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Ketanji Brown Jackson Confirmed As The First Black Woman On The Supreme Court
Ketanji Brown Jacksonwas confirmed as the 116thAssociate Justice of the United StatesSupreme Court, making her the first Black woman in American history seated at the highest court, Thursday afternoon. This
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Psst, Black Women Are Most Definitely Qualified to Be on the Supreme Court
By Liz Dwyer | Word In Black (WIB) - In it’s 232-year existence, there’s never been a Black woman on the Supreme Court. But thanks to the announcement of the […] The post Psst, Black Women Are Most Definitely Qualified to Be on the Supreme Court appeared first on The Sacramento
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First But Not Last: Black Girls See Themselves In Court Pick
In 2013, as she watched President Barack Obama's second inauguration, 7-year-old Veronica Bofah decided she wanted to be just like him. She would go to Harvard and one day be president, too. By Annie Ma, Associated Press Nine years later, the memories are fuzzy, but she remembers everyone around
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Black Women Rally for Jackson’s Supreme Court Confirmation - Garland Journal
“The U.S. Supreme Court will win,” Eaddy said. “Black women will win. Black people will win. All Americans will win when Judge Jackson gets on the court.” The post Black Women Rally for Jackson’s Supreme Court Confirmation appeared first on Garland Journal.
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Senate Receives Ketanji Brown Jackson’s Supreme Court Nomination Amid Calls To Expedite Confirmation
The U.S. Senate has received the historic nomination for Ketanji Brown Jackson's historic nomination to the U.S. Supreme Court as calls grow louder for the confirmation process to be expedited.
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Ketanji Brown Jackson Celebrates Confirmation: “I Am The Dream And The Hope Of The Slave”
On a bright April day at the White House, a Black woman jurist spoke to her own hopes and dreams of ascending to the nation’s highest court. In the process, […] The post Ketanji Brown Jackson Celebrates Confirmation: “I Am The Dream And The Hope Of The Slave” appeared first on Essence.
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Supreme Court Nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson Clears Senate Committee
Biden's nominee is one step closer to becoming the first Black woman on the nation's highest court.
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Sen. Tom Cotton Says Ketanji Brown Jackson Would’ve Defended Nuremberg Nazis. But He’s A Slavery Defender Though
As HuffPost reported, on Tuesday, Cotton stood his long-neck-head-a** up during a Senate hearing to use Jackson's common AF surname to draw the stupidest parallel imaginable in insinuating that she's a Nazi sympathizer based on her record as a public defender.
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OUR VOICES: The U.S. Supreme Court, Judge Jackson, and Republicans - Texas Metro News
America should look very closely at how the Senate votes and remember those who oppose such a qualified nomination for what clearly is no reason other than race. The post OUR VOICES: The U.S. Supreme Court, Judge Jackson, and Republicans appeared first on Texas Metro News.
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Jackson, 1st Black female high court pick, faces senators - The Atlanta Voice
The Senate Judiciary Committee is beginning historic confirmation hearings Monday for Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, who would be the first Black woman on the Supreme Court. Barring a significant misstep by the 51-year-old Jackson, a federal judge for the past nine years, Democrats
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Tampa attorneys say Jackson confirmation is pinnacle achievement for Black women in law
Fentrice Driskell, left, is an attorney who represents Tampa in the State House. She is the Democratic leader designate and will soon become the first Black woman to lead Florida House Democrats. Suzanne Decopain, right, recently opened her own firm in Tampa, where her practice focuses on
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WATCH LIVE: Senators Grill Supreme Court Nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson
The post WATCH LIVE: Senators Grill Supreme Court Nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson appeared first on The Washington Informer.
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Who's who among some possible top Supreme Court contenders
By Jessica Gresko and Colleen Long | The Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) —Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer’s retirementgives President Joe Biden a chance to make his first nomination to the […] The post Who's who among some possible top Supreme Court contenders appeared fir
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Joseph: The racist, sexist mudslinging at Ketanji Brown Jackson is disgraceful - The Atlanta Voice
In the first days of Ketanji Brown Jackson's US Senate confirmation hearings as the nominee to become the first Black woman associate justice on the US Supreme Court, it's becoming clearer how long a journey it's been to get to this moment - and the road that still remains to be t
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Champ for a Spell
Black girl magic! The post LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Champ for a Spell appeared first on The Washington Informer.
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SCOTUS Pick Jackson Fends Off Attacks on Religion, Sentencing Habits on Day 2 - Texas Metro News
Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson testifies during her Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill. The post SCOTUS Pick Jackson Fends Off Attacks on Religion, Sentencing Habits on Day 2 appeared first on Texas Metro News.
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Race dominated Thurgood Marshall's confirmation, too | New Pittsburgh Courier
Ketanji Brown Jackson, speaking during her confirmation hearing on March 22, 2022, would be the first Black woman to serve on the court.Doug Mills-Pool/Getty Images Ketanji Brown Jackson’s Supreme Court hearing is a flashback to how race and crime featured during Thurgood Marshall’s 1967 hearings
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Republicans Falsely Accuse Biden’s Supreme Court Pick Of Going Easy On Sex Offenders
Ketanji Brown Jackson’s record on cases involving sex offenses is backed by research well within the mainstream.
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Joe Biden Poised To Nominate First Black Woman To The Supreme Court
Judges Ketanji Brown Jackson, Leondra Kruger and Michelle Childs have been floated as potential replacements for retiring Justice Stephen Breyer.
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MARIAN WRIGHT EDELMAN: Celebrating a Season of Hope
For all those celebrating Passover, Easter, and other rituals of renewal and rebirth, we are reminded again that this is a season of hope. The post MARIAN WRIGHT EDELMAN: Celebrating a Season of Hope appeared first on The Washington Informer.
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Ketanji Brown Jackson confirmed to Supreme Court, making history as first Black female justice
The Senate voted 53-47 to confirm Jackson to the high court, with three Republicans joining all 50 Democrats to approve her nomination.
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The focus on child pornography in confirmation hearings is not what Republicans promised - The Atlanta Voice
Republican senators started the week promising Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson a respectful and thorough examination of important legal issues in her Supreme Court confirmation hearings. What they ended up focusing on, more than anything else, was child pornography and pushing the fal
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Takeaways: Supreme Court hearings a venue for culture wars - The Atlanta Voice
WASHINGTON (AP) — It’s not just Supreme Court nominee Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson who is being scrutinized. Senators are also being watched at this milestone moment in history considering the first Black woman for the high court. Some senators have been overcome with “joy,” as Cor
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Senate Confirms Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson Amid Push For Justice Breyer To Step Down From SCOTUS
The Senate confirmed Ketanji Brown Jackson to serve on the Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit as a movement grew to have Justice Stephen Breyer step down from the U.S. Supreme Court, which has never had a Black woman judge.
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Women's History Month Sees Historic Progress For Black Women In America, But Work Remains To Achieve Full Equality
By Marc Morial | Trice Edney Wire (TriceEdneyWire.com)- 'From the first settlers who came to our shores, from the first American Indian families who befriended them, men and women have worked […] The post Women's History Month Sees Historic Progress For Black Women In America, B
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Biden to nominate Ketanji Brown Jackson to be first Black woman to sit on Supreme Court - The Atlanta Voice
(CNN) -President Joe Bidenhas selectedKetanji Brown Jacksonas his nominee to theSupreme Court, setting in motion a historic confirmation process for the first Black woman to sit on the highest court in the nation. Biden will deliver remarks on Friday afternoon announcing the selec
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It Be Your Own People: Ketanji Brown Jackson’s SCOTUS Nom Gets Disapproval From Black Federal Judge
An African American retired federal judge from Alabama, first in the state's history to be exact, made it his mission to speak out in protest of the potential nomination of Black female Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to occupy Justice Stephen Breyer's soon-to-be-vacant seat on the Supreme Court.
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Beyond Black: Racial Justice Groups List Qualities Biden’s SCOTUS Nominee Must Possess
Beyond being a Black woman, civil rights groups say, Biden's nominee needs to value racial equity and not be influenced by politics in order to help bring balance to the Supreme Court.
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With Support from Three Republicans, Jackson's Seat on Supreme Court Virtually Assured
three Republicans announcing their support for Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, it’s all but assured that a Black woman will sit on the highest court in the land for the first time in U.S. history. The post With Support from Three Republicans, Jackson's Seat on Supreme Court Virtual
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GOP Senators Are Claiming That Judge V. Brown Jackson Was ‘Soft’ on Sentencing Sex Offenders
By Victor Trammell Photo credits: ABC News Republicans in the U.S. Senate have made it apparent that they want to ask Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson a few questions - about her judicial treatment of sex offenders during her confirmation hearings next week. Sen. Josh Hawley
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