Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson’s dissent led a cacophony of outcry from lawmakers, civil rights groups, K-12 and higher education advocates against a historic Supreme Court decision on race. Against the backdrop of the hazy smog settled around the Supreme Court on Thursday, June 29, 2023, as Washington choked through a Code Red air quality alert, a different type of alarm … [Read more...] about Jackson leads dissent to Supreme Court decision ending affirmative action
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Ketanji Brown Jackson begins historic career as Supreme Court Justice
After her historic appointment earlier this year, Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, on Monday, October 3, 2022, started her trailblazing career as the first black woman to serve on the nation’s highest court. In her black robe, Jackson took the seat on the far end of the bench, in keeping with the High Court’s traditional seating, based on seniority. On her … [Read more...] about Ketanji Brown Jackson begins historic career as Supreme Court Justice
The fight over abortion rights is a black issue
Black women make up about a third of abortions and are at least 3 times more likely than white women to die due to pregnancy-related causes. Maternal health care advocates raised alarm Tuesday, May 3, 2022, after a leaked U.S. Supreme Court opinion suggested that the nation’s highest court is poised to overturn Roe v. Wade, a decision that would limit abortion access … [Read more...] about The fight over abortion rights is a black issue
A Supreme Court for all of us
By Jacquelyn D. Heath Special to The Milwaukee Times The Supreme Court of the United States of America was established by Article III of the Constitution in 1789 and assembled to hear its first case in 1790. There was nothing in the Constitution then specifying the prescribed race or gender of those individuals qualified to serve as Supreme Court justices. However … [Read more...] about A Supreme Court for all of us
Making History: Ketanji Brown Jackson confirmed as first black female Supreme Court Justice
The Senate confirmed Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court on Thursday, April 7, 2022 shattering a historic barrier by securing her place as the first black female justice and giving President Joe Biden a bipartisan endorsement for his promised effort to diversify the high court. Cheers rang out in the Senate chamber as Jackson, a 51-year-old appeals court judge with … [Read more...] about Making History: Ketanji Brown Jackson confirmed as first black female Supreme Court Justice
Biden nominates Ketanji Brown Jackson to be first Black woman to sit on Supreme Court
President Joe Biden on Friday, February 25, 2022, nominated federal appeals court Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court, the first Black woman selected to serve on a court that once declared her race unworthy of citizenship and endorsed American segregation. Introducing Jackson at the White House, Biden declared, “I believe it’s time that we have a court that … [Read more...] about Biden nominates Ketanji Brown Jackson to be first Black woman to sit on Supreme Court