When the country’s top-ranked public high school changed its admissions policy two years ago, it insisted the goal wasn’t to hurt Asian Americans.
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Dems on defense, slam GOP for claims Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson is soft on crime, child porn
Democrats lashed out at Republicans Wednesday over their probing questions of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, saying the GOP was trying to tarnish the Supreme Court nominee and Black Harvard-trained woman with “conspiracy theories and culture war th…
Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson pushes back on scrutiny over light sentencing in child porn cases
Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson vehemently rejected accusations of leniency toward child pornography offenders, telling senators Tuesday that she was following Congress’ instructions when she habitually delivered sentences well below what guidelines …
Ketanji Brown Jackson’s records on weak child-porn sentencing hidden by Democrats, GOP says
Republicans accused Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee of hiding documents from them during the confirmation hearing Tuesday for Supreme Court nominee Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson related to her sentencing of felons convicted of child porn crim…
Ketanji Brown Jackson says having women on Supreme Court ‘supports public confidence’
Supreme Court nominee Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson said Tuesday it would be “extremely meaningful” for four women to sit on the Supreme Court should she be confirmed. “One of the things of having diverse members of the court does is it…
Ketanji Brown Jackson refuses to weigh in on court packing
Supreme Court nominee Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson refused Tuesday to weigh in on whether there should be more than nine justices on the high court, a move progressive activists have advocated for in recent years. “My North Star is the consideration of …
Ketanji Brown Jackson cites originalism as judicial philosophy
Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson on Tuesday stressed her “limited” role as a federal judge, describing a judicial philosophy that resonated with even some conservative legal observers. Directly addressing concerns raised by Republicans during her Supreme Co…
Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson at hearing says Constitution grants judges a ‘limited’ role
Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson told senators Monday that she believes the Constitution grants a “limited” role to judges, kicking off her Supreme Court confirmation hearing with an early overture to Republicans who will decide how difficult a …