Name: Ketanji Brown Jackson confirmed, but GOP will dominate SCOTUS for years
Uploaded: 2022-04-07T21:12:12Z
Description: What does the confirmation of Ketanji Brown Jackson mean for the US? Jon Lieber, head of Eurasia Group's coverage of political and policy developments in Washington, shares his perspective.

Jon Lieber, head of Eurasia Group's coverage of political and policy developments in Washington, discusses the Supreme Court confirmation of Ketanji Brown Jackson.

Today's question, what does the confirmation of Ketanji Brown Jackson mean for the US?

She'll be the first black woman ever to serve on the highest court. What's the political significance of this? Not much. After Republicans took at 6-3 advantage on the court during the Trump administration, the conservatives now have what looks like a durable majority that will dominate the court for years to come. Brown Jackson's vote is unlikely to be decisive in many cases, which frequently split along partisan lines with the six conservative justices aligning in a block against the three liberal justices on issues like separation of powers, the scope of the federal government, and voting rights.

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