Republican senators criticized Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson for imposing sentences lower than prosecutor recommendations in child sexual abuse cases. Other nominees had done the same thing.
Tag: United States Politics and Government
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Takeaways From Ketanji Brown Jackson’s Confirmation Hearings
Republicans fired off an array of political attacks, and Democrats got through their biggest hurdle to swearing in the first Black woman on the Supreme Court.
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Ketanji Brown Jackson’s Daughter and That Photo
A Times photographer talks about documenting history and pride at the Supreme Court confirmation hearings.
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Jan. 6 Panel Warns of Contempt Charges Against Two More Trump Allies
The House committee said it would start contempt proceedings against Peter Navarro and Dan Scavino, and pressed its case that fund-raising emails falsely asserting election fraud helped stoke the Capitol riot.
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Caught in a Culture War, Georgetown Day School Holds Fast to Its Mission
After Republicans attacked the school during Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson’s confirmation hearings, parents, students and alumni said they firmly embraced its values.