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Ketanji Brown Jackson: US Senate votes to confirm judge to top court

Joy Online 08 Apr 2022
The US Supreme Court is to include a black female justice for the first time in its 233-year history after the Senate confirmed Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson to the nine-member bench ... Justice Jackson’s appointment fulfils President Joe Biden’s campaign promise to put a black woman on the court.
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Black Women Elated by Jackson's Confirmation to US Supreme Court, Yet Some Fear Backlash

Urdu Point 08 Apr 2022
She replaces Justice Stephen Breyer, 83, who announced that he was stepping down earlier this year ... "She got confirmed! She got confirmed," said Kim Chavis, a former Assistant US Attorney for the District of Columbia and director of the Criminal Justice Program at Wake Forest University school of Law.
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US arrests yakuza leader over alleged drugs for missiles deal

Al Jazeera 08 Apr 2022
The United States has arrested a leader of the Japanese yakuza and three Thai men, accusing them of trafficking heroin and methamphetamine and trying to acquire US-made surface-to-air missiles for armed groups in Myanmar and Sri Lanka ... The Justice Department did not explain how the four men came to be in the US.
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Bin Laden’s niece praises Marjorie Taylor Greene, Matt Gaetz for backing Capitol rioters

New York Post 08 Apr 2022
Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) for publicly defending the US Capitol rioters ... Bin Ladin said those accused of storming the Capitol are “patriots” who are being “smeared and crushed” by the media and Department of Justice.Dave Benett/Getty Images The 35-year-old is Osama bin Laden’s niece.US Department of Justice.
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Ketanji Brown Jackson is confirmed as the first Black female Supreme Court Justice

Stylist 08 Apr 2022
History has been made in the US Supreme Court as Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson is confirmed as the first Black female justice. Ketanji Brown Jackson has been confirmed as the first Black female Supreme Court justice for the first time in its 233-year history ... “Let us rejoice! Ketanji Brown Jackson will be America’s next Supreme Court Justice.”.
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Chinese national sentenced to U.S. prison after pleading guilty to stealing trade secrets 

Hong Kong Standard 08 Apr 2022
Justice Department said on Thursday.  ... On Thursday, he was sentenced to 29 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release and a US$150,000 fine, the Justice Department said in a statement.  ... He was arrested when he returned to the United States in November 2019, the Justice Department added. .
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Criminal code bill moves forward: How a proposed felony classification system would affect justice in Oklahoma

Woodward News 08 Apr 2022
A Washington, D.C.-based criminal justice research and advocacy organization called FWD.us projected that the council’s recommendations could increase the state prison population by 1,000 over a decade ... People moving through the justice system also stand to benefit, as the bill caps court fines based on the severity of the offense.
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Chinese national sentenced in US for economic espionage

Beijing News 08 Apr 2022
Xiang Haitao, 44, pleaded guilty to the charge in January 2022, the US Department of Justice said in a statement ... Olsen of the Justice Department's National Security Division ... According to the Justice Department, a critical component to the platform was a proprietary predictive algorithm referred to as the Nutrient Optimizer.
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Ketanji Brown Jackson confirmed to US Supreme Court

The Daily Telegraph Australia 08 Apr 2022
She has most recently served on the US Court of Appeals and will replace outgoing Justice Stephen Breyer who is expected to retire ...
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What people are saying about Jackson's confirmation

The Philadelphia Tribune 08 Apr 2022
Sitting in the Senate to hear the final vote being cast to confirm Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson with my colleagues was amazing ... Congrats to Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson! She is now one of very few modern US Supreme Court Justices who tried a criminal case as an attorney.
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Hochul announces changes to NY’s controversial criminal justice reform laws

New York Post 08 Apr 2022
Kathy Hochul on Thursday vowed to further roll back parts of the state’s controversial criminal justice reform law — including closing the “Raise the Age” loophole and giving judges more discretion in setting bail in cases ... Joseph Giacalone, now a professor at the John Jay College of Criminal Justice.
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Louisiana prosecutor gets green light from feds to pursue charges in death of Ronald Greene, ...

Henry Herald 08 Apr 2022
Belton was asked by the US Attorney's Office not to proceed with charges while the Department of Justice was investigating Greene's death for civil rights violations, he said ... The Department of Justice declined to comment ... probe, including potential obstruction of justice charges.
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Good Afternoon, News: Shady COVID Testing, Bullseye Glass Questions, and Ketanji Brown Jackson CONFIRMED!

Portland Mercury 08 Apr 2022
Despite bullshit behavior from Republicans, the Senate has confirmed Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson as first Black female Supreme Court justice, marking a big win for Biden, yes but a much bigger win for people of color and those of us trying to wrest control back from Trump-loving justices.
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Stoltenberg names challenge to NATO

Beijing News 08 Apr 2022
"This is a serious challenge to us all," Stoltenberg added ... With Stoltenberg demanding China condemn Russia, the Chinese Foreign Ministry refused, citing NATO's deadly bombing of the Chinese embassy in Belgrade, Serbia in 1999 as one reason it won't listen to a "lecture on justice from the abuser of international law."
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