618 ABA Journal Supreme Court Nominations articles.
The questioning by Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina on Wednesday of U.S. Supreme Court nominee Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson is getting a lot of press attention, with one publication labeling his sparring a “tirade.”
Mar 23, 2022 2:53 PM CDT
The topic of abortion and adherence to precedent was a focus when Republican Sen. John Cornyn of Texas questioned U.S. Supreme Court nominee Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson at her confirmation hearing Wednesday.
Mar 23, 2022 1:40 PM CDT
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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…
Mar 18, 2022 10:10 AM CDT
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