“Inside Biden’s pick of Ketanji Brown Jackson for the Supreme Court: While the White House sought to portray a deliberative process, few in Washington expected the president to choose anyone other than the appellate court judge.” Seung Min Kim, Sean Sullivan, and Tyler Pager of The Washington Post have this report.
Marianna Sotomayor of The Washington Post has an article headlined “Inside the Congressional Black Caucus’s plan to defend the first Black woman nominated to the Supreme Court; The lawmakers set up a ‘war room’ in advance of the nomination and are now prepared to counter any Republican attacks.”
And Vanessa Williams and Cleve R. Wootson Jr. of The Washington Post have an article headlined “For Black women, Jackson’s nomination is ‘magic on such a profound level.’“
“House passes ‘Markel’ grandparent visitation bill”: Peter Schorsch of Florida Politics has this report.
“How a High School Debate Team Shaped Ketanji Brown Jackson: The Supreme Court nominee honed her oratory on Miami Palmetto’s powerhouse debate team; She was not the only alum who went on to an impressive career.” Patricia Mazzei will have this article in Sunday’s edition of The New York Times.
Also in tomorrow’s edition of that newspaper, Charlie Savage will have an article headlined “As a Public Defender, Supreme Court Nominee Helped Clients Others Avoided; Ambitious lawyers usually become prosecutors; Ketanji Brown Jackson worked on behalf of criminal defendants and Guantánamo detainees.”
“Will the Supreme Court Frustrate Efforts to Slow Climate Change?” Law professor Jody Freeman will have this guest essay in the Sunday Review section of tomorrow’s issue of The New York Times.
“Gov. Scott appointment makes Nancy Waples first woman of color on Vermont Supreme Court”: Aki Soga of The Burlington Free Press has this report.
Yesterday, the Office of Vermont Governor Phil Scott issued a news release titled “Governor Phil Scott Appoints Nancy Waples to the Vermont Supreme Court; Waples Will Be First Woman of Color to Serve on State’s Top Court.”
“Jackson Is the Perfect Choice for Today’s Supreme Court; A jurist with a background as a public defender and trial judge would change the tenor of the court, if not its dominant conservative ideology”: Law professor Noah Feldman has this essay online at Bloomberg Opinion.
“Wink-and-a-nod nomination: Who really is Ketanji Brown Jackson?” Law professor Jonathan Turley has this essay online at The Hill.
“The difference Ketanji Brown Jackson may make on the conservative-dominated Supreme Court”: Joan Biskupic of CNN has this news analysis.
“Inside Biden’s decision to pick Ketanji Brown Jackson for Supreme Court”: Edward-Isaac Dovere of CNN has this report.
