Tag: Supreme Court (US)
Jackson Confirmation Aside, G.O.P. Sees an Opening With Black Voters
The spectacle created by Republican senators with presidential ambitions as they browbeat the first Black woman nominated to…
‘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…
Jackson Confirmed as First Black Woman to Sit on Supreme Court
“When it came to one of the most consequential decisions a president can make, a lifetime appointment to…
A Transformative Justice Whose Impact May Be Limited
WASHINGTON — Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, the first Black woman confirmed to the Supreme Court, will in one…
‘We Belong in These Spaces’: Jackson’s Successors Reflect on Her Nomination
Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson is poised to be confirmed to the Supreme Court this week, making her the…
Two More Republicans Back Jackson as Senate Moves Toward Confirmation
WASHINGTON — A nearly unified wall of G.O.P. opposition to Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson cracked slightly on Monday…
Supreme Court Rules Against Police in Malicious Prosecution Case
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court ruled on Monday in favor of a Brooklyn man who said he had…
The Problem of ‘Personal Precedents’ of Supreme Court Justices
WASHINGTON — Supreme Court justices, like most people, like to appear to be consistent. No one wants to…
As Both Parties Gerrymander Furiously, State Courts Block the Way
State courts in both Democratic and Republican states have been aggressively striking down gerrymandered political maps, as this…
Republicans Target Progressive Advocacy Group Amid Opposition to Jackson
When Mr. Biden took office, he chose Paige Herwig, a former Demand Justice lawyer, to help screen his…
Ginni Thomas’s Texts, and the Limits of Chief Justice Roberts’s Power
WASHINGTON — In the wake of revelations about incendiary text messages from Virginia Thomas, the wife of Justice…
Collins to Back Jackson for Supreme Court, Giving Her a G.O.P. Vote
Ms. Collins, who sat down with Judge Jackson for about 90 minutes before last week’s hearings, had a…