public defenders
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Here’s Ketanji Brown Jackson At a Glance
A brief look at the career of the first Black woman SCOTUS nominee
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Ketanji Brown Jackson Nominated as First Black Woman to SCOTUS
The confirmation process could put Vice President Kamala Harris in position to cast a historic vote in the Senate
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Civil Rights Attorney Ben Crump Endorses Ketanji Brown Jackson For Supreme Court
Crump highlights principles of "justice, respect, and fairness to this nation" as qualities Brown Jackson will bring.
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Republican Comments About Supreme Court Picks Shows America Is A Long Way From Respecting Qualified Black Women
Senators' comments on Biden's potential picks show we may have an uphill battle ahead
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Biden Has Chance To Put First Black Woman On Supreme Court With Justice Stephen Breyer’s Retirement
Federal Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson and California Supreme Court Justice Leondra Kruger are potential candidates.
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Biden Names Diverse Group of Judicial Nominees for Federal Courts, Including 3 Black Women
Look, former President Trump tried everything he could to make federal courts about as white as a NASCAR event, but leave it to Champagne Biden to undo the former president’s bullshit. On Tuesday, Biden announced a diverse group of judicial nominees, including three Black women, in an effort to reshape the federal bench to “reflect…
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America’s Public Defenders’ Offices Are Broken. Here’s How to Fix Them
As a former prosecutor and attorney general of California, I saw our legal system at its best when we pursued justice and stood up for victims of murder, rape, and other serious crimes. It made me feel proud. But I also saw the parts of our criminal justice system that were failing—including overworked and underpaid…