President Joe Biden selected Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to replace retiring Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer. Progressive legal groups hailed the nomination as a groundbreaking historical first, while conservatives say Jackson is a judicial activist who will substitute her own views for those of the Founding Fathers. Ketanji Brown Jackson has worked as a lawyer in private practice supporting the abortion lobby, served as a public defender, and helped lead a federal board that reduced sentences for criminals.
Who is Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, how has she ruled, and what does she believe? Here are the facts you need to know.
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