Biden’s Supreme Court Nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson Testifies for Second Day

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The second day of questioning in the confirmation hearings for Ketanji Brown Jackson has been rather eventful. Nominee Jackson offered many quotable moments in Tuesday's proceedings, with anecdotes regarding her defending a Gitmo detainee as well as opinions on radical Islam and Roe v. Wade.

Ketanji Brown Jackson Senate Confirmation Hearing Enters Day Two

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On Tuesday morning, Supreme Court Justice nominee arrived on Capitol Hill with her parents and husband in tow for a second day of confirmation hearings. Her confirmation hearings, which began on Monday, are historic in that she is the first African American female to be nominated to the position.

Who is Biden’s nominee for the Supreme Court? A look at Ketanji Brown Jackson

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On Friday afternoon, President Joe Biden announced his pick for the Supreme Court when Justice Stephen Breyer retires at the end of the current term. Ketanji Brown Jackson, a federal appellate judge, is Biden's choice for the replacement.

President Biden says he’s not looking for an ‘ideological’ Supreme Court Justice

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President Joe Biden, while on the campaign trail, said he would nominate a black woman to the Supreme Court, should he be elected. When rumors around a Justice Stephen Breyer retirement swirled Washington, Biden reiterated his statement.

How are U.S. Supreme Court vacancies filled? A Look at the Process

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Since 2017, many new justices have been confirmed to a position on the Supreme Court. Yet the average American many not understand exactly what goes into the process of confirming a new Supreme Court justice. Let's take a look at the process.

Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer set to retire this summer

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The eldest member of the Supreme Court, Justice Stephen Breyer, is slated to retire at the end of the current term, which ends early summer 2022. Justice Breyer is 83 years old.

Supreme Court hearing alleged Harvard and UNC admissions discrimination cases

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For a number of years, Asian Americans have possessed mixed feelings where affirmative action is concerned. There are those who feel that affirmative action has its place on college campuses, but there is another group that feels Asian Americans are being discriminated against when affirmative action is considered in college admissions.

‘It is false’, NPR’s Reporting on SCOTUS Masking Controversy

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Although the two justices are often on opposite sides of a judicial decision, both Justices Sotomayor and Gorsuch have issued a statement regarding a recent report on a supposed dispute between the two justices.

Supreme Court blocks Biden OSHA Covid-19 vaccine mandate for employers

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While the Court blocked the mandate for employers, Justice Judges upheld the mandate for medical facilities accepting payments from Medicare and Medicaid. A fundamental question the Supreme Court faced was determining who exactly has the authority to mandate and regulate Covid-19 vaccinations and testings. 

Supreme Court hears arguments on OSHA vaccine requirement

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Friday arrived with the Supreme Court listening to arguments regarding the United States government and whether or not it can enforce COVID-19 vaccine requirements among over 100 million workers in various fields across the country.