Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall said he “respectfully” opposed Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson’s Supreme Court nomination, March 24 on the final day of the Senate Judiciary Committee’s confirmation hearings. In his testimony, Marshall claimed the Biden administration had embraced views aligned with the anti-police and anti-incarceration movements. He suggested that Jackson’s nomination could serve to alter the nation’s criminal justice system, adding that Supreme Court “can absolutely transform criminal justice — for better or for worse.”
After three days of testimony from Jackson and questions from senators, the committee will hear from professional and personal witnesses who can speak to Jackson’s work and her character. Jackson was nominated by President Joe Biden in February to replace retiring Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer. After the hearings conclude, the committee will issue a recommendation in preparation for a full Senate vote. If confirmed, Jackson will be the first Black woman on the high court.
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