Ketanji Brown Jackson Rebuts Criticism on Child Porn Cases

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Ketanji Brown Jackson says she will rule from a position of neutrality if she is confirmed as the first Black woman on the high court. She says she relies on the words of a statute but also looks to history and practice when the meaning may not be clear. Republicans planned to use their questioning to brand Jackson and Democrats in general as soft on crime.

Published 11 months ago · Washington, United States

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Reuters

U.S. Supreme Court pick Jackson rejects Republican criticism on crime

Ketanji Brown Jackson, President Joe Biden's U.S. Supreme Court nominee, on Tuesday defended her past legal representation of Guantanamo Bay detainees and rejected Republican accusations that she had been lenient as a judge in child pornography cases.

11 months ago·United Kingdom

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The Guardian

Ketanji Brown Jackson defends against Republican’s claims on child abuse sentences | Ketanji Brown Jackson | The Guardian

Supreme court nominee responds to Josh Hawley’s accusations, which have have been debunked as false, at Senate hearing

11 months ago·London, United Kingdom

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Associated Press News

Jackson pushes back at GOP critics, defends judicial record

Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson will face senators’ questions for the first time Tuesday as Democrats push to quickly confirm the only Black female justice in the court’s 233-year history. Live updates here.

11 months ago·United States

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CNN

Video: Ketanji Brown Jackson responds to misleading portrayal of record on child porn cases - CNN Video

Supreme Court nominee Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson responds to the misleading portrayal of her record on child pornography cases, pushed by Missouri Republican Sen. Josh Hawley, during day two of her Senate confirmation hearings.

11 months ago·Atlanta, United States

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Washington Times

Ketanji Brown Jackson defends sentences for child porn felons

Supreme Court nominee Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson defended her record of sentencing felons convicted of possessing or distributing child pornography during her confirmation hearing Tuesday after her light sentences came under scrutiny by Republican senators.

11 months ago·Washington, United States

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KVIA

GOP senators push misleading portrayal of Ketanji Brown Jackson's record on child porn cases

CNNBy Tierney Sneed, CNNJudge Ketanji Brown Jackson’s writings, remarks and decisions as she wrestled with the highly sensitive issue of child pornography crimes are the focus of a new GOP line of attack on President Joe Biden’s pick for the Supreme Court.Missouri Republican Sen. Josh Hawley zeroed in on that area of Jackson’s record, with a Wednesday night Twitter thread highlighting examples that he sensationally described as “a pattern of let…

11 months ago·Panama City, United States

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