There's also Ketanji Brown Jackson, the first African American woman on the Supreme Court, who Biden nominated and was confirmed by the senate. discuss the federal court system?
The federal court system is really interesting normally, but especially under the current circumstances. Please read through how the courts are set up, judges appointed, and judgements given. There was a court case that was decided over Zoom in the Spring 2000 concerning the Wisconsin primary. The governor pushed the election to June so that people didn't need to go out during this pandemic, and it was overturned, allowing the primary to happen and putting people at risk.
Early in the pandemic, there were some states who have opted to stop all elective surgeries, and they are using that as an excuse to stop abortions. (I am not going to start a debate regarding abortion; I am just making you aware of things that are going on right now). In Texas, specifically, some lawmakers were arguing that abortion is optional and therefore currently banned... Rights organizations have sued this ruling and asked that it get expedited all the way to the Supreme Court for a ruling. There was also the recent showdown over whether or not the 1973 Roe v. Wade ruling is constitutional -- it was, in fact, overturned. What this order has done is make women travel to other states to seek medical help as well as denying life-saving reproductive health to millions. There's no easy remedy for all of this, but the federal courts, specifically the Supreme Court, are dealing with these kinds of issues right now.
And we cannot talk about the Supreme Court without acknowledging the recent passing of Ruth Bader Ginsburg (the Notorious RBG) and the subsequent swiftness with which she was replace before the election despite not allowing Merrick Garland to have a hearing in the Senate during the last year of Obama's presidency.
There's also Ketanji Brown Jackson, the first African American woman on the Supreme Court, who Biden nominated and was confirmed by the senate.
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