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General Category => National/Breaking News => SCOTUS News => Topic started by: mystery-ak on June 29, 2022, 08:50:44 pm
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Ketanji Brown Jackson to be formally sworn in as Supreme Court justice Thursday
by John Kruzel - 06/29/22 3:50 PM ET
Ketanji Brown Jackson will be sworn in Thursday to formally become a Supreme Court justice, officially making her the nation’s first Black woman to serve in the role.
She will fill the seat being vacated by the retiring Justice Stephen Breyer, 83, whose previously announced departure after nearly 28 years on the bench will take effect Thursday at noon.
Jackson is expected to join Justices Sonia Sotomayor and Elena Kagan in forming a three-member liberal minority on the court, a role previously filled by Breyer, for whom Jackson once clerked.
At 51, Jackson’s replacement of Breyer adds youth and diversity, and on certain issues a likely more liberal approach than Breyer, known for his judicial modesty and pragmatism.
Although Jackson’s addition does not fundamentally change the ideological balance on the 6-3 conservative-majority court, her unique voice and background, including her service as a public defender, could make her an inspiring and forceful presence on the bench, court watchers say.
She joins a court at the conclusion of a tumultuous term that will be remembered for the 6-3 decision last week that overturned Roe v. Wade along ideological lines, ending the nearly 50-year federal right to abortion.
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https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/3541759-kentanji-brown-jackson-to-be-formally-sworn-in-as-supreme-court-justice-thursday/
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Will we be allowed to call her "Justice Groomer?" It's easier than her alleged name and I'm tired of using initials like RBG.
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Will we be allowed to call her "Justice Groomer?" It's easier than her alleged name and I'm tired of using initials like RBG.
Fine with me!
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Will we be allowed to call her "Justice Groomer?" It's easier than her alleged name and I'm tired of using initials like RBG.
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KBJ? Can we just call her Justice Cabbage?
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SCOTUS Restroom Signs Changed To Gender-Neutral In Preparation For KBJ Arrival
WASHINGTON, D.C. - With Ketanji Brown Jackson set to take over Justice Stephen Breyer's seat on the Supreme Court today, aides have been hard at work changing all the restroom signs to "gender-neutral" so Jackson doesn't get confused when she has to use the restroom. "It's important to make accommodations for differently-abled non-biologists like KBJ," said SCOTUS Clerk Michael Qian. "We are excited that Ketanji will not only be here to represent women of color, but people of mental confusion as well."
-Babbee
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SCOTUS Restroom Signs Changed To Gender-Neutral In Preparation For KBJ Arrival
WASHINGTON, D.C. - With Ketanji Brown Jackson set to take over Justice Stephen Breyer's seat on the Supreme Court today, aides have been hard at work changing all the restroom signs to "gender-neutral" so Jackson doesn't get confused when she has to use the restroom. "It's important to make accommodations for differently-abled non-biologists like KBJ," said SCOTUS Clerk Michael Qian. "We are excited that Ketanji will not only be here to represent women of color, but people of mental confusion as well."
-Babbee
:silly:
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SCOTUS Restroom Signs Changed To Gender-Neutral In Preparation For KBJ Arrival
WASHINGTON, D.C. - With Ketanji Brown Jackson set to take over Justice Stephen Breyer's seat on the Supreme Court today, aides have been hard at work changing all the restroom signs to "gender-neutral" so Jackson doesn't get confused when she has to use the restroom. "It's important to make accommodations for differently-abled non-biologists like KBJ," said SCOTUS Clerk Michael Qian. "We are excited that Ketanji will not only be here to represent women of color, but people of mental confusion as well."
-Babbee
:mauslaff: