(Live Updates) Biden SCOTUS Nominee Jackson Testifies for Third Day
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Third day of Jackson confirmation hearings begin
Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson on Wednesday began the third day of her confirmation hearings.
Tuesday’s hearing wrapped up late Tuesday after more than 13 hours. Wednesday’s hearing is expected to be shorter, with Sens. Jon Ossoff, D-Ga., and Thom Tillis, R-N.C., finishing the first round of questioning.
Round two of questioning will then start, with all 22 members of the committee given 20 minutes to question Jackson. It’s expected to wrap up late this afternoon or early evening, though it’s unclear if senators will ask for a third round of questions.
Outside groups, advocacy organizations and individuals are expected to testify Thursday, and Jackson will not be present.
Fox News’ Shannon Bream and Bill Mears contributed to this report.
Jackson hearing decorum far cry from explosive Kavanaugh confirmation: ‘Behaving themselves’
It’s not a cakewalk, but Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson’s Supreme Court
confirmation hearings are a far cry from the Kavanaugh treatment.
Senate Judiciary Committee Republicans – still seething over how Democrats treated Justice Brett Kavanaugh during his 2018 hearings – kicked off Jackson’s confirmation assuring her that she wouldn’t be subject to “that disgraceful behavior,” as Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, said.
Since then, Jackson has faced tough and substantive questions on the law and judicial philosophy. But there have been no outbursts, interruptions or character attacks.
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‘I’m not a biologist’: Jackson claims to be unable to define what a woman is
Supreme Court nominee Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson said that she is unable to define what a woman is.
During the waning hours of her confirmation hearing Tuesday, Jackson was asked by Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., to provide a definition for the word “woman.”
“Can I provide a definition?” Jackson said. “No. I can’t.”
“You can’t?” Blackburn asked, to which Jackson replied, “Not in this context, I’m not a biologist.
“During previous questioning from Sen. John Kennedy, R-La., Jackson also claimed she doesn’t know when life begins or when the rights guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution become applicable to a person.
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Outraged Republicans allege Democrats withheld Supreme Court nominee documents
Republicans on Capitol Hill are expressing frustration with Senate Democrats and alleging that key documents related to the confirmation process of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson have not been shared with them.
Fox News anchor Shannon Bream reported Tuesday that Republicans are expressing “outrage” over how long Democrats have been in possession of “sealed documents” related to Jackson’s record and have alleged that key documents have not been shared with them in a timely manner.
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Hawley grills Jackson over child pornography sentencing: ‘Is he the victim here?’
Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., questioned President Biden’s Supreme Court nominee Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson on Tuesday over her sentencings for child pornography offenders that some have argued were too lenient.
Referencing a case in which she sentenced an 18-year-old to only three months in federal prison on prepubescent child pornography charges that Jackson conceded were “heinous” and “egregious,” Hawley pinpointed elements of her ruling that made him question who she thought the victim in the case was.
“You also said to this individual, who is an adult—tried as an adult, 18 years old—you also said to him, besides saying that you thought his victims were his peers, you also said, ‘There’s no reason to think that you are a pedophile,'” Hawley asked.
Hawley further said he needed help understanding Jackson’s point of view when she wrote, “This is a truly difficult situation. I appreciate that your family’s in the audience. I feel so sorry for them, and for you and for the anguish this has caused all of you. I feel terrible about the collateral consequences of this conviction.”
“And then you go on to say sex offenders are truly shunned in our society,” Hawley went on, adding, “I’m just trying to figure out, judge, is he the victim here or the victims the victims?”
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‘I don’t know’ when life begins, Jackson says
Supreme Court nominee Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson said Tuesday she doesn’t know when life begins or when the rights guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution become applicable to a person.
“When does life begin, in your opinion?” asked Sen. John Kennedy, R-La.”Senator, I don’t know,” Jackson replied, adding, “I have personal religious and otherwise beliefs that have nothing to do with the law, in terms of when life begins.”
She went on to say that she sets aside her personal views on the issue when she is ruling on cases.
Kennedy further pressed Jackson to explain when she believes equal protection of the law attaches to a human being, to which she responded, “I actually don’t know the answer to that question, I’m sorry.”
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