The White House is voicing continued support for its Supreme Court nominee two days into Senate confirmation hearings. White House principle deputy press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters while flying aboard Air Force One that President Joe Biden watched some portions of Tuesday’s hearings and said that Biden couldn’t be more proud of Judge Ketanji…
Capitol Report (March 23): Biden Warns of Chemical Threat; US Power Grid Vulnerable
President Joe Biden, off to an emergency NATO meeting Wednesday, warns of a “real threat” from Russia. Is it likely that Putin will us chemical weapons against Ukraine? The FBI warns that Russia is exploring options for cyberattacks targeting the United States. Does Russia have the ability to shut down our power grid, and what…
Five Key Takeaways from Judge Jackson’s Hearings
Supreme Court nominee Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, President Joe Biden’s pick to replace outgoing Justice Stephen Breyer, fielded over a dozen hours of questions during three hearings before the Senate Judiciary Committee. Here are some of the key takeaways from those hearings. Jackson Backs Off From Committed Judicial Philosophy On various occasions throughout the hearings,…
5 Key Takeaways From Judge Jackson’s Hearing
Supreme Court nominee Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, President Joe Biden’s pick to replace retiring Justice Stephen Breyer, fielded over a dozen hours of questions during three days of her confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee. Here are some of the key takeaways from those hearings: Jackson Backs Off From Committed Judicial Philosophy On various…
Ketanji Brown Jackson Plans to Recuse From Harvard Race-Based Admissions Case
Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, whom President Joe Biden has picked to fill the Supreme Court vacancy, said Wednesday that if confirmed, she would recuse herself from a case examining Harvard University’s “race-conscious” admissions policies. The dispute over Harvard’s admissions policy was first raised in 2014 by advocacy group Students for Fair Admissions (SFFA), on behalf…
Ketanji Brown Jackson’s Big Lie to Sen. Blackburn Exposes Progressivism
Commentary When Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) asked Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, during Jackson’s U.S. Supreme Court confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee, to define the word “woman,” she got the response “I can’t.” When Blackburn responded with an incredulous “You can’t?” Jackson replied: “Not in this context. I’m not a biologist.” It takes a biologist…
Republicans Received Judge Jackson Records Hours Later Than Democrats
Republicans on the Senate Judiciary Committee received Judge Kentaji Brown Jackson’s court records hours after Democrats received them, Judiciary Chairman Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) admitted. Since before Jackson’s hearings began, Republicans have said that they were having trouble receiving the full documents of Jackson’s record with the U.S. Sentencing Commission, a group created in 1984 for the…
Texas Senators Line up Against Democratic Nominee for the Supreme Court
Texas senators on March 22, turned an otherwise normal confirmation hearing for the Supreme Court of the United States into an aggressive grilling of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson for her record on crime and terrorism. Senator John Cornyn, at the opening of confirmation hearings on March 21, said he was “troubled” by Jackson’s zealous defense…
Ketanji Jackson Refuses to Define Word ‘Woman,’ Say Child Pornography Punishment Should be Strengthened
President Joe Biden’s Supreme Court nominee on March 22 refused to define what a woman is or say whether she agreed that punishment for possessing or distributing child pornography should be strengthened. Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson was asked during day 2 of her confirmation hearings whether she could provide a definition of the word “woman.”…
Ketanji Brown Jackson Refuses to Define Word ‘Woman’
President Joe Biden’s Supreme Court nominee on March 22 refused to define what a woman is or say whether she agreed that punishments for possessing or distributing child pornography should be strengthened. Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson was asked during day 2 of her confirmation hearings whether she could provide a definition of the word “woman.”…
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