Are Supreme Court Confirmation Hearings All Politics?

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🗓️ 24 March 2022

⏱️ 15 minutes

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Summary

Wednesday was the third day of Ketanji Brown Jackson's Supreme Court confirmation hearings, but senators spent much of their time rehashing familiar lines of questioning. Republicans doubled down on charges Jackson is "soft on crime." And Jackson, like most nominees since Ruth Bader Ginsburg, did not comment on any potential issues that could come before the court. In an era of deep polarization, are the hearings just for show?

This episode: White House correspondent Asma Khalid, justice correspondent Carrie Johnson, and senior political editor and correspondent Domenico Montanaro.

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0:00.0	Ah! This is the R-Honeyster, great social studies class.
0:05.2	And we just returned from our field trip to the Michigan State Capital.
0:10.8	This podcast will be recorded at...
0:14.0	547 Eastern on Wednesday, March 23rd.
0:18.2	Things may have changed by the time you hear it.
0:20.7	Okay, here's the show.
0:25.5	Oh, adorable!
0:27.1	I love how we continue to bring the demographic age down on our podcast.
0:31.5	Exactly of our listeners.
0:34.5	Hey there, this is the NPR Politics Podcast.
0:37.5	I'm Usma Khalid, I cover the White House.
0:39.7	I'm Carrie Johnson, National Justice Correspondent.
0:42.3	And I'm Domenico Matinara, Senior Political Editor and Correspondent.
0:45.7	And today on the show, it is day three of the Senate confirmation hearings
0:50.1	for President Biden's Supreme Court pick, Katangi Brown Jackson.
0:53.9	At 9 a.m. this morning, members of the Senate Judiciary Committee
0:57.5	kicked off another day of questioning for Judge Jackson.
1:00.9	And as of this taping, which we are in what, the ninth hour at this point,
1:05.5	they are still going.
1:06.9	You're counting, I can't even get you dry.
1:08.9	I don't write you lost count.
1:10.1	Earlier today, Judge Jackson said her nomination is a sign of progress
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