Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson - The Hilltop https://staging.thehilltoponline.com The Nation's Oldest Black Collegiate Newspaper Mon, 09 May 2022 13:30:46 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.1 https://staging.thehilltoponline.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/cropped-NewHilltopLogo-32x32.jpg Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson - The Hilltop https://staging.thehilltoponline.com 32 32 248273635 Letter to the Editor: Howard U 1st Black Woman President 18 https://staging.thehilltoponline.com/2022/05/09/letter-to-the-editor-howard-u-1st-black-woman-president-18/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=letter-to-the-editor-howard-u-1st-black-woman-president-18 Mon, 09 May 2022 13:30:38 +0000 http://staging.thehilltoponline.com/?p=15399 IT’S TIME! Howard University Alumni call upon HU to appoint the 1st Blackwoman as president when Wayne A. I. Frederick retires in 2024. HU has had17 Presidents, ALL MALE. Let’s FINALLY give a Black Woman President theopportunity to lead this great MECCA! Join us!!IT’S TIME! Howard University (HU) Alumni call upon HU to appoint its […]

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]]> 15399 Ketanji Brown Jackson Confirmed by Senate as the next Supreme Court Justice https://staging.thehilltoponline.com/2022/04/07/ketanji-brown-jackson-confirmed-by-senate-as-the-next-supreme-court-justice/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ketanji-brown-jackson-confirmed-by-senate-as-the-next-supreme-court-justice Thu, 07 Apr 2022 21:18:26 +0000 http://staging.thehilltoponline.com/?p=15191 In a 53-47 vote, the Senate confirmed Kentaji Brown Jackson as the first Black woman and the first former public defender to serve on the Supreme Court, on April 7. Jackson will reportedly be sworn in after Justice Stephen Breyer retires in the summer. Only three Republicans joined Democrats in their vote in favor of […]

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]]> 15191 Confirmation Hearings: Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson Faces the Senate Judiciary Committee https://staging.thehilltoponline.com/2022/03/29/confirmation-hearings-judge-ketanji-brown-jackson-faces-the-senate-judiciary-committee/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=confirmation-hearings-judge-ketanji-brown-jackson-faces-the-senate-judiciary-committee Tue, 29 Mar 2022 14:09:36 +0000 http://staging.thehilltoponline.com/?p=15162 After 115 justices and more than 230 years, the Senate is in the process of confirming Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, who would be the first Black woman to serve on the nation’s highest court.

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]]> 15162 Op-Ed: Ketanji Brown Jackson’s Historic Supreme Court Appointment Signals A Step Towards A More Representative and Equitable American Future https://staging.thehilltoponline.com/2022/02/28/op-ed-ketanji-brown-jacksons-historic-supreme-court-appointment-signals-a-step-towards-a-more-representative-and-equitable-american-future/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=op-ed-ketanji-brown-jacksons-historic-supreme-court-appointment-signals-a-step-towards-a-more-representative-and-equitable-american-future Tue, 01 Mar 2022 00:59:33 +0000 http://staging.thehilltoponline.com/?p=15061 Standing as the first Black woman to be nominated to the Supreme Court in a long-spanning history of 233 years, Judge Kentaji Brown Jackson signals a long overdue step forward.

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