There are 3 article(s) tagged Ketanji Brown Jackson:

• April 2022

  • Blackburn and Hagerty vote against Jackson confirmation to U.S. Supreme Court

    U.S. Senators Marsha Blackburn and Bill Hagerty indicated they would vote against the nomination of Ketanji Brown Jackson ahead of the 53-47 vote Thursday, April 7.

    By Bill Dries April 07, 2022

• March 2022

  • Sanford: From Memphis to Washington, Black women make their mark in the law

    Our society’s long-overdue reckoning with racial inequities is not a full-blown offensive to correct 246 years of racial disparities in America. It’s more like baby steps designed to start making our institutions more reflect the makeup of our population.

    By Otis Sanford March 24, 2022

  • Gov. Lee moves for federal ice storm disaster declaration as council urges action

    In a split vote, the council also approved a resolution backing the nomination of the first Black woman to the U.S. Supreme Court and accepted a grant to hire a “pet reunification specialist” for Memphis Animal Services.

    By Bill Dries March 01, 2022