In the event of a tie, comell harris's vote as vice president will be enough to confirm judge jackson. Byden has already seated dozens of lower court judges without a single dissenting vote from any democrat. The main question is whether some republicans may join the democratic caucus and if so, how many? And broadly, how would her appointment change the court? Do you think? Ideologically, in the short run, not by much. But judge jackson is young. She would be the second youngest justice after amy coney barrett.
On the ground, Ukrainian resistance is holding—so far—and Vladimir Putin’s nuclear posturing reveals a crumbling of his plans. Meanwhile the international response grows more serious and more united. We examine President Joe Biden’s savvy Supreme Court pick, Ketanji Brown Jackson. And how to get around the fact that eyewitness testimony can be fuzzy or change over time.
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