Republicans John Cornyn and Ted Cruz questioned Jackson about critical race theory, whether she was an activist judge and sentences she issued in child pornography cases.
Cruz and Jackson attended Harvard Law School at the same time. But Cruz did not hold back against his former schoolmate during the second day of the Senate Judiciary confirmation hearing. The junior senator for Texas waved a book called “Antiracist Baby” and showed poster-sized images of its pages. He said the book was read at Georgetown Day School, a private school where Jackson has been a board member since 2019.
Cruz brandished another chart showing that as a judge, Jackson handed down lighter sentences than what prosecutors wanted in some child pornography cases. When asked about the sentencing, Jackson said, “Your chart does not include all of the factors that Congress has told judges to consider, including the probation officer’s recommendation.
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