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Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson is primed to become Biden's first Supreme Court pick as Justice Stephen Breyer retires
President Joe Biden promised that he would nominate a Black woman to the Supreme Court.
C. Ryan Barber,Camila DeChalus
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Ted Cruz says Biden's promise to pick a Black Supreme Court justice is racial discrimination and could be 'illegal'
Biden is set to announce his nomination for Justice Stephen Breyer's successor at the end of the mo…
Sophia Ankel
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Ahead of a landmark SCOTUS nomination, Biden calls Mitch McConnell a 'man of honor' and says they 'really are friends'
In a speech during the National Prayer Breakfast, Biden called for unity among lawmakers to get pas…
Cheryl Teh
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A GOP senator said Biden's next Supreme Court pick will be a 'beneficiary' of affirmative action
Justice Stephen Breyer's retirement opens the door for Biden to fulfill his promise to nominate the…
Yelena Dzhanova
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GOP Sen. Lisa Murkowski said she'd be 'honored' to support an 'exceptional' Black woman for the Supreme Court
Murkowski said that Biden tapping a consensus pick would be a much-needed olive branch to Americans…
John L. Dorman
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Democrats press Biden to fulfill his campaign pledge after Breyer's retirement: 'You promised us a Black woman on the Supreme Court'
Biden pledged during the 2020 campaign to nominate the first Black woman to the Supreme Court, a pl…
Bryan Metzger
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Joe Manchin says Biden has a 'tremendous amount of qualified candidates' for the Supreme Court and praises possible nominee J. Michelle Childs
Manchin has been a holdout on parts of Biden's legislative agenda, but he's so far voted to confirm…
Oma Seddiq
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Joe Manchin says he would be open to voting for a Biden SCOTUS pick who is more liberal than he is
"It's not too hard to get more liberal than me," Manchin said, adding that he would vote for a SCOT…
Cheryl Teh
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Psaki says Biden stands by his pledge to nominate the first Black woman to the Supreme Court
Psaki's comments come after news broke that Justice Stephen Breyer plans to retire at the end of th…
Oma Seddiq
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Sen. Lindsey Graham says Democrats will likely be able to replace Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer without any Republican support: 'Elections have consequences'
"If all Democrats hang together ... they have the power to replace Justice Breyer in 2022 without o…
Bryan Metzger
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Republicans seek to portray Biden's Supreme Court pick as 'radical liberal', although he has yet to chose anyone
Republicans were eager to stir hostility right out of the gate to the as-yet unknown figure whom Bi…
Tom Porter
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Biden almost forgot to announce his promise to appoint a Black woman to the Supreme Court during a primary debate, book claims
President Biden nearly forgot to make his now-famous vow during a Democratic presidential debate.
Brent D. Griffiths
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A former clerk for a SCOTUS frontrunner edited Wikipedia pages to make her look better and her rivals worse, report says
Matteo Godi, who clerked for Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, edited the Wikipedia pages two days after…
Yelena Dzhanova
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Susan Collins says it may be difficult for Republicans to reject a Black, female Supreme Court nominee because Democrats have painted the GOP as 'anti-Black'
Collins and South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham are among a few Republicans who may vote in favor of…
Sonam Sheth
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Alabama's first Black federal judge asks Biden not to tap Ketanji Brown Jackson for Supreme Court
Retired judge U.W. Clemon pointed to Jackson's handling of a lawsuit filed on behalf of 5,500 Black…
John L. Dorman
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Biden vowed to nominate a Black woman to the Supreme Court. Here's a look at his shortlist.
Judges Ketanji Brown Jackson, Leondra Kruger, and J. Michelle Childs are all reportedly under consi…
Brent D. Griffiths
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Biden's track record on judicial appointments indicates that the process of confirming Stephen Breyer's successor will be fast and boring
Biden pushed through a record number of judicial confirmations his first year in office and is a Se…
Walt Hickey,Sonam Sheth
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Democratic Sen. Patrick Leahy says it will be 'awfully difficult' for the GOP to slow-walk Biden's Supreme Court pick
"I think it's going to be awfully difficult for the Republicans, after setting that precedent, to s…
Brent D. Griffiths
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Ted Cruz says it's 'offensive' and an 'insult' that Biden pledged to nominate a Black woman to the Supreme Court
Many Republicans have criticized Biden for vowing to nominate a Black woman, despite President Rona…
John Haltiwanger,Oma Seddiq
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Biden announces Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer's retirement and says he will name a Black woman as his successor
Breyer, 83, has served on the nation's highest court for almost 28 years. He plans to step down thi…