson in the eyes and said that, unlike the way nasty Democrats (including former Sen. Joe Biden) savagely vilified…

Tribune News Service · Mar 24, 2022

Supreme Court’s ideological split silently shapes debate at Ketanji Brown Jackson hearing

WASHINGTON — For more than 20 hours over three days, Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson has faced two rounds of questioning before the 22 members of the Senate Judiciary Committee, with inquiries ranging from her views on the separation of powers to substantive due process. But so far, no one has…

Tribune News Service · Mar 24, 2022

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 · Mar 21, 2022

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 · Mar 21, 2022

‘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.

Roll Call · Mar 21, 2022

Jackson supporters gear up to protect her historic Supreme Court bid from racist, sexist attacks

WASHINGTON — When Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson sits before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Monday to kick off her Supreme Court confirmation hearings, Democrats and civil rights advocates want her to know — and see — they’re behind her.

Los Angeles Times · Mar 20, 2022

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,…

Ballotpedia · Mar 17, 2022

Senate Judiciary leaders spar over Supreme Court confirmation hearing timeline

WASHINGTON — The top Republican on the Senate Judiciary Committee signaled Monday that his party will complain about the “unnecessary artificial timeline” that Democrats scheduled for the Supreme Court confirmation hearings for Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, which Democrats answered by pointing to the GOP’s more speedy process for now-Justice Amy…

Tribune News Service · Mar 7, 2022

Durbin pushing to confirm Biden’s Supreme Court pick by April 8

The Illinois senator, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, said the committee will start its "formal investigation" on Friday with a confirmation hearing to be held "within the next several weeks."

Chicago Sun-Times · Feb 26, 2022