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WATCH: Cornyn presses Supreme Court nominee Jackson on religious freedom
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March 23, 2022
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3:40Now PlayingSen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, asked Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson about her views on religious freedom during her confirmation hearing March 23.
“Do you agree with me that it's important to accommodate the sincerely held religious beliefs of all Americans when it comes to legislation that the Congress may pass?” Cornyn asked.
Jackson replied that religious freedom is a “core, foundational right” that reflected “the Founding Fathers' understanding of this country as being one that is based on, in large part, the idea of pluralism — the idea that people can come and have sincerely held religious beliefs and practice them without persecution.”
Wednesday was the Senate committee’s final day to question Jackson, who was nominated by President Joe Biden in February to replace retiring Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer. If confirmed, she will be the first Black woman on the high court. On the final day of the hearings March 24, the Senate Judiciary Committee will hear from friends and colleagues of Jackson about her temperament and approach to the law.
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