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CLAY JENKINSON: The Future In Context — Why Supreme Court Nominations Sometimes Fail

Posted on March 31, 2022March 31, 2022 by Clay Jenkinson 1 Comment

This is the fourth and final installment in a Governing series in a historical look at the U.S. Supreme Court to coincide with nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson’s confirmation process, which continues this week before the Senate Judiciary Committee. President Biden’s nomination of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to fill the seat vacated by the retirement of Associate Justice Stephen Breyer seems likely to win confirmation this spring by the …

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CLAY JENKINSON: The Future In Context — Life Tenure On The Supreme Court: Appointments and Disappointments

Posted on March 27, 2022March 27, 2022 by Clay Jenkinson ,Leave a Comment

This is the third in a Governing series on a historical look at the Supreme Court to coincide with nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson’s confirmation process, which continued this week before the Senate Judiciary Committee. With hearings under way to fill an opening on the U.S. Supreme Court, it may be useful to look back on the history of court appointments. “Appointments,” Thomas Jefferson said, “and disappointments.” Since 1789, 115 …

Anita Hill, a then 35-year-old Black woman and law professor, made history in 1991 when she testified before Congress about the sexual harassment she said she had experienced while working as an attorney-adviser to Clarence Thomas. He went on to be confirmed by a 52-48 vote on Oct. 15, 1991. (CQ Archive)

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CLAY JENKINSON: The Future In Context — Dangerous Trends On The U.S. Supreme Court

Posted on March 24, 2022March 24, 2022 by Clay Jenkinson

This is second in a series in a historical look at the U.S. Supreme Court to coincide with nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson’s confirmation process, which continues this week before the Senate Judiciary Committee. Three dangerous trends appear to be jeopardizing the independence and credibility of the third branch of the federal government. Court decisions are increasingly falling out along what appear to be purely partisan lines. …