Law

High court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson exudes competence, says Judge Selya

5:05am March 22, 2022

NPR's A Martínez talks with Judge Bruce Selya, a senior judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals and a longtime friend of Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson.

Politics & Government

A marathon day is ahead for Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson

5:05am March 22, 2022

President Biden's Supreme Court nominee appears before the Senate Judiciary Committee to answer questions from lawmakers in her bid to become the first Black woman on the nation's high court.

A police officer on an ATV patrols in Miami Beach, Fla.'s famed South Beach in March 2021. City of Miami Beach officials declared a state of emergency on Monday, and an upcoming curfew, bidding to curb violent incidents at spring break that saw five peopl

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Miami Beach declares a state of emergency after recent spring break violence

9:52pm March 21, 2022

by Jonathan Franklin

Two shootings wounded five people in the city this past weekend. A curfew will go into effect late this week requiring that people be off the streets between midnight and 6 a.m.

Republican-pushed bills are seeking to deny minors access to hormone therapy and puberty blockers. Both are treatments that have been vetted and peer-reviewed by mainstream medical organizations, including the American Academy of Pediatrics.

A third of trans youth are at risk of losing gender-affirming care, study says

7:29pm March 21, 2022

by Vanessa Romo

Fifteen states have enacted or are currently considering laws that would restrict medical treatments to more than 58,000 transgender youth.

U.S. Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson arrives for her confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill on Monday in Washington, D.C.

Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson confirmation hearings: What happened Monday

5:44pm March 21, 2022

by Barbara Sprunt

Democrats are hoping to finish Jackson's confirmation process before Congress leaves for Easter recess April 11.

Confirmation hearings for Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson are underway

4:51pm March 21, 2022

by Nina Totenberg

Confirmation hearings opened Monday for Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson's nomination to the Supreme Court. She's the first Black woman nominated for the nation's highest court.

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Sen. Dick Durbin on the 1st day of hearings for SCOTUS nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson

4:23pm March 21, 2022

NPR's Juana Summers speaks with Sen. Dick Durbin, chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, as the first day of confirmation hearings for Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson wraps up.

Politics & Government

Read Ketanji Brown Jackson's statement at her Supreme Court confirmation hearing

4:14pm March 21, 2022

Read the opening remarks Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson prepared to read on Monday, the first day of her Supreme Court nomination hearing.

After 20 years of setbacks, the U.S. military court in Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, is exploring the idea of settlement talks for the 9/11 detainees. If that happens, the defendants could plead guilty, serve life in prison and avoid the death penalty.

National

Guantánamo prosecutors are exploring plea deals in 9/11 case after years of setbacks

3:54pm March 21, 2022

by Sacha Pfeiffer

After 20 years of failure, the U.S. military court in Guantánamo is admitting a 9/11 trial may never happen. Instead, the defendants may plead guilty, serve life in prison and avoid the death penalty.

Republican senators will scrutinize Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson's long record during her confirmation hearings for the Supreme Court that begin Monday.

Politics & Government

What Ketanji Brown Jackson can expect to hear from Republicans this week

2:09pm March 21, 2022

by Nina Totenberg

If confirmed, she would be the first Black woman to serve on the nation's highest court, and she would be one of four women on the court, the largest number ever to serve at one time.

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