Coverage dated March 22, 2022

A demand to define ‘woman’ injects gender politics into Jackson’s confirmation hearings.

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Senator Marsha Blackburn tried to get Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to give a definition of “woman,” as part of a diatribe against transgender rights.

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Fox News
Ketanji Brown Jackson, Biden's Supreme Court pick, refuses to define the word 'woman' (opens Fox News)
Published Mar 22, 2022
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President Biden's Supreme Court nominee, Ketanji Brown Jackson, refused to define the word “woman” on the second day of her confirmation hearings before the U.S. Senate's Judiciary Committee.
Washington Examiner
Jackson says she cannot define what a woman is at confirmation hearing (opens Washington Examiner)
Published Mar 22, 2022
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Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, President Joe Biden’s nominee to the Supreme Court, said during her confirmation hearing Tuesday that she could not define the term "woman."
Breitbart News
‘I’m Not a Biologist’: Ketanji Brown Jackson Cannot Define 'Woman' (opens Breitbart News)
Published Mar 22, 2022
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President Biden’s Supreme Court nominee, Ketanji Brown Jackson, could not define the word “woman” during her confirmation hearing on Tuesday.
The Federalist
48 Times Ketanji Brown Jackson Referenced The 'Women' She Can't Define (opens The Federalist)
Published Mar 22, 2022
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Repeatedly using a word she says she 'can't' define is not a good look for a potential Supreme Court justice.
Fox News
Outrage after Ketanji Brown Jackson says she 'can't' define the word woman: 'Legit bizarre' (opens Fox News)
Published Mar 22, 2022
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Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson took heat on Twitter when she refused to define the word "woman" for Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn.
New York Times
A demand to define ‘woman’ injects gender politics into Jackson’s confirmation hearings. (opens New York Times)
Published Mar 22, 2022
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Senator Marsha Blackburn tried to get Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to give a definition of “woman,” as part of a diatribe against transgender rights.
Townhall
'Disqualifying': Judge Jackson Slammed for Refusal to Define What a Woman Is (opens Townhall)
Published Mar 22, 2022
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As Spencer reported earlier, Republican Senator Marsha Blackburn asked Supreme Court nominee Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to define what a woman is during testimony late Tuesday night in front of the