Jackson Voted To Retroactively Apply Law In Crack Cocaine SentencingJackson had voted to retroactively apply a new law designed to reduce sentencing differences between powder and crack cocaine offenses.
Putting Judge Jackson's Child Pornography Rulings In ContextJackson says she’s presided over 14 cases dealing with child sex crimes. She has authored 578 opinions as a federal district judge.
Mitch McConnell Says He'll Vote Against Jackson For Supreme CourtDemocrats can confirm Jackson without any GOP support in the 50-50 Senate, where Vice President Kamala Harris can cast the tiebreaking vote.
Senate Hearings Conclude In Judge Jackson's Path To The Supreme CourtThe Senate Judiciary Committee has now wrapped up after about 30 hours of hearings on Jackson's nomination to the Supreme Court.
Legal Experts To Weigh In On Last Day Of Judge Jackson HearingsThe American Bar Association, which evaluates judicial nominees, last week gave Judge Jackson its highest rating, unanimously "well qualified."
Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson's Confirmation Hearing ContinuesAfter close to 13 hours of questioning Tuesday, many of the same themes were re-visited in Ketanji Brown Jackson's third day of committee hearings.
Judge Jackson Defends Record Anew On Day 3 Of Confirmation HearingsSupreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson is again facing questions from the 22 members of the Senate Judiciary Committee.
Newsy Talks With Former Law Clerk to Justice Ginsburg, Amanda TylerAmanda Tyler is a friend of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson and a former law clerk to Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson Criticized For Role As Public DefenderJackson served as a federal public defender from 2005-2007.
Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson's Confirmation Hearing BeginsA Senate committee will be questioning Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson over the next two days before the full Senate can vote on her nomination.
Supreme Court Won't Review Decision That Freed Bill CosbyThe Supreme Court announced it will not review Bill Cosby's sexual assault case, leaving him a free man and ending a two-decade legal drama.
High Court Reimposes Boston Marathon Bomber's Death SentenceThe prospect that Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, now 28, will be executed anytime soon is remote.
Supreme Court Nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson Heading To Capitol HillIf confirmed, Jackson would be the first Black female justice in the court's more than 200-year history.
Biden Picks Ketanji Brown Jackson As Historic Supreme Court NomineeJackson would be the current court's second Black justice — Justice Clarence Thomas, a conservative, is the other — and just the third in history.
The Supreme Court's History Of Firsts And What Happened After ThemThe American people are split over President Biden's decision to nominate a Black female justice, with 55% saying the pick isn't important.
Dems Pledge To 'Move Quickly' To Confirm Supreme Court NomineeWith just 50 Democrats and 50 Republicans — with Vice President Kamala Harris casting the tie-breaking vote — no vote can be taken for granted.
Lindsey Graham Becomes Early Player To Watch In Supreme Court DramaGraham is among a handful of Republicans declaring their willingness to break party lines and vote for the yet-to-be-announced White House choice.
President Biden To Announce Supreme Court Nominee By End Of FebruaryThe president has pledged to fill the seat with a historic naming of the court's first Black woman.
Evaluating President Biden's Potential Nominees For The Supreme CourtJustice Stephen Breyer's pending retirement would allow President Biden an opportunity to fill a vacant seat on the high court.
Justice Breyer To Retire, Giving President Biden First Court PickBreyer, 83, has been a justice since 1994. He was appointed by President Bill Clinton.
Biden Administration Withdraws Vaccine Mandate For Large EmployersThe Supreme Court blocked the mandate that would have required companies with more than 100 employees to require COVID vaccination or regular testing.
Supreme Court Allows Jan. 6 Committee To Get Trump DocumentsThey include presidential diaries, visitor logs, speech drafts and handwritten notes dealing with Jan. 6.
Supreme Court Halts COVID-19 Vaccine Rule For U.S. BusinessesThe conservative majority ruled the administration overstepped its authority by seeking to impose OSHA's vaccine-or-test rule on U.S. businesses.
Supreme Court To Rule On President Biden's Vaccine MandatesJustices will soon rule on the president's vaccine-or-testing requirement for large employers and a separate vaccine mandate for health care workers.
Supreme Court Weighs President Biden's Vaccine MandatesJustices are hearing arguments over the vaccine-or-testing requirement for large employers and a separate vaccine mandate for health care workers.
Biden Administration Urges Supreme Court Not To Block Vaccine MandateThe Supreme Court is set to hear oral arguments on the legal challenges next week.
Supreme Court Won't Stop Texas Abortion Ban, But OKs Clinics' SuitThe court let a Texas law stand that makes abortion illegal after about six weeks into a pregnancy, with no exceptions for rape or incest.
California Plans To Be Abortion Sanctuary If Roe OverturnedThe California Future of Abortion Council released a list of 45 recommendations for the state to consider if the Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade.
Supreme Court Justices Share Remarks On Mississippi Abortion CaseThe justices are being asked to overrule two cornerstone decisions in the context of a Mississippi law that bans abortion after 15 weeks.
Supreme Court To Hear Arguments In Mississippi Abortion CaseThe justices on Wednesday will weigh whether to uphold a Mississippi law that bans abortion after 15 weeks and overrule the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision.
