Mar 21 How having a former public defender on the Supreme Court could be ‘revolutionary’ By Kenichi Serino Jackson is among a wave of former public defenders selected for judgeships by this administration. Continue reading
Mar 19 AP FACT CHECK: Republicans twist Jackson’s judicial record By Will Wessert, Calvin Woodward, Associated Press In the court of public opinion — like the Supreme Court nomination hearings coming this week — politicians ask questions of witnesses to score points for their side. In the court of law, judges ask questions to get answers. That… Continue reading
Mar 16 Watch 11:04 Sen. Mitch McConnell on Russia’s invasion: ‘The Ukrainians need help, they need it now’ Ukraine's President Zelensky addressed Congress Wednesday, pleading for President Biden and lawmakers to send his country more weapons and support to aid in their fight against Russia's invasion. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell joins Judy Woodruff to discuss President Biden's… Continue watching
Mar 15 WATCH: Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson Supreme Court confirmation hearings — Day 1 By Mark Sherman, Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press History was made Monday the instant Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson appeared before the Senate Judiciary Committee, the first Black woman nominated to the Supreme Court. Continue reading
Mar 01 Jackson prepares to meet with senators in swift start toward Supreme Court confirmation By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press If confirmed, Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson would be the first Black female justice in the court’s more than 200-year history. Continue reading
Feb 25 Watch 8:28 Biden selects Ketanji Brown Jackson for the U.S. Supreme Court President Biden on Friday delivered on his promise to nominate the first Black woman to serve on the United States Supreme Court. After a month-long search to fill the seat of retiring Justice Stephen Breyer, Biden selected a former Breyer… Continue watching
Feb 25 Watch 7:15 How Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson could reshape the nation’s highest court By Lisa Desjardins, Ebony Joseph President Biden's nomination of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the U.S. Supreme Court is a landmark moment for Black women across the legal field, who throughout American history have made up less than 2 percent of the federal bench. Margaret… Continue watching
Feb 25 56 percent of Americans think Biden’s first year was a failure By Laura Santhanam If history is any guide, Biden has a long three years ahead, according to this latest PBS NewsHour/NPR/Marist poll. Continue reading
Feb 25 WATCH: Biden makes historic nomination of Ketanji Brown Jackson to U.S. Supreme Court By Colleen Long, Zeke Miller, Michael Balsamo, Associated Press President Joe Biden has introduced federal appeals court Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson as the first Black woman on the Supreme Court. Continue reading
Feb 25 WATCH: US will join European allies in imposing sanctions aimed at Putin, White House says By Adam Kemp “I would say that a moment where a leader is ... in the middle of invading a sovereign country is not the moment where diplomacy feels appropriate,” Psaki told reporters at a White House briefing. “It does not mean we… Continue reading