Judge Jackson: 'Humbled and Honored' to Be on Supreme Court

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

48% : In the days of questioning by members of the Senate Judiciary Committee in late March, Ms. Jackson was asked about her role as a judge and a public defender and her views on abortion, critical race theory and her own faith.
42% : And Kelly Shackelford, president, CEO and chief counsel for First Liberty Institute, a group that defends religious freedom, said she was concerned that Ms. Jackson "will not protect our nation's first freedom.
41% : Although Judge Jackson conceded religious liberty is a 'fundamental right,' we remain unconvinced that she will protect that right based on her repeated refusals to specify her judicial philosophy or what she believes the free exercise of religion means.
41% : Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., asked Ms. Jackson, as she has asked the past three court nominees, if Roe v. Wade, the court's 1973 decision legalizing abortion nationwide, was settled law.

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