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Confirmation hearings for Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson are underway

4:51pm March 21, 2022

by Nina Totenberg

Confirmation hearings opened Monday for Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson's nomination to the Supreme Court. She's the first Black woman nominated for the nation's highest court.

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Sen. Dick Durbin on the 1st day of hearings for SCOTUS nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson

4:23pm March 21, 2022

NPR's Juana Summers speaks with Sen. Dick Durbin, chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, as the first day of confirmation hearings for Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson wraps up.

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Read Ketanji Brown Jackson's statement at her Supreme Court confirmation hearing

4:14pm March 21, 2022

Read the opening remarks Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson prepared to read on Monday, the first day of her Supreme Court nomination hearing.

Congress is debating legislation banning lawmakers from trading individual stocks. There is already a Senate rule requiring committee aides to divest stocks of any businesses they oversee.

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Ethics advocates say Senate staffers could be breaking rules on stock ownership

2:45pm March 21, 2022

by Deirdre Walsh

There is no ban on lawmakers trading stocks, but there is one for Senate committee aides overseeing industries before their panels. One review found five aides appear to be violating ethics rules.

Republican senators will scrutinize Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson's long record during her confirmation hearings for the Supreme Court that begin Monday.

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What Ketanji Brown Jackson can expect to hear from Republicans this week

2:09pm March 21, 2022

by Nina Totenberg

If confirmed, she would be the first Black woman to serve on the nation's highest court, and she would be one of four women on the court, the largest number ever to serve at one time.

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Supreme Court nominee Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson arrives for her confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Monday.

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Watch: Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson's Senate confirmation hearings

1:46pm March 21, 2022

by NPR Washington Desk

The Senate Judiciary Committee has kicked off four days of hearings for Ketanji Brown Jackson's nomination to the Supreme Court. On Monday, senators and Jackson give opening statements.

Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, 73, has been at Sibley Memorial Hospital in Washington, D.C., since Friday, after experiencing "flu-like symptoms," the court said in a statement.

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Justice Clarence Thomas has been hospitalized with an infection, Supreme Court says

9:25pm March 20, 2022

by Emma Bowman

Justice Thomas' condition is improving and he will likely be released within two days, the court said. He'll stay involved in the consideration of any cases the court hears this week.

Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson's Senate confirmation hearings are set to begin Monday, March 21.

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Confirmation hearings for Ketanji Brown Jackson begin Monday. Here's what to expect

2:06pm March 20, 2022

by Elena Moore

Next week the Senate Judiciary Committee will hold confirmation hearings for Ketanji Brown Jackson, the federal judge President Biden has tapped as his Supreme Court nominee.

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Politics chat: Biden travels to Brussels; Supreme Court confirmation hearings start

8:05am March 20, 2022

by Franco Ordoñez

President Biden is planning to travel to Brussels this week to meet with fellow NATO leaders. Also, Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson begins her Supreme Court confirmation hearings Monday.

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Florida Governor DeSantis wants to eliminate 2 proposed Black voting districts

8:05am March 20, 2022

by Greg Allen

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis wants lawmakers to redraw two Congressional voting districts with majority Black populations. Observers say he is apparently courting a national audience.