Ketanji Brown Jackson Coverage

KETANJI BROWN JACKSON: Court 'turns back the clock' launching 'dismally misinformed sociological experiment '

Friday, June 30, 2023 -- Our country has never been colorblind. Given the lengthy history of state-sponsored race-based preferences in America, to say that anyone is now victimized if a college considers whether that legacy of discrimination has unequally advantaged its applicants fails to acknowledge the well-documented "intergenerational transmission of inequality" that still plagues our citizenry.

Ketanji Brown Jackson sworn in as Stephen Breyer retires from Supreme Court

Nearly three months after she won confirmation to the Supreme Court, Ketanji Brown Jackson is officially becoming a justice.

Ketanji Brown Jackson gets sworn in as a Supreme Court justice

Nearly three months after she won confirmation to the Supreme Court, Ketanji Brown Jackson is officially becoming a justice. Jackson, 51, will be sworn as the court's 116th justice Thursday, just as the man she is replacing, Justice Stephen Breyer, retires.

‘We’ve Made It’: Jackson Celebrates Supreme Court Confirmation

WASHINGTON — Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, the first Black woman to be appointed to the Supreme Court, said Friday at a White House ceremony celebrating her confirmation that it was the honor of her lifetime, and that she understood what it had meant to the young Black women and girls who followed along with her nomination process.

Katie Rogers, New York Times

Jackson shares gratitude, tips hat to history after confirmation to Supreme Court

Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson delivered remarks outside the White House on the day after her historic nomination to the U.S. Supreme Court was confirmed by the Senate.

Women of color celebrate Jackson's elevation to Supreme Court bench

Wake County District Judge Ashleigh Parker Dunston was among those inspired by the Senate vote to confirm Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court.

Senate confirms Jackson, elevating first Black woman to Supreme Court

WASHINGTON -- The Senate on Thursday confirmed Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court, making her the first Black woman to be elevated to the pinnacle of the judicial branch in what her supporters hailed as a needed step toward bringing new diversity and life experience to the court.

Carl Hulse and Annie Karni, New York Times

Senate votes to confirm Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court

Watch live as the Senate holds a final vote to confirm Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court. At least three Republicans have said they will join Democrats in voting to confirm Jackson, who is set to become the first Black woman ever seated on the bench.

The Senate is set to confirm Judge Jackson. Here's what to watch for.

WASHINGTON -- Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson's confirmation as the first Black woman on the Supreme Court was assured Monday, when Republican Sens. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska and Mitt Romney of Utah joined their colleague Sen. Susan Collins of Maine in pledging their support. Their backing gave Jackson's 50 Democratic supporters a vote cushion and some bipartisan bragging rights.

Carl Hulse, New York Times

Tillis: Party plays a part in decision to vote against Jackson for Supreme Court

NC Sen. Thom Tillis told other members of the Senate Judiciary Committee that he did not have doubts about Ketanji Brown Jackson's character but rather about future decisions she might make. He plans to vote no on her nomination to the Supreme Court.

Editorial: It's a mistake for NC's senators to reject Brown Jackson for Supreme Court justice

Thursday, March 31, 2022 -- A knowledgeable, well-abled, good person has been nominated to serve on the nation's Supreme Court. Our senators should follow their rhetoric and conscience - not their partisan political party dictates - and vote FOR Ketanji Brown Jackson to be the next U.S. Supreme Court justice.

Tillis says he won't support Biden Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson

Tillis calls Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson "well qualified" and he expects her to secure the votes needed to get onto the U.S. Supreme Court, but he says he'll vote against her appointment.

Bryan Anderson, WRAL state government reporter

Sen. Susan Collins to back Ketanji Brown Jackson for Supreme Court, giving her a GOP vote

Sen. Susan Collins of Maine plans to vote to confirm Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court, ensuring that President Joe Biden's nominee and the first Black woman to be put forward for the post will receive at least one Republican backer.

Carl Hulse, New York Times

Fact check: Did Ketanji Brown Jackson call George Bush a 'war criminal?'

Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, has repeatedly claimed that, while defending clients accused of terrorism, Ketanji Brown Jackson called former President George W. Bush and former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld "war criminals." PolitiFact checks his claim.

Madison Czopek, PolitiFact reporter

DRAUGHON DRAWS: The 'show' goes on

Saturday, March 26, 2022 -- Capitol Broadcasting Company's editorial cartoonist.

Fact check: Did Ketanji Brown Jackson say judges should consider CRT while on the bench?

In a Fox News interview, Tennessee Sen. Marsha Blackburn claimed that Ketanji Brown Jackson said judges should use critical race theory in making their decisions on the bench. PolitiFact checks Blackburn's claim.

Tom Kertscher, PolitiFact reporter

Sen. Thom Tillis questions Supreme Court nominee Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson about early releases

U.S. Sen. Thom Tillis asked Supreme Court nominee Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson questions for about 30 minutes on Wednesday morning.

Mark Bergin, WRAL senior multiplatform producer

Judge Ketanji Jackson Brown gives opening statements in Supreme Court confirmation hearings

Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson delivered opening remarks to the U.S. Senate on Monday during her Supreme Court confirmation hearing.

NCCU law students find inspiration in Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson's SCOTUS nomination

For Black girls, the possibility of Jackson being the first Black woman on the Supreme Court is a moment of promise, hope and the breaking of yet another barrier. But while the symbolism resonates deeply, many are hungry for deeper change that goes beyond just representation.

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

In 2013, as she watched President Barack Obama's second inauguration, 7-year-old Veronica Bofah decided she wanted to be just like him. She would go to Harvard and one day be president, too.

By ANNIE MA, Associated Press & AARON THOMAS, WRAL

Biden Chooses Ketanji Brown Jackson for Supreme Court

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden on Friday said he would nominate Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court, elevating a well-regarded federal appeals court judge who, if confirmed, would make history by becoming the first Black woman to serve as a justice.

Katie Rogers, New York Times

Ketanji Brown Jackson chosen by Biden for Supreme Court

President Joe Biden on Friday nominated Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court, elevating a well-regarded federal appeals court judge who if confirmed would make history by becoming the first Black woman to serve as a justice.

Biden names Supreme Court nominee

President Biden nominates Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to become Associate Justice of the Supreme Court.