Posted on Apr 8, 2022
Justice: Ketanji Brown Jackson Makes “Herstory” as First Black Woman Confirmed to Supreme Court
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The U.S. Senate voted 53-47 on Thursday to confirm Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court. She will be the first Black woman and first former public defender to serve on the country’s top court. While Jackson’s confirmation was a “monumental moment in United States history,” it was undercut by the “shameful spectacle” of Republican senators behaving disrespectfully toward Jackson, says law professor Michele Goodwin. The confirmation process remains broken more than three decades after Anita Hill faced hostile questioning, she adds.
Justice: Ketanji Brown Jackson Makes “Herstory” as First Black Woman Confirmed to Supreme Court
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Interesting SCOTUS trivia: there never used to be confirmation hearings. All nominees were white Christian men and were automatically approved. Then a white Jewish man was nominated and confirmation hearings were born.
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SSgt Richard Kensinger
We know the reasons for the no votes. They continue in direct opposition to the democratic agenda, and this is just another indicator of the US Second Civil War.
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i would argue 1SG (Join to see) that regardless of her gender race or creed she’s a pretty brilliant lawyer/judge
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