Graham flips on Ketanji, will oppose

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Sen. Lindsey Graham, R‑S.C., said Thursday he will oppose Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson’s nomination to the Supreme Court, a change from a year ago when Graham was one of three GOP senators to approve Jackson to an appellate court. Graham announced his opposition on the Senate floor Thursday, citing, in part, Jackson’s record as a federal court judge in sentencing child pornography offenders to lesser sentences than the guidelines stated.  “I oppose and will vote against the nomination of Judge Jackson to the Supreme Court,” Graham said. “My decision is based upon her record of judicial activism, flawed sentencing methodology regarding child pornography cases, and a belief that Judge Jackson will not be deterred by the plain meaning of the law when it comes to liberal causes.”
Sen. Lindsey Graham, R‑S.C., questions Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson during a Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, March 22, 2022.
(AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)Jackson got three GOP votes last year for her confirmation to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit: Graham, Susan Collins of Maine and Lisa Murkowski of Alaska.SUSAN COLLINS TO VOTE ‘YES’ ON KETANJI BROWN JACKSON FOR SUPREME COURT, IN FIRST REPUBLICAN BACKINGMurkowski has not yet announced how she’ll vote, whereas Collins announced this week she would support Jackson, giving the White House at least some level of bipartisan support for President Biden’s first Supreme Court nominee. 
Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson testifies during her Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, March 22, 2022. 
(AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)In Senate Judiciary Committee hearings, …

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