Sen. Ben Sasse, R-Neb., questioned Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson as the Senate Judiciary Committee continued its Supreme Court confirmation hearings March 22. He asked questions about her judicial philosophy, or what guidance she would use if confirmed to the Supreme Court. Jackson skirted that question directly, but explained her interpretation of other justice's philosophies at … [Read more...]
WATCH: Sen. Sasse’s opening statement in Jackson Supreme Court confirmation hearings
Sen. Ben Sasse, R-Neb., gave opening remarks March 21 as the Senate Judiciary Committee kicked off its Supreme Court confirmation hearings for Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson. “Throughout this process we should all remember that a Supreme Court Justice is not a lawmaker by another name. A Supreme Court Justice performs a crucial, but limited, function in our political system,” … [Read more...]
WATCH: Sen. Ben Sasse questions Jackson about Supreme Court cameras, free speech on campus
Sen. Ben Sasse, R-Neb., questioned Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson on March 23 as the Judiciary Committee continued its Supreme Court confirmation hearings. Sasse questioned her about how her views as a judge have evolved, public trust in the high court, how she sees the issue of free speech on campus and the idea of putting cameras in the Supreme Court. “The jackassery we often … [Read more...]
WATCH: Sen. Josh Hawley’s opening statement in Jackson Supreme Court confirmation hearings
Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo. gave opening remarks March 21 as the Senate Judiciary Committee kicked off its Supreme Court confirmation hearings for Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, citing a series of cases involving child pornography or sexual abuse of a child in which he says Jackson was the judge and had sentencing discretion. “What concerns me, and I've been very candid about this, … [Read more...]
WATCH: Sen. Josh Hawley questions Jackson on child pornography sentencing
Warning: This part of the hearing contains graphic depictions of abuse involving children. Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., questioned Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson as the Senate Judiciary Committee continued its Supreme Court confirmation hearings March 23. As in his line of questioning in previous days, Hawley focused on some of the sentencing decisions Jackson made in child … [Read more...]
WATCH: Sen. Josh Hawley questions Jackson in Supreme Court confirmation hearings
Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., questioned Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson as the Senate Judiciary Committee continued its Supreme Court confirmation hearings March 22. Hawley asked Jackson questions about her sentencing of an 18-year-old who, while still in high school, had possessed images depicting child abuse. Jackson had given the 18-year-old a sentence of three months, shorter than … [Read more...]