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Ketanji Brown Jackson defends against Republican’s claims on child abuse sentences

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Supreme court nominee responds to Josh Hawley’s accusations, which have have been debunked as false, at Senate hearing

Ketanji Brown Jackson faces questions on second day of confirmation hearings – live updates

Ketanji Brown Jackson gave a passionate defense of her sentencing of child sexual abuse imagery offenders as a rebuttal to attacks from a Republican senator who has accused her of endangering children, as her confirmation hearings for a seat on the US supreme court entered a critical second day.

At the start of an epic day of questioning before the Senate judiciary committee on Capitol Hill, Jackson strongly refuted claims made by Josh Hawley, Republican senator from Missouri.

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