The Supreme Court struck down Trump’s executive order ending birthright citizenship in a 6-3 ruling, with Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson warning of a “greater threat” in Clarence Thomas’ dissent. Contributing writer Clint Combs reports on the reaction from civil rights leaders, immigrant advocates and first-time voters.
Ketanji Brown Jackson
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Ketanji Brown Jackson makes history as first Black woman on the Supreme Court
Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson entered the history books, becoming the first Black woman elevated to the U.S. Supreme Court.
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GOP senators’ case against Ketanji Brown Jackson: She did her job
Their problem with Jackson is that she did her job— and that, above and beyond doing her job, she supports the Constitution while they oppose it.
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Is getting a Black woman on the high court more symbol than substance?
‘Congratulations to her, but we’ve been here before and it seems we’re stuck here loving and celebrating symbolism without tangibles.’
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Ketanji Brown Jackson is the Supreme Court justice we need now
Judge Jackson’s own lived experience as a Black woman enriches her perspective about so many aspects of day-to-day life in the United States.