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News Articles: Supreme Court confirmation

Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., said Friday that he intends to vote for Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, likely securing her spot on the Supreme Court.

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Manchin says he will support Supreme Court nominee Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson

Manchin says Jackson's "wide array of experiences" in the judicial system provides her with a unique perspective that she'll bring to the court. His support essentially secures her spot on the court.

March 25, 2022
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  • Deepa Shivaram
Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson

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WATCH LIVE: Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson Supreme Court confirmation hearings - Day 4

Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson will return to the Senate for a final day of hearings on Thursday.

March 24, 2022
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PBS NewsHour How Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson could reshape the nation’s highest court

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WATCH LIVE: Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson Supreme Court confirmation hearings — Day 3

The third day of confirmation hearings for Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, President Biden’s nominee to be an Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, begins Wednesday morning.

March 23, 2022
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PBS NewsHour How Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson could reshape the nation’s highest court

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WATCH LIVE: Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson Supreme Court confirmation hearings — Day 2

The second day of confirmation hearings for Ketanji Brown Jackson, President Biden’s nominee to be an Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, are begins Tuesday morning.

March 22, 2022
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  • GPB News Staff
Rachel McBride poses for a portrait in Atlanta on Sunday, March 13, 2022. For Black girls, the possibility of Ketanji Brown Jackson being the first Black woman on the Supreme Court is a moment of promise, hope and the breaking of yet another barrier. McBride likened the moment more to a glass elevator than a glass ceiling, moving one level up, while keeping in mind the many more levels left to go.

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First but not last: Black girls see themselves in court pick

For Black girls, the possibility of Ketanji Brown Jackson being the first Black woman on the Supreme Court is a moment of promise, hope and the breaking of yet another barrier.

March 21, 2022
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  • Associated Press
L) CA Supreme Court Justice Leondra Kruger (R) Ketanji Brown Jackson

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Biden will get a chance to fill a Supreme Court vacancy. Here's what to expect

With Justice Stephen Breyer stepping down, President Biden has his first nomination to the high court. He campaigned on picking a Black woman for the lifetime appointment.

January 27, 2022
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  • Deirdre Walsh
Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett listens during a confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee, Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2020, on Capitol Hill in Washington.

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Political Rewind: What Confirmation Of Judge Amy Coney Barrett Could Mean For Georgia

Wednesday on Political Rewind: As the Senate Judiciary committee prepares to vote on the confirmation of Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the U.S. Supreme Court, our panel of experts takes a look at how she could help shape rulings that may have a big impact here in Georgia.

Our panel of legal experts will weigh in on these key questions and discuss how the court might rule on two important trump anti-immigration cases.

October 21, 2020
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  • Bill Nigut ,
  • Emilia Brock ,
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Judge Amy Coney Barrett, President Trump's nominee for the U.S. Supreme Court, meets with legislators last week on Capitol Hill.

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Duckworth: Block Supreme Court Pick Who Thinks 'My Daughters Shouldn't Even Exist'

Drawing from her own experience, Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill., says she fears Judge Amy Coney Barrett would oppose reproductive health techniques, including in vitro fertilization.

October 06, 2020
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  • Sarah McCammon
Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., said he believes the Senate should not fill the Supreme Court vacancy left by the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg until after the 2020 election, noting that voting has already started and Republicans took a similar stance in 2016.

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Cory Booker: GOP Should 'Honor Their Word' On Court Vacancy

In an interview with NPR's Weekend Edition, the Democratic senator said the Supreme Court vacancy should be filled by a nominee from the winner of the presidential election.

September 20, 2020
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  • Rachel Treisman

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