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Toomey’s vote against Ketanji Brown Jackson set a dangerous precedent. Here’s why | Bruce Ledewitz

BY: - April 14, 2022

Justices don't make campaign promises. They interpret the law - and that perspective can change over time.

Philly’s Black leaders say Jackson’s confirmation win is tribute to her perseverance

BY: - April 8, 2022

By Stephen Williams PHILADELPHIA — The U.S. Senate’s confirmation vote Thursday for Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson as the first African American woman to join the Supreme Court, typified her perseverance in the face of grueling hearings, Philadelphia legal observers have said. In a historic bipartisan vote of 53-47, Jackson will also become the second woman […]

U.S. Senate confirms Ketanji Brown Jackson, ‘America at its best,’ to Supreme Court

BY: - April 7, 2022

The 53-47 vote comes just six weeks after President Joe Biden announced his  nomination of Jackson from the White House, fulfilling a promise he first made on the campaign trail. 

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Public defenders are the bedrock of our legal system. How Tom Cotton damaged that | John L. Micek

BY: - April 7, 2022

Republicans know what the Constitution says about the right to an attorney. But you wouldn't have believed it this week.

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Pa.’s Toomey says he’s a ‘no’ on confirming Ketanji Brown Jackson to the U.S. Supreme Court

BY: - April 3, 2022

"Due to Judge Jackson’s admitted lack of judicial philosophy, her concerning judicial record, and the likelihood she will continue to reach beyond the limited role of the judiciary, I cannot support her appointment to the Court,” Toomey said.

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Originalist? The Founders couldn’t even agree on what the Constitution meant | Hugh Jackson

BY: - March 31, 2022

And after the Constitution was ratified, they disagreed about it even harder.

Ketanji Brown Jackson wins bipartisan support for U.S. Supreme Court with Collins’ backing

BY: - March 30, 2022

The Maine lawmaker is first Republican to pledge their support for President Joe Biden’s U.S. Supreme Court pick.

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Ketanji Brown Jackson is proof all judges should be Black women | Michael Coard

BY: - March 29, 2022

If white men are the disease of America in terms of racism, misogyny, homophobia, the obvious cure is a Black woman.