Supreme Court

WATCH: Sen. Ben Sasse questions Jackson about Supreme Court cameras, free speech on campus

By News Desk

Sen. Ben Sasse, R-Neb., questioned Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson on March 23 as the Judiciary Committee continued its Supreme Court confirmation hearings. Sasse questioned her about how her views as a judge have evolved, public trust in the high court,…

WATCH: Cornyn presses Supreme Court nominee Jackson on religious freedom, abortion

By Associated Press

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.

Supreme Court tosses Wisconsin legislative voting maps

By Associated Press

The Supreme Court has thrown out Wisconsin state legislative maps that were preferred by the state's Democratic governor and selected by Wisconsin's top court.

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.

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.”…

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.”…

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.

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.

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.

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.