Ketanji Brown Jackson's Harvard ties scrutinized over affirmative action case

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At her Senate confirmation hearing next week, Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson will face calls to recuse herself from one of the first major cases she would hear as a justice: a challenge to Harvard University's use of race as a factor in undergraduate admissions.

Jackson, an alumna of Harvard College and Harvard Law School, currently sits on the university's Board of Overseers that "provides counsel to the University's leadership on priorities, plans, and strategic initiatives," according to its website.

The justices this fall are slated to hear a challenge to the school's admissions policy brought by a group of Asian American students that alleges they were illegally targeted and rejected at a disproportionately higher rate because of their race. The case could determine the fate of affirmative action policies nationwide.

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It could also provide an opening for Republicans to raise sensitive issues of race, opposition to affirmative action in general, and President Joe Biden's pledge to prioritize race and gender in his high court pick.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/ketanji-brown-jackson-s-harvard-ties-scrutinized-over-affirmative-action-case/ar-AAVbgO3

[11 Bravo]

1. The only thing Repugs are scrutinizing about Judge Jackson is the melanin content of her skin.

[rogue emissary]

8. +1

[PoliticAverse]

9. You think if Biden has appointed a white woman Republicans would be unconditionally supporting her?

Merrick Garland was a white man, he didn't even get a vote.

[11 Bravo]

10. Garland was not viciously and personally attacked. He was simply ignored.

Sit back and watch.

[iemanja]

2. Surely she isn't the only justice who went to Harvard Law.

[iemanja]

5. Judges who went to Harvard

Gorsuch, Kagen, Roberts, and Bryerer, who is retiring. Many recently retired judges also went to Harvard.

Are they going to ask Gorsuch and Roberts to recuse themselves too?

These aholes are completely transparent racists.

[PoliticAverse]

7. "currently sits on the university's Board of Overseers" - a bit different if one is currently

working for Harvard in any capacity.

[abqtommy]

4. At first I thought this must be from The Onion when I read "It could also provide an opening

for Republicans to raise sensitive issues of race...". But no, someone wants me/us to
think any reTHUG cares about race issues at all except to gin up their base. Can't we
just put all the reTHUGS in jail/prison now?

[panader0]

6. It doesn't matter if she benefitted from Affirmative Action. (I don't know)

She is a very qualified nominee, period. To repubs, Affirmative Action is a dog whistle for racism.

[Bettie]

11. Why are liberal justices expected to recuse

and yet, the conservatives never do.

Fuck them.