Politics Apr 04 WATCH: After committee deadlock on Jackson’s SCOTUS nomination, Democrats push full Senate vote By Mary Clare Jalonick, Becky Bohrer, Kevin Freking, Associated Press
Politics Mar 28 WATCH: Senate Judiciary Committee postpones Jackson’s Supreme Court nomination to next week Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin has announced his intention to support the nomination of Ketanji Brown Jackson to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court on Friday, pushing her one step closer to confirmation. By Mary Clare Jalonick, Kevin Freking, Associated Press
Politics Mar 26 Black women feel sting of ‘traumatizing’ Jackson hearings The federal judge had to endure hours of public scrutiny from skeptics, namely the Republican senators who are erecting a wall of opposition to her landmark nomination, the first in the court’s 233-year history, and may vote en bloc against her confirmation. By Lisa Mascaro, Aaron Morrison, Associated Press
Politics Mar 23 WATCH: Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson Supreme Court confirmation hearings — Day 4 Legal experts are praising Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson in the final day of Senate hearings on her nomination for the Supreme Court. By Mary Clare Jalonick, Mark Sherman, Associated Press
Politics Mar 23 WATCH: Cornyn presses Supreme Court nominee Jackson on religious freedom, abortion Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson appeared for a third day before the Senate Judiciary Committee for grueling confirmation hearings that are providing a vivid portrait the promise, and enduring racial challenges, facing the country. By Associated Press
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: Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson defends work as an attorney for Guantanamo Bay prisoners By Jessica Gresko, Mark Sherman, Associated Press Four men once held at the Guantanamo Bay detention center — men Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson never met — were central to some of the questions she fielded Tuesday during her Supreme Court confirmation hearing. Continue reading
Mar 22 WATCH: Sen. Dianne Feinstein questions Jackson on abortion during confirmation hearing By Hannah Grabenstein Feinstein, who was the first female senator on the committee to question Jackson and one of just four women on the 22-person committee, asked Jackson about achieving near gender equity on the high court. Continue reading
Mar 22 WATCH: Sen. Patrick Leahy questions Jackson in Supreme Court confirmation hearings By Hannah Grabenstein Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., questioned Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson on March 22 as the Senate Judiciary Committee continued its Supreme Court confirmation hearings. Continue reading
Mar 22 WATCH: Sen. Dick Durbin questions Jackson on child pornography cases in confirmation hearings By Hannah Grabenstein Kicking off a long day of questioning, Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., asked Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson about her judicial philosophy as the Senate Judiciary Committee continued its Supreme Court confirmation hearings on March 22. Continue reading