Monday's Judiciary Committee vote will likely send Ketanji Brown Jackson before full Senate


Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson's confirmation could come before the full Senate later this week following a Senate Judiciary Committee vote on Monday, CNN reports.
The committee is made up of 11 Republicans — all of whom have pledged their opposition to Jackson — and 11 Democrats, but even a vote along party lines will still send Jackson before the full Senate for a final confirmation vote.
According to NPR, Republican committee members authored a statement claiming Jackson's record "shows regular misuse of judicial authority to impose liberal preferences instead of what the law demands."
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Democrats, on the other hand, have praised the nominee, with Judiciary Committee chair Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) describing her as "the best," per CNN.
Despite near-unanimous Republican opposition, Jackson will very likely be confirmed to the Supreme Court. All 50 Senate Democrats, including repeat defector Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), are expected to vote for confirmation, as is Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine), giving Jackson at least 51 votes.
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