As the saying goes, the news never stops — but there’s a lot of it out there, and all of it doesn’t always pertain to our readers. In this weekly news roundup, we’ll cover the top news stories that matter most to our diversity focused audience.
1. Ketanji Brown Jackson Hearing Wraps Up
The three days of public questioning in the Ketanji Brown Jackson confirmation hearing for Supreme Court Justice wrapped up on Wednesday.
The day continued with questioning about her sentencing practices in child pornography cases, which some deemed as being too light. But as Douglas A. Berman, a law professor at Ohio State University, has said her sentencing record in these types of cases is “pretty mainstream.” It’s also been noted that prosecutors were looking for lighter sentences in five of the nine cases that were brought up during the three days of questioning.
