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News: Ketanji Brown Jackson Confirmation Hearing
WASHINGTON (77WABC) — Legal experts and interest groups are taking their turn Thursday weighing in on Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson’s nomination to the Supreme Court. The Senate Judiciary Committee is wrapping up four days of hearings on her historic bid to become the first Black woman on the high court. Jackson has faced down a barrage of Republican questioning over two days about her sentencing of criminal defendants. On the last day of hearings, interest groups including the American Bar Association and civil rights organizations will testify about Jackson’s suitability for the court. Witnesses chosen by Senate Republicans will also speak.
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