Supreme Associate Justice Nominee Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson Answers Tribal Sovereignty Question at

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Supreme Associate Justice Nominee Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson Answers Tribal Sovereignty Question at Hearing
BY NELLY BARDWELL MARCH 23, 2022

After 12 hours of testifying before the Senate Judiciary Committtee on Tuesday night, Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, the first Black woman nominated to the U.S. Supreme Court, was qustioned by Sen. Alex Padilla (D-CA) on voting rights and tribal sovereignty.


BY NELLY BARDWELL MARCH 23, 2022

After 12 hours of testifying before the Senate Judiciary Committtee on Tuesday night, Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, the first Black woman nominated to the U.S. Supreme Court, was qustioned by Sen. Alex Padilla (D-CA) on voting rights and tribal sovereignty.

Padilla noted that he serves as a senator in California, a state that is home to 109 federally recognized tribes.

Padilla questioned Jackson on what she believes the role the judicial branch plays in upholding the fundamental right to vote. He explains how when he was California’s Chief Election Officer, it was his job to ensure safe, secure, and high participation in elections.

“Can you just share for a couple of minutes what you believe the role or responsibilities [of the] Supreme Court might be in protecting this fundamental right to vote and by extension, our democracy?” Padilla asked Jackson.

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1. Her responses to his questions were very on point.