Biden Picks Ketanji Brown Jackson for Supreme Court

 

Biden Picks Ketanji Brown Jackson for Supreme Court

By Katie Rogers

If confirmed, Judge Jackson, who drew the support of three Republicans in the Senate when elevated to a federal appeals court last year, would become the first Black woman on the Supreme Court.

As a Public Defender, Supreme Court Nominee Helped Clients Others Avoided

Ambitious lawyers usually become prosecutors. Ketanji Brown Jackson worked on behalf of criminal defendants and Guantánamo detainees.

How a High School Debate Team Shaped Ketanji Brown Jackson

The Supreme Court nominee honed her oratory on Miami Palmetto’s powerhouse debate team. She was not the only alum who went on to an impressive career.

On Politics: President Biden made a historic Supreme Court pick. Republicans are split over how much of a fight to put up.

A high school yearbook photo of Ketanji Brown Jackson and Stephen Rosenthal, now a Miami lawyer. The Palm Echo/Miami Palmetto Senior High School

Biden should focus more on Asia. Why a US-Russia Deal Would Benefit Taiwan

 

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As D.C. hawks say China will take advantage of perceived American weakness over Ukraine, Peter Beinart argues that this isn't how great-power competition works, and Biden should focus more on Asia.

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Why a US-Russia Deal Would Benefit Taiwan

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Investigators Find Gaps in White House Logs of Trump’s Jan. 6 Calls

 

Investigators Find Gaps in White House Logs of Trump’s Jan. 6 Calls

U.S. vows stepped-up Indo-Pacific effort in push back against China. Empty shelves, empty wallets

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February 11, 2022

Empty shelves, empty wallets On heels of report showing worse-than-expected inflation in January, new research probes interplay of product shortages, prices.

‘Cause for concern’ in new analysis: All the doctors who go rogue Study of almost 9,000 doctors examined adherence to evidence-based guidelines in common clinical scenarios. The results were unsettling.

The prison had a gift shop Clint Smith, Ed School alum, traveled the country to research his narrative of slavery's legacy, "How the Word Is Passed." Some sites introduced "another layer of horror."

 The United States vowed on Friday to commit more diplomatic and security resources to the Indo-Pacific to push back against what its sees as China's bid to create a regional sphere of influence and become the world's most influential power.

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U.S. vows stepped-up Indo-Pacific effort in push back against China

G.O.P. Declares Jan. 6 Attack ‘Legitimate Political Discourse’. A disabled activist speaks out about feeling ‘disposable’

 

Alice Wong, a writer and organizer in San Francisco, says the isolation and loss of the pandemic have shown society what it’s like to be disabled. (Kaiser Health News) https://to.pbs.org/34lMvWx

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A disabled activist speaks out about feeling ‘disposable’
Alice Wong, a writer and organizer in San Francisco, says the isolation and

G.O.P. Declares Jan. 6 Attack ‘Legitimate Political Discourse’

• The G.O.P. voted to censure Representatives Liz Cheney and Adam Kinzinger for being on the panel investigating the Capitol riot.
• The moves were an extraordinary statement about the attack, in which Trump supporters stormed the complex, brutalized officers and sent lawmakers into hiding.

‘Trump Is Wrong,’ Pence Says of False Claim About Overturning Election

Mike Pence said that he had no right to overturn the 2020 election, as Donald Trump has falsely claimed.

Read the Republican resolution censuring Liz Cheney and Adam Kinzinger.

The Supreme Court Appears Ready to Defeat Affirmative Action

 

Daily Comment The Supreme Court Appears Ready to Defeat Affirmative Action Moderate conservative Justices voted with liberals to protect the program in the past, but there are no such Justices now. By Nicholas Lemann

美国正面临另一场内战吗？

 

美国正面临另一场内战吗？

MICHELLE GOLDBERG

将内战视为必然结果是荒唐的，但这一猜测从边缘异想进入主流的事实本身就标志着公民社会危机的出现，表明了我们的国家有多么四分五裂。