Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson (right) meeting with Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, on Capitol Hill in Washington on March 8. Read moreWASHINGTON — Maine Sen. Susan Collins said Wednesday she will vote to confirm Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, giving Democrats at least one Republican vote and all but assuring that Jackson will become the first Black woman on the Supreme Court. Senate Democratic leaders are pushing toward a Senate Judiciary Committee vote on the nomination Monday and a final Senate vote to confirm Jackson late next week. Collins was the most likely Republican to support Jackson, and she has a history of voting for Supreme Court nominees picked by presidents of both parties, as well as other judicial nominations. When Collins first came to the Senate, Supreme Court confirmations were much more bipartisan.

Source: New York Times March 31, 2022 07:37 UTC