On Thursday, the Senate Judiciary Committee wrapped up its hearings for Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, hearing from legal experts and others about Jackson’s experience and suitability for the job. Here are the key takeaways from the final day of Jackson’s hearings: Durbin Opens With Broadside Against GOP Questioning Judiciary Chairman Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) opened the fourth day with a critique of the GOP line of questioning over the past three days, which he said was “beneath the dignity” of the Senate. Republicans have pushed Jackson hard for her record on sentencing child porn offenders, have alleged that she is “soft-on-crime,” and have probed deep into what her judicial ideology will be if she makes it to the Supreme Court. “The last three days have been long, exhausting for senators, and … much more so for Judge Jackson,” Durbin said at the opening of the Thursday hearing. “I believe that she …
Judge Jackson Hearings Wrap Up With Mixed Praise, Condemnation From Witnesses
March 25, 2022
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