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Party Politics: Border Wars
Posted on · Co-hosts Brandon Rottinghaus and Jeronimo Cortina delve into the latest news in national and local politics.
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Law
The Senate confirms Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court
Posted on · The vote on the historic nomination was 53 to 47, with three Republicans voting with Democrats. When sworn in this summer, Brown will be the first Black woman on the Supreme Court.
Politics
Jackson’s nomination for Supreme Court moves to the full Senate for confirmation
Posted on · Democrats will vote today to advance the Supreme Court nomination of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson. A final vote before the full Senate is expected by the end of the week.
Party Politics
Party Politics: Circus SCOTUS
Posted on · Co-hosts Brandon Rottinghaus and Jeronimo Cortina delve into the latest news in national and local politics.
Law
GOP questions for Jackson in her hearings were about midterm messaging — 4 takeaways
Posted on · If Biden's Supreme Court nominee gets any GOP votes, it's pretty clear by the bitterness displayed during her confirmation hearing they likely won't come from Republicans on the Judiciary Committee.
Politics
Ketanji Brown Jackson faces a 2nd day of questioning from senators
Posted on · On Day 2, she faced questions from Republicans on her view of critical race theory, whether she called former President George W. Bush and former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld "war criminals," and on the length of sentences she has handed down in child pornography cases.
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Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson confirmation hearings: What happened Tuesday
Posted on · The Senate Judiciary Committee begins the second of four confirmation hearings for Ketanji Brown Jackson, the federal judge President Biden has picked to fill Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer's seat when he retires this summer.
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Ketanji Brown Jackson confirmation hearings Day 1 recap: Republicans vent about Kavanaugh and Democrats rebut ‘soft on crime’ charges
Posted on · The Senate Judiciary Committee has kicked off four days of hearings for Ketanji Brown Jackson's nomination to the Supreme Court. Tuesday opens the first of two days of questioning of Jackson.
Law
What Ketanji Brown Jackson can expect to hear from Republicans this week
Posted on · If confirmed, she would be the first Black woman to serve on the nation's highest court, and she would be one of four women on the court, the largest number ever to serve at one time.
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Party Politics: Texas Sets the Stage for November
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An historic court nominee, and a conference on the paranormal (Feb. 28, 2022)
Posted on · On Monday's show: A local expert weighs in on President Biden's nomination of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the U.S. Supreme Court, and Rice University hosts an international conference on the paranormal.
Law
Ketanji Brown Jackson, Biden’s Supreme Court nominee, has blazed trails all her life
Posted on · Judge Jackson, 51, served for eight years as a federal trial court judge, and last June was confirmed for a seat on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia.