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0 get here today are some of the key answers. we have seen in hearings past nominees refuse to weigh in on what can come before the court, to the concern and consternation of members on this committee. expect some moments of contentiousness between republicans and this nominee. well see how she responds to pointed and direct questions. will she get tripped up and will anything change and will she win over any republicans to ultimately support her? one republican who could break ranks lindsey gra...

0 of marriage, correct? >> i am aware there are various religious faiths that define marriage in a traditional way. >> do you see that when the supreme court makes a dramatic pronouncement about the invalidity about state marriage laws, it will inevitably set in conflict between those who ascribe to the supreme courts edict and those who have a firmly held religious belief that marriage is between a man and a woman? >> well, senator, these issues are being litigated, as you know, throughout the ...

0 misleading the public but taking the court out of context. she repeated testimony from someone else and he says it is her quote. hawley praised her experience and said he looks forward to questioning her today. also important to note many questions about her time as a public defender and for her to get on the bench this time where she was now at the court of appeals three republicans, murcowski, collins and graham all voted in favor. well see what they do this time. >> trace: david spunt live ...

0 recommendations, whether theyre in congress, theyre not the kinds of things that i can opine about. >> so you dont want to opine whether 17 years is too long or too short a sentence for murder? >> senator cotton, the congress has prescribed a number of factors that judges look at when they sentence. it may in many cases not be. i cant answer in the abstract in the way that you -- >> these are very concrete. lets turn to rape. do you know how long the average inmate convicted of rape serves in ...

0 world at large, and i think its six months, maybe a year, but that goes on at least on an annual basis, and if these a determination that this person still represents a threat to the united states rp they are continued to be confined. thats the way the system works. are you okay with that? >> as a policy matter, senator? im not speaking to my views, thats -- my understanding is that the periodic review system is an executive branch determination of whether or not they are going to continue to ...

0 whether or not they still present a threat to the united states or the world at large and i think its six months, maybe a year. but that goes on at least on an annual basis, and if there is a determination that this person still represents a threat to the united states, they are continued to be confined. thats the way the system works. are you okay with that? >> as a policy matter, senator, im not speaking to my views. my understanding is the periodic review system is an executive branch deter...

0 first of two long and intense days of questioning from members of the senate judiciary committee began this morning with democrats using their questions to allow jackson to issue a rebuttal to republican accusations that she has been soft on crime and republicans pressing her on her record as a judge and public defender and bringing up a whole host of conservative hobby horses. things like critical race theory. jackson has tried to stay above the fray in her responses. early on in the hearing,...

0 facts, im applying the law in as neutral and consistent a manner as i can. because that is the duty and requirement of the judicial oath. im also very conscious of the limits of judicial authority, of the restrictions that exist in the law to prevent me as a judge from becoming a policymaker. this means that i carefully scrutinize my jurisdiction. it means that i look at the text and focus on the text and the intentions of the legislatures that drafted that provision. or the intention of the f...

0 activism and advocacy as it concerns sexual predators that stems back decades and that is concerning. you wrote your note on the harvard law review on sex crimes. your note is your major academic work on the law review "prevention versus punishment toward a principled distinction in the restraint in it you argue and i quote "a recent spate of legislation reports to release sex offenders by requiring them to notify local law enforcement and submit to civil commitment for indefinite term. many s...

0 that whole time we have left this evening. thank you for making the show possible. thrthank for joining us . please set your dvr. never miss an episode.gr i dontea think its complicate. ragan. he helped the mujahadeen. he helped the freedom fighters and the contras well without putting a single boott on the ground. joe follow reagan follow trump and will do fine. >> laura ingrams next . have a great night. im laura ingraham. and this is ingrid betancourt from a very busy washington tonight . r...