Mar 21 WATCH: Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson Supreme Court confirmation hearings — Day 2 By Mary Clare Jalonick, Mark Sherman, Associated Press Jackson forcefully defended her record as a federal judge Tuesday, pushing back on Republican assertions that she would be soft on crime and declaring she would rule as an “independent jurist” if confirmed as the first Black woman on the… Continue reading
Mar 20 Watch 4:43 This week in politics: Ukraine and Supreme Court nominee hearings By PBS NewsHour Between the war in Ukraine and the upcoming confirmation hearings for U.S. Supreme Court nominee Kentaji Brown Jackson, political divisions are emerging. NewsHour Weekend Special Correspondent Jeff Greenfield joins Hari Sreenivasan to discuss the political implications on these topics and… Continue watching
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 18 GOP appeal seeks to curb state court power over congressional maps By Jonathan Drew, Associated Press Republican lawmakers in North Carolina have asked the U.S. Supreme Court to curtail the powers of state courts to intervene in the drawing of congressional districts. Continue reading
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 04 Supreme Court reimposes death sentence for Boston Marathon bomber By Mark Sherman, Associated Press The Supreme Court has reinstated the death sentence for convicted Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev. Continue reading
Feb 26 Senators to watch as Supreme Court fight unfolds By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press President Joe Biden and Senate Democrats say they are hoping for a bipartisan vote to confirm Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court. That won’t be easy, but some Republicans have expressed an openness to voting for Biden’s nominee. 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 16 Walter Dellinger, influential constitutional scholar and lawyer, dies at 80 By Jonathan Drew, Mark Sherman, Associated Press The constitutional scholar argued numerous cases before the Supreme Court, served in top positions in the Justice Department and taught for decades at Duke University. Continue reading
Feb 15 Watch 7:58 Exploring the life of Justice Leondra Kruger, a potential U.S. Supreme Court nominee By Geoff Bennett, Matt Loffman As President Biden examines the records of potential Supreme Court nominees, we continue our series of profiles of the women on his short list. California Supreme Court Justice Leondra Kruger has never faced questions from the Senate Judiciary Committee, unlike… Continue watching