ចៅក្រម​តុលាការ​កំពូល Ketanji Brown Jackson និយាយថា នាង​នឹង​ដក​ខ្លួន​ចេញពី​សំណុំរឿង​សកម្មភាព​បញ្ជាក់​ពី​សាកលវិទ្យាល័យ Harvard

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Supreme Court nominee Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson said Wednesday she’ll recuse herself from an upcoming case challenging Harvard University’s affirmative action policy if she’s confirmed to the court, as both she and Justice Clarence Thomas have come under scrutiny for their ties to the case.

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Under questioning from Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) about the case, Jackson said it “is my plan” to recuse herself from the Harvard case if confirmed.

Jackson attended Harvard Law School and បម្រើ on the university’s Board of Overseers, which has sparked scrutiny she could have a conflict of interest.

The court will hear two cases, likely next term after Jackson is likely confirmed, concerning គោលនយោបាយសកម្មភាពបញ្ជាក់ at Harvard and the University of North Carolina, which allege the universities’ policies unlawfully discriminate against Asian-American applicants.

Thomas has also faced calls to recuse himself from the case, after a group his wife Ginni serves on the board of, the National Association of Scholars, submitted an amicus brief with the court supporting the challengers—but he has not yet committed to doing so.

Chief Justice John Roberts and Justices Elena Kagan and Neil Gorsuch also បានចូលរួម។ សាលាច្បាប់ហាវ៉ាដ។

អ្វីដែលត្រូវមើល

The Senate will soon vote on Jackson’s confirmation after her hearings wrap up on Thursday, and she’s expected to receive a simple majority of votes and be confirmed to the court. If confirmed, she would take the bench when the Supreme Court’s next term begins in the fall, as Justice Stephen Breyer will stay on for the rest of this court term before retiring when it ends in late June or early July. The court has not yet said when it will hear the affirmative action case.

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Thomas was ចូលមន្ទីរពេទ្យ on Friday for an infection after experiencing “flu-like symptoms” that are not Covid-19, the court announced on Sunday. The court said in its announcement Thomas was expected to be released by Tuesday night, but would not say as of Wednesday whether or not the justice is still in the hospital. He has not participated in oral arguments taking place this week, but will still be involved with deciding the cases based on briefs and transcripts of the hearings.

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The Supreme Court has come under growing scrutiny for justices’ perceived ethical conflicts. In addition to concerns over Thomas’ wife, a right-wing activist involved with many partisan political issues the court has and will consider, ហ្គូរុស also came under criticism for speaking at a recent event for the Federalist Society alongside Republicans like former Vice President Mike Pence and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis. The perceived conflicts—which come as the 6-3 conservative court already faces declining ទំនុកចិត្តសាធារណៈ—have led to growing calls for the Supreme Court to impose a ក្រមសីលធម៌, as justices are not bound to follow an ethical code for federal judges in lower courts. Jackson said Tuesday during her confirmation hearing that she supports the court imposing such a code.

អានបន្ថែម

Ketanji Brown Jackson Hearings: Lindsey Graham ប្រាប់អ្នកតែងតាំងតុលាការកំពូលថា "អ្នកកំពុងធ្វើវាខុស" (ទស្សនាវដ្តី Forbes)

សកម្មភាព​ដែល​បញ្ជាក់​ថា​អាច​ត្រូវ​បាន​បដិសេធ​ក្នុង​ពេល​ឆាប់ៗ​នេះ ខណៈ​ដែល​តុលាការ​កំពូល​លើក​យក​សំណុំរឿង​របស់​សាកលវិទ្យាល័យ Harvard និង UNC (ទស្សនាវដ្តី Forbes)

Potential SCOTUS Nominee, on Harvard Board of Overseers, Could Face Conflict of Interest Questions in Affirmative Action Case (The Harvard Crimson)

អ្នកប្រាជ្ញផ្នែកច្បាប់ជំរុញឱ្យមានក្រមសីលធម៌របស់តុលាការកំពូល ខណៈដែល Gorsuch និង Thomas ស្ថិតនៅក្រោមភ្លើង (ទស្សនាវដ្តី Forbes)