A group of Black students and faculty at UNT Dallas College of Law will host an event next week in support of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson as she faces the...
The event is part of the Pass Her the Gavel campaign, which was launched by the Young Black Lawyers’ Organizing Coalition during the beginning of Jackson’s confirmation proceedings this month.
The event is part of the Pass Her the Gavel campaign, which was launched by the Young Black Lawyers’ Organizing Coalition during the beginning of the confirmation proceedings this month. They’ll host a community breakfast Monday, the day that the Senate Judiciary Committee is expected to vote on Jackson’s nomination in advance of a full Senate vote later in the week.
Collins’ support gives Democrats at least a one-vote cushion in the 50-50 Senate and likely saves them from having to use Vice President Kamala Harris’ tie-breaking vote to confirm President Joe Biden’s pick. It is unclear whether any other GOP senators will vote for Jackson. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell set the tone for the party last week when he said he “cannot and will not” support her, citing the GOP concerns raised in the hearing about her sentencing record and her support from liberal advocacy groups.
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