Ketanji Brown Jackson Third Day of Supreme Court Confirmation Hearings

 

We ran the numbers: There are 1893 news articles covering this topic. 17% (315) are left leaning, 36% (678) are center, and 47% (900) are right leaning.

Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson defended her sentencing practices and her views on expanding the Supreme Court during a second day of questioning from members of the Senate Judiciary Committee. While left-leaning articles highlight that the Supreme Court forcefully defended her approach, right-leaning articles highlight that Jackson told Sen. Josh Hawley she "regret[s]" that he and his Republican colleagues focused on a "small subset" of her child pornography sentences.

A left-leaning article by The Washington Post highlights that Supreme Court forcefully defended her approach amid allegations from some Republicans that she has been too lenient in sex offense cases involving minors. The exchange was the most tense and emotional moment of a day-long confirmation hearing.

A centrist article by USA Today reports that if she is confirmed she will recuse herself in a case before the court about the use of race in the admissions process at Harvard University. Jackson has been a member of the college’s board of overseers since 2016.

A right-leaning article by The Washington Examiner highlights that Jackson told Sen. Josh Hawley she "regret[s]" that he and his Republican colleagues focused on a "small subset" of her child pornography sentences. Jackson was replying to Hawley's line of questioning asking if she regrets her decision in the 2013 case United States v. Hawkins.



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