Jackson crosses 50-vote threshold and will become first Black woman to serve in supreme court’s more than 200-year history
Ketanji Brown Jackson, a liberal appeals court judge, won enough support to secure her confirmation to the supreme court on Thursday, overcoming a rancorous Senate approval process to become the first Black woman to serve as a justice on the high court in its more than 200-year history.
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