Mar 26 Black women feel sting of ‘traumatizing’ Jackson hearings By Lisa Mascaro, Aaron Morrison, Associated Press 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. Continue reading
Mar 25 Watch 5:25 News Wrap: Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson picks up Sen. Joe Manchin’s support In our news wrap Friday, Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson picked up the crucial support of West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin, Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas was released from a Washington hospital, Minneapolis teachers reached a tentative deal to… Continue watching
Mar 25 Watch 6:09 Ginni Thomas pushed White House to fight 2020 election results. What are the implications? By Lisa Desjardins, Tess Conciatori The House Select Committee is looking at thousands of text messages given by former Trump chief of staff Mark Meadows. At issue are 29 texts between Meadows and Ginni Thomas, wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, in which she… Continue watching
Mar 25 Watch 12:56 Brooks and Capehart on Biden’s handling of the war in Ukraine, Supreme Court hearings New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post columnist Jonathan Capehart join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week in politics, including President Biden’s trip to Europe, his handling of war in Ukraine, the contentious Supreme Court confirmation hearings, and… Continue watching
Mar 24 Supreme Court reject Texas college official’s claim that censure violates free speech rights By Associated Press A unanimous Supreme Court has ruled against an elected public college official in Texas who complained his colleagues' censure of his actions violated his free speech rights. Continue reading
Mar 23 WATCH: Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson Supreme Court confirmation hearings — Day 4 By Mary Clare Jalonick, Mark Sherman, Associated Press Legal experts are praising Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson in the final day of Senate hearings on her nomination for the Supreme Court. 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 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
Mar 21 Watch 10:20 Senate confirmation hearings begin for Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson By Lisa Desjardins, Dorothy Hastings U.S. Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson opened her Senate confirmation hearings with a pledge to act without fear or favor. The federal appeals judge would be the first Black woman on the high court. Democrats praised her and Republicans… Continue watching