Facing questions about her record as a judge, the role of the Supreme Court in setting law and the constitutionality of recent sweeping legal decisions, Ketanji Brown Jackson spoke with senators for a second day of confirmation hearings. Jackson rebutted accusations that she has supported the teaching of critical race theory in elementary schools, championed toolenient sentencing for some criminals and clarified language from previous legal opinions during combative questioning from several GOP senators.v

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