Spars with Graham, Cruz Leave Jackson Facing Hurdles of the Past (3)

Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson, the first Black female candidate to be considered for the job, faced a barrage of questions during her Senate confirmation hearing about critical race theory and whether it would influence her work as a justice. She’s also faced repeated interruptions.

One explosive back-and-forth came Wednesday as Republican Senator Lindsey Graham used his time to air complaints about the treatment of past GOP judicial nominees and accused Jackson of being lenient in sentencing defendants in child pornography cases. Judiciary Chair Dick Durbin asked the South Carolina senator to let Jackson finish her answer multiple times.

Another thorny exchange came Tuesday ...