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Chief Justice of the United States John Roberts (right) administers the Constitutional Oath to Ketanji Brown Jackson as her husband, Patrick Jackson, holds the Bible at the Supreme Court in Washington, June 30, 2022. (Supreme Court via AP)
June 30, 2022, 8:17 pm
Jackson sworn into US Supreme Court, becoming first Black female justice
Biden pick replaces Justice Stephen Breyer, who announced his intention to step down in January
By Mark Sherman
US Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer speaks during an event at the Library of Congress for the 2022 Supreme Court Fellows Program hosted by the Law Library of Congress, February 17, 2022, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, Pool)
June 22, 2022, 4:01 am
US Supreme Court justice: Ruling may lead to more public funds for religious schools
After court rules in favor of Maine parents seeking funding to send their children to parochial schools, Jewish Justice Breyer warns decision could open door to widespread change
By Ron Kampeas
Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson speaks after US President Joe Biden announced her as his nominee to the Supreme Court in the Cross Hall of the White House, on February 25, 2022, in Washington. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)
March 20, 2022, 3:50 pm
History-making judge Jackson set for Senate hearing for US Supreme Court
First Black woman nominated to high court will go before the Senate Judiciary Committee Monday, in a bid to replace retiring Justice Stephen Breyer
By Mark Sherman and MARY CLARE JALONICK
Leondra Kruger, left, is sworn in as an associate justice to the California Supreme Court by Gov. Jerry Brown during an inauguration ceremony in Sacramento, California, Jan. 5, 2015. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)
January 28, 2022, 2:30 pm
Biden said he’ll nominate a Black woman to US Supreme Court. Who’s in the running?
Nine women thought to be leading candidates; potential nominees include Leondra Kruger, the daughter of a Jamaican mother and Jewish father
By Jessica Gresko and Colleen Long
US Supreme Court Associate Justice Stephen Breyer announces his retirement in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on January 27, 2022. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
January 27, 2022, 9:22 pm
Breyer confirms retirement as Biden vows to nominate Black woman to US Supreme Court
Jewish justice to formally step down at end of summer; president pledges replacement ‘will be someone with extraordinary qualifications, character, experience and integrity’
By Colleen Long, Zeke Miller and DARLENE SUPERVILLE
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, Democrat of New York, joined at right by Majority Whip Dick Durbin, Democrat of Illinois, speaks to reporters after a Democratic policy meeting at the Capitol in Washington, Dec. 14, 2021. (J. Scott Applewhite/AP)
January 27, 2022, 10:23 am
Democrats seek fast confirmation of new US Supreme Court seat, taking cue from GOP
Majority Leader Schumer, Judiciary Committee Chairman Durbin plan to move fast when Biden makes his pick – whom he’s said will be a Black woman – even before Justice Breyer retires
By MARY CLARE JALONICK and LISA MASCARO
Stephen Breyer during in his office in Washington, D.C., in August 2021. (Bill O'Leary/The Washington Post via JTA)
January 26, 2022, 10:09 pm
Jewish US Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer reportedly set to retire
Judge has been under pressure to step down and enable Biden to appoint a liberal replacement before mid-term elections in November, when Democrats may lose Senate majority
By Ron Kampeas
Poster sized enlargements of passports marked as "rejected" by United States Immigration are on display during an anti-Muslim ban rally as the Supreme Court hears arguments about whether US President Donald Trump's ban on travelers from several mostly Muslim countries violates immigration law or the Constitution, April 25, 2018, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
June 26, 2018, 7:33 pm
Court upholds Trump travel ban, rejects discrimination claim
Ruling passes on a 5-4 decision, with majority opinion noting US presidents have substantial power to regulate immigration, while rejecting allegation of anti-Muslim bias
By Mark Sherman
The eight Jewish Supreme Court Justices, clockwise from top left: Ruth Bader Ginsburg; Stephen Breyer; Abe Fortas; Louis Brandeis; Benjamin Cardozo; Felix Frankfurter; Arthur Goldberg; Elena Kagan. (Photos of Ginsburg, Breyer and Kagan by Steve Petteway, others by Harris & Ewing/ all from the Collection of the Supreme Court of the US)
July 31, 2017, 3:01 am
The 8 Jewish justices who made the US Supreme Court jump
Author David Dalin’s new book explores the inner lives of trailblazing Members of the Tribe who helped mold the nation’s highest court
By Rich Tenorio
US Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg speaking at an annual Women's History Month reception hosted by House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., March 18, 2015. (Allison Shelley/Getty Images/via JTA)
March 1, 2017, 1:30 pm
Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s crazy hard workout
Supporters are also begging the aging US Supreme Court justice to eat more kale
By Gabe Friedman
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg speaks at Brandeis University in Waltham, Massachusetts, January 28, 2016. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer, File)
October 6, 2016, 10:05 am
US Supreme Court opens without Jewish justices
3 justices skip starting session due to Rosh Hashanah, missing all of 5 minutes of action
By AP
Jerry Silverman, CEO of the Jewish Federations of North America, speaking at the umbrella group's General Assembly in Jerusalem, Nov. 7, 2013. (Flash90/via JTA)
November 7, 2014, 6:01 pm
Are the Jewish Federations delivering on their promises?
Ahead of Sunday’s General Assembly, a point-by-point look at some of JFNA’s stated goals — and whether it is meeting them
By Uriel Heilman
US Vice President Joe Biden (AP/Markus Schreiber/File)
October 28, 2014, 6:21 pm
Joe Biden to address US Jewish federations
Vice president headlines list of dignitaries slated to attend Jewish umbrella group’s annual General Assembly
By JTA
Illustrative photo. Gay rights supporter waving a rainbow flag outside the US Supreme Court building in Washington following its ruling expanding gay rights, June 26, 2013. (Win McNamee/Getty Images via JTA)
June 27, 2013, 5:01 pm
A roller-coaster week of Supreme Court rulings for Jews
Vigilance on voting rights, gratitude on affirmative action and gay marriage informed statements from liberal Jewish groups this week
By Ron Kampeas
US Congress (photo credit: CC BY-SA Dougtone, Flickr)
December 27, 2012, 12:06 pm
Political showdowns will make 2013 a busy year for US Jews
From Iran’s nuclear program to the fight over gay marriage, Jewish groups are already gearing up for their next big battles
By Ron Kampeas
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