Supreme Court Nominations

A diverse judiciary ‘bolsters public confidence in our system,’ says SCOTUS nominee Jackson

U.S. Supreme Court nominee Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson spoke about why it’s important to have diversity in the courts in response to a question Wednesday at her confirmation hearing.

Mar 23, 2022 10:53 AM CDT

Jackson’s SCOTUS hearing became ‘testing ground’ for conspiracy and culture-war theories, says Sen. Durbin

Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Dick Durbin, a Democrat of Illinois, criticized some Republican senators Wednesday for politicizing the U.S. Supreme Court nomination hearing for Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson.

Mar 23, 2022 9:33 AM CDT

Sen. Booker asks Jackson about her ‘bedrock values,’ ‘provocative’ statement on juggling motherhood and career

Democratic Sen. Cory Booker of New Jersey turned to issues of family when he questioned U.S. Supreme Court nominee Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson during her confirmation hearing Tuesday evening.

Mar 23, 2022 8:51 AM CDT

Sen. Cruz asks Jackson about critical race theory at Georgetown Day School, where she is a board member

Republican Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas quizzed U.S. Supreme Court nominee Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson about critical race theory Tuesday, leading to his questions about whether it is taught at a private school where she is a member of the board of trustees.

Mar 22, 2022 3:46 PM CDT

Did Jackson call Bush and Rumsfeld war criminals? Sen. Durbin has an explanation

U.S. Supreme Court nominee Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson seemed puzzled when Republican senators accused her Tuesday of labeling former President George W. Bush and the late Donald Rumsfeld, a former secretary of the Department of Defense, as war criminals.

Mar 22, 2022 2:25 PM CDT

‘Nothing could be further from the truth,’ Jackson says in response to Sen. Hawley’s sentencing accusations

U.S. Supreme Court nominee Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson on Tuesday pushed back against accusations that she let child pornography offenders off the hook by giving them lenient sentences for their crimes.

Mar 22, 2022 12:15 PM CDT

Sen. Graham questions Jackson about her advocacy for Guantanamo detainees

Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina asked U.S. Supreme Court Judge nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson on Tuesday whether she was bothered “as an American” by the release of Guantanamo detainees.

Mar 22, 2022 12:10 PM CDT

Supreme Court nominee Jackson explains how she views judging, why her opinions are long

During her speech on the first day of hearings on her U.S. Supreme Court nomination, Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson acknowledged that her opinions are on the long side and explained the reason why. Jackson said she believes in transparency, and litigants should know precisely what she thinks and the basis for her decisions.

Mar 21, 2022 4:40 PM CDT

Hawley says he wants answers on SCOTUS nominee Jackson’s below-guidelines sentences

Sen. Josh Hawley expressed concern about Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson’s sentences in seven child pornography cases during his statement on the first day of her nomination hearing.

Mar 21, 2022 2:00 PM CDT

As Jackson’s Supreme Court nomination hearing kicks off, senators spar over ‘new game’ in hearings

Democrats praised Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson as her nomination hearing kicked off on Monday, while Republicans questioned her views and expressed anger over Democratic handling of past nominees by Republican presidents.

Mar 21, 2022 11:45 AM CDT

McConnell says SCOTUS nominee is backed by ‘soft-on-crime brigade’; Republicans plan to question her sentencing

Republicans on the Senate Judiciary Committee plan to address “a mishmash” of topics as they question U.S. Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson during her nomination hearing next week.

Mar 18, 2022 3:30 PM CDT

Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson gets ‘well qualified’ rating for SCOTUS by unanimous ABA committee

U.S. Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson has received a unanimous “well qualified” rating from the ABA Standing Committee on the Federal Judiciary, the highest qualification.

Mar 18, 2022 2:45 PM CDT

Supreme Court nominee Jackson rarely ruled for plaintiffs in bias cases

U.S. Supreme Court nominee Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson ruled in favor of plaintiffs in only three of 25 race bias cases reviewed by Reuters. One of the cases, however, was a constitutional challenge to a law that gives preferences in government contracts to socially disadvantaged individuals, according to the Reuters…

Mar 18, 2022 10:10 AM CDT

What is Jackson’s record on reproductive rights? Anti-abortion groups oppose her Supreme Court nomination

U.S. Supreme Court nominee Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson has a scant record on abortion, but that hasn’t stopped groups supporting and opposing abortion rights from weighing in.

Mar 16, 2022 11:18 AM CDT

Will Supreme Court nominee Jackson’s Harvard ties lead to recusal in race-conscious admissions case?

Some Republican members of the Senate Judiciary Committee plan to ask U.S. Supreme Court nominee Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson whether she will participate in a case challenging race-conscious admissions policies at Harvard University.

Mar 15, 2022 12:37 PM CDT