Democrat Sen. Dick Durbin Tries to Run Cover for Ketanji Brown Jackson’s ‘War Crimes’ Claim
Durbin delivered a lengthy defense of Jackson in reference to GOP senators’ questions about her work representing a member of the Taliban.

Durbin delivered a lengthy defense of Jackson in reference to GOP senators’ questions about her work representing a member of the Taliban.
Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson would not say Wednesday that she “regrets” a short sentence given to a convicted child pornography offender, but did “regret” that Senators focused on these cases in her Supreme Court confirmation hearing.
Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson continued to dodge questions Wednesday from Senators Ted Cruz (R-TX) and Josh Hawley (R-MO) about why she had given lighter sentences than those prosecutors had recommended in child pornography cases.
Sen. Ted Cruz (D-TX) on Wednesday questioned Ketanji Brown Jackson during her Senate confirmation hearing if a plaintiff could alter his or her gender or race and continue to hold legal standing during a lawsuit involving race or gender.
On Wednesday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “America Reports,” Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) argued that “everything is so woke” that Supreme Court nominee Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson is to the left of former Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on gender
Supreme Court nominee Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson said Wednesday that she would recuse herself from an upcoming case alleging racial discrimination against Harvard University over affirmative action if she were to be confirmed by the Senate.
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) on Wednesday slammed President Joe Biden’s double standard for nominating Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court after blocking black, conservative Janice Rogers Brown’s nomination to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia in 2003 and 2005.
President Joe Biden’s nominee to replace Justice Stephen Breyer on the Supreme Court, Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, was accused of judicial “activism” for a ruling where she halted quick deportations for newly arrived illegal aliens despite federal law.
Whoopi Goldberg told her co-hosts Wednesday on ABC’s “The View” that Republican senators questioning Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson had a “nasty” tone.
Disgraced CNN legal contributor Jeffrey Toobin wrote an opinion article on Tuesday that complained Republicans are winning the “ideological war” at Ketanji Brown Jackson’s Supreme Court hearing.
Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) shared his concern with U.S. Supreme Court nominee Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson’s testimony on Wednesday.
During a Wednesday appearance on Fox Business Network’s “Mornings with Maria,” Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, sounded the alarm on U.S. Supreme Court nominee Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson.
President Joe Biden’s Supreme Court nominee, Ketanji Brown Jackson, could not define the word “woman” during her confirmation hearing on Tuesday.
Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson refused to define the word “woman” in her Supreme Court confirmation hearing Tuesday, but she and Democrats repeatedly opined on the historical significance of the fact that she is the first black woman nominee.
Senate Judiciary Committee Chair Dick Durbin (D-IL) accused Republicans Wednesday of attacking Supreme Court nominee Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson because of a “stereotype” against a “Harvard grad, black woman” during her confirmation hearing.
Senate confirmation hearings continue on Wednesday for President Joe Biden’s Supreme Court Nominee Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson.
Georgetown Day School, the private Pre K-12 school where Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson sits on the board of trustees, teaches radical critical theory pedagogy, and boasts on its website “everyone will engage in the work of social justice within all aspects of school life” — which Judge Jackson would be required to “support” and “promote” as a member of the board.
Supreme Court nominee Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson had a tough day Tuesday, as she faced the first serious questions about her record and her judicial philosophy.
Sen. Mitt Romney (R-UT) reportedly believes it is “off course” for Republicans to attack Biden Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson for giving out lenient sentences to those in possession of child pornography.
MSNBC anchor Joy Reid said Tuesday on “The Last Word” that the Republican senators questioning Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson were trying to tie her to child pornography “to activate QAnon voters in November.”
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) used a third of his time allotted for questioning Judge Kentanji Brown Jackson on Tuesday to instead speak about “dark money” groups influencing Supreme Court nominations.
On Tuesday’s broadcast of CNN’s “Don Lemon Tonight,” White House Nomination Adviser for Legislative Affairs Doug Jones, who is helping guide Supreme Court nominee Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson’s nomination through the Senate confirmation process, reacted to Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX)
On Tuesday’s broadcast of CNN’s “Don Lemon Tonight,” White House Nomination Adviser for Legislative Affairs Doug Jones, who is helping guide Supreme Court nominee Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson’s nomination through the Senate confirmation process, reacted to questions about Jackson’s positions
Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) addressed President Joe Biden’s Supreme Court nominee Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson’s comments to a “career criminal” drug “kingpin” in 2018, in which she stated that she “shared his frustration” with regards to not being able to give him a lighter sentence, adding, “And for this, I am sorry.”
On Tuesday, on his show “Don Lemon Tonight,” CNN anchor Don Lemon said that the U.S. Senators who were questioning Supreme Court nominee Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson during the second day of her confirmation hearings had “no idea about the law.”
President Joe Biden’s Supreme Court nominee Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson did not give a straightforward answer to Senator Tom Cotton (R-AR)’s question about whether the United States should “strengthen or weaken sentences for child pornographers” during Jackson’s confirmation hearing on Tuesday.
Paige Herwig, Senior Counsel to President Joe Biden and former dark money group Demand Justice employee, is leading Biden’s Supreme Court nominee selection process.
Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) grilled Supreme Court Justice nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson Tuesday about her alleged leniency toward child pornographers.
Cruz said, “Civil commitment laws across the country would be struck down, releasing sexual predators” if her previous views were enacted.
President Joe Biden’s nominee to replace Justice Stephen Breyer on the Supreme Court, Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, labeled illegal aliens in the United States as “noncitizens” before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday.
Former Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-MO) said Tuesday on MSNBC’s “Deadline” that Sen. Lindsey Graham’s (R-SC) questioning of Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson was “awkward.”
Whoopi Goldberg told her co-hosts Tuesday on ABC’s “The View” that Republicans used Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson’s Supreme Court confirmation hearings “to bitch.”
On Tuesday’s broadcast of CNN’s “Situation Room,” CNN Chief Legal Analyst Jeffrey Toobin and CNN Senior Political Correspondent Abby Phillip argued that Sen. Josh Hawley’s (R-MO) questioning of Supreme Court nominee Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson was an attempt to appeal to
On Tuesday’s broadcast of CNN’s “New Day,” Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman and Senate Majority Whip Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) said Democrats could have done a better job handling the timing of the accusations against Justice Brett Kavanaugh during his nomination
President Biden’s Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson on Tuesday backtracked on her claim that Critical Race Theory (CRT) is not taught in schools when Sen. Ted Cruz revealed that CRT is taught at the very school where she serves on the board.
Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) received backlash online for seemingly stating Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson’s nomination showed that an “extraordinarily talented” individual “who also happens to be a black woman” was something “we’ve never seen before.”
Tuesday on Fox News Channel, Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, reacted to Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson’s Supreme Court confirmation hearings.
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) questioned Supreme Court nominee Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson about her support for the “1619 Project” and Critical Race Theory during her confirmation hearing on Tuesday, catching her in several contradictions.
Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) leapt to the defense of President Joe Biden’s Supreme Court nominee on the second day of her confirmation hearing.
Joy Behar told her co-hosts Tuesday on ABC’s “The View” that the Republican Party was the “non-eduction” party because of GOP legislation addressing Critical Race Theory.