Mar 23 Takeaways from Day 3 of Ketanji Brown Jackson’s confirmation hearings By Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press It's not just Supreme Court nominee Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson who is being scrutinized. Senators are also being watched at this milestone moment considering the first Black woman for the high court. Continue reading
Mar 23 WATCH: Jackson says a diverse judicial branch ‘bolsters public confidence in our system’ By Laura Santhanam When people see that the judicial branch is comprised of a variety of people, the Supreme Court nominee said, it builds confidence that the rulings handed down are “fair and just and that everything has been considered.”… Continue reading
Mar 23 WATCH: Asked about compassion, Jackson says public safety and rehabilitation were her goals By Laura Santhanam Sen. Thom Tillis suggested that Ketanji Brown Jackson’s compassion “could lead to bad results” when it comes to recidivism. A former trial judge, Jackson responded her “attempts to communicate directly with defendants is about public safety.”… Continue reading
Mar 23 Supreme Court declines to give update on Justice Thomas hospitalization status By Associated Press The Supreme Court is declining to say whether 73-year-old Justice Clarence Thomas remains in the hospital. He had been expected to be released by Tuesday evening. Continue reading
Mar 22 WATCH: Sen. Cory Booker defends Jackson against GOP attacks during confirmation hearing By Associated Press After Republican senators attacked Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown, accusing her of being soft on crime, Democratic Sen. Cory Booker offered a spirited defense of the federal judge. Continue reading
Mar 22 WATCH: Sen. Coons praises Jackson during Supreme Court nomination hearing By Associated Press Senator Chris Coons of Delaware praised Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson during her day of questioning in the Senate Judiciary Committee, reinforcing her impartiality, as a judge who rules based on law and not a political agenda. Continue reading
Mar 22 WATCH: Sen. Cotton asks Jackson questions about policing during the confirmation hearing By Associated Press Republican Senators questioning Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson sought to characterize the Supreme Court nominee's judicial views as extremist and soft on crime, using her confirmation hearings to air a line of conservative grievances. Continue reading
Mar 22 WATCH: Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson Supreme Court confirmation hearings — Day 3 By Mary Clare Jalonick, Mark Sherman, Associated Press Jackson faced a barrage of Republican questioning Wednesday about her sentencing of criminal defendants, as her history-making bid to join the Supreme Court veered from lofty constitutional questions to attacks on her motivations as a judge. Continue reading
Mar 22 Watch 9:59 Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson defends her judicial record in Senate hearing By John Yang, Lisa Desjardins, Marcia Coyle, Kyle Midura Tuesday was the second day of the U.S. Senate confirmation hearings for Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson. John Yang reports, and congressional correspondent Lisa Desjardins and our legal analyst Marcia Coyle, of the National Law Journal, join Judy Woodruff… Continue watching
Mar 22 Watch 8:24 Dissecting the questions senators are asking Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson spent hours on defending her representation of Guantanamo Bay detainees and denying she'd been too lenient in child pornography cases. Saikrishna Prakash, a University of Virginia law professor and former clerk to Justice Clarence… Continue watching