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Apr 2022
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Ketanji Brown Jackson Confirmed To The S...

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The vote was 53 to 47, with three Republicans joining the Democratic caucus in support of Jackson's nomination. When sworn in this summer, she will be the first Black woman on the Supreme Court.

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