Ketanji Brown Jackson to join a Supreme Court in turmoil

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Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson is set to join the Supreme Court on Thursday, making history as the first female African-American justice and beginning what could be a decades-long tenure.

But as she starts her job, the court is in turmoil.The country is reeling from the aftereffects of the most consequential term in decades, where the majority upended a half century of law on abortion by reversing Roe v. Wade and expanded gun rights for the first time in more than a decade. Breyer makes it official: He's leaving the Supreme Court on Thursday at noonThe justices work to maintain civility in public, but this term's opinions revealed an underbelly of rage.

'It's not just hair': How KBJ inspires Black women across country 03:08Jackson was chosen by President Joe Biden not only for her sterling Ivy League credentials but for her diversity of experience, including time served as an assistant federal public defender, a commissioner on the US Sentencing Commission, a lawyer in private practice, and two stints on prestigious federal courts.

Ketanji Brown Jackson chokes up delivering message to youth 03:29Jackson will settle in among the liberals, taking direction at times from Sotomayor who -- because of her seniority -- now has the assignment power when the liberals are in dissent. They will strategize together on how to combat a conservative majority in the cases that divide them along ideological lines.

 

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MoMMYmarGrita Dors she know she's a woman yet?

She does look like a man.....jajajajajajajajajajaj

Justice *

Wait… is she the first African American?

Unqualified.

Doesn’t even know what a woman is

Haha, who Tweets for you CNN Breaking news: America won’t last another year, thanks to your bullshit.

But deal. Dems should have forced RBG out. Not Breyer. Let’s go Brandon. 2nd biggest mistake since 2016!

Does she still not know what a woman is?

Is she a biologist now? 🤣

🤮🤮🤮

KkkGOP mad

A balancing

In turmoil? 🤣

And? She won’t be able to do anything? POTUS vp refuse to add more justices. Waste of move. Biden/Harris 2nd biggest mistake since 2016.

🌹 Jackson, Sotomayor and Kagan should be provided increased security against the sexual predators on the court. 🤔

I’m sorry for her loss.

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Justice Breyer’s retirement to take effect June 30, Ketanji Brown Jackson ‘prepared’ to take oathJustice Stephen G. Breyer announced Wednesday his retirement from the high court will take effect on Thursday at noon, the last day of the court's term before the summer recess.
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