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The Jackson Hearings and the Death of the Confirmation Process

JonathanTurley

captured the historic confirmation hearing for Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson , the first Black woman nominated to the Supreme Court. In other respects, however, the hearing was an all-too-familiar moment, particularly in its lack of substantive legal discussion. Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii) agreed. Cory Booker (D-N.J.)

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Greater than Holmes? The life and legacy of John Marshall Harlan

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During his time as an associate justice from 1877 to 1911, he broke with his colleagues in some of the most consequential – and infamous – rulings that the court has ever issued. In the end, though, a large part of the story turned on the question of just what it was that enabled Harlan to see the law so differently from his peers.

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Biden’s ‘Orwellian Ministry of Truth’: Court Finds a ‘Massive Attack’ on Free Speech in Government Censorship Efforts

JonathanTurley

Others are only focusing on the injunctive relief rather than the court’s finding that these states are substantially likely to prevail on the merits in showing that the government use social media companies as surrogates for censorship. criticized me for offering “legal opinions” without working at Twitter. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.)

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Confirmation Bias: The Fighting Has Already Begun and Biden Hasn’t Even Named a Nominee

JonathanTurley

Below is my column the the Hill on the early controversies over President Joe Biden’s first nomination for the Supreme Court. Hawaii) has made controversial comments over her desire to have the next nominee rely not just on the law but the nominee’s life experiences to reach the right result in court cases.

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The Democratic Case Against The Biden Nominee: Will Republicans Apply the “Barrett Rule”?

JonathanTurley

Below is my column in the Hill on the expected fight over the Supreme Court seat to be vacated by Justice Stephen Breyer. The Democrats are calling for a confirmation process strikingly different from their own approach in the last three Supreme Court nominations. Yet one favorite is South Carolina District Court Judge J.