The United States again wrote a memorable page in its history on Thursday when Ketanji Brown Jackson was sworn in as the first black woman to serve on the Supreme Court.
(Read: The first African woman to be a judge of the US Supreme Court.)
The appointment of this 51-year-old woman by Democratic President Joe Biden it means white men are no longer a majority on the nation’s highest court for the first time in 233 years.
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Jackson’s oath took place this noon at the Supreme Court, just as the departure of his predecessor, Judge Stephen Breyer, who decided to retire, became effective.
He first swore allegiance to the Constitution before Chief Justice John Roberts, and then swore to fulfill the duties of his office before Breyer.
Although its confirmation is a milestone, this will not change the conservative majority of 6 magistrates against 3 of progressive tone in the Courtimposed during the previous command of Republican tycoon Donald Trump (2017-2021).
The Court has been harshly criticized for its latest rulings, which extend the right of civilians to bear arms, eliminate the free right to abortion in the country and limit the government’s power to curb greenhouse gases.
In the midst of this court’s vicious assault on the health, liberty, and security of Americans, she will be a much-needed force for equal justice for all.
“As Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson takes her seat on the Supreme Court, our nation takes a historic step toward realizing our highest ideals,” said Nancy Pelosi, the Democratic caucus leader in the House of Representatives (Lower) of Congress. , it’s a statement.
Jackson is sworn in as he wins the support of three Senate Republicans during a grueling confirmation process and at times brutal, giving Biden a 53-47 bipartisan approval for his first Supreme Court nominee.
The appointment presents an opportunity for the Biden administration to rebound from a string of bad news in recent months, with poll ratings leaving the president languishing below 40% amid runaway inflation ahead of the election. half term in November.
Crucially, it has allowed Biden to show Black voters who rescued his faltering 2020 primary campaign that he can deliver with them.
The Supreme Court authorized Biden this Thursday to abolish the “Stay in Mexico” program, an immigration policy established by his predecessor, Donald Trump (2017-2021), which forces asylum seekers to wait for their case to be resolved outside the United States. .
In its second ruling of the day and the last of this period, the highest court in the United States ruled in favor of limiting the authority of the government’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to regulate the emissions of polluting gases emitted by power plants.
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*With information from EFE and AFP
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