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[ [link removed] ]Confirm the first Black Woman Supreme Court Justice Now!   

John,

President Biden just released a statement where he announced United States
Circuit Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson as his choice to become the next
Supreme Court Justice and we need your help to make sure she’s confirmed
as soon as possible. [ [link removed] ]Tell your Senator to confirm Judge Jackson right
away!

Minutes ago, Joe Biden officially nominated Ketanji Brown Jackson to the
Supreme Court – fulfilling a campaign promise to nominate a Black woman to
the highest court in the land. We already know that Republicans will use
every excuse that they can to delay this nomination or question Justice
Kruger’s qualifications. The credibility of Black women like Anita Hill
has been undermined by the Senate in the past, and we can’t let that
happen to Ketanji Brown Jackson. [ [link removed] ]Demand that Senate Democrats run a
swift confirmation process for Ketanji Brown Jackson.

Don’t be fooled by racist conservatives, John, Judge Jackson
has earned her nomination and she promises to bring a unique perspective
to future rulings by the Court. If confirmed, Jackson would also become
the first public defender to sit on the Supreme Court, and she spent years
working to overturn wrongful federal convictions. She became a federal
judge in 2013 and made rulings that protected collective bargaining rights
for federal employees and forced transparency in the Trump
administration.^1

Senate Republicans have made it clear that they will do everything in
their power to obstruct this confirmation process.^2 After Mitch McConnell
stole a Supreme Court seat from President Obama and pushed through the
nominations of Brett Kavanaugh and Amy Coney Barrett, it’s clear that he
will hijack the Court by any means necessary. [ [link removed] ]We can’t let Mitch
McConnell win. It’s time for this country to recognize the contributions
that Black women have made to the pursuit of justice!

The Supreme Court rules on every issue that affects our lives: healthcare,
education, immigration, criminal justice, voting rights, reproductive
justice, environmental justice and more. In a time when voting rights and
access to abortion is under threat, it will be important to confirm a
Supreme Court Justice that will defend our civil rights. [ [link removed] ]Send a clear
message to your Senator and tell them that we need a Justice like Ketanji
Brown Jackson on the Supreme Court.

[ [link removed] ]Don't let Senate Republicans play their games. Confirm Judge Jackson
Asap!

 

Until Justice is Real,

The Criminal Justice and Democracy Team at Color Of Change

 

References:

 1.  Nina Totenberg, “Ketanji Brown Jackson, a Judge Who Defies
Stereotypes, Is on Biden’s SCOTUS List,” NPR, February 14, 2022, sec.
Law,
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 2. GOP Fed Blockade Has Democrats Worried about Other Nominations,
Including Supreme Court,” Washington Post, accessed February 18, 2022,
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