Black law students react to Judge Jackson navigating GOP senators questions

Black law students react to Judge Jackson navigating¹ GOP senators questions

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　　Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson is the first Black woman in the nation's history to be nominated to the Supreme⁴ Court. For many Black future attorneys, her nomination⁵ has given them hope.

　　RACHEL MARTIN, HOST:

　　Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson is the first Black woman ever to be nominated to the Supreme Court. For many Black future attorneys, her nomination gives them hope. NPR's Alana Wise has the story.

　　ALANA WISE, BYLINE⁶: Dozens of Black law students traveled to D.C. this week to watch the confirmation⁷ hearing of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson. Coming in from law programs across the country, the students enjoyed a sense of camaraderie⁸. In watching Judge Jackson field tough questions about her credentials⁹, the future jurors saw themselves and their own struggles reflected in her responses. Stacie Dukes (ph), a student at Southern University Law Center in Baton¹⁰ Rouge¹¹, put it this way.

　　STACIE DUKES: I think her being in this position shows that it's possible. We can do anything. The sky is the limit.

　　WISE: Dukes was one of 100 Black students and 50 Black public defenders¹² to attend a series of events hosted by the group Demand Justice. In order to be selected, Dukes wrote about the impact Judge Jackson had already had on her career.

　　DUKES: It was a reflection of myself. And it just further confirmed that - you know what? - I can do this. I can do anything in this field.

　　WISE: Jackson faced tough questions from Republicans, questions like this one from Senator Ted³ Cruz...

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　　TED CRUZ: Do you believe the voice of the children is heard when 100% of the time, you're sentencing those in possession of child pornography to far below what the prosecutor¹³ is asking for?

　　WISE: ...And this one from Senator John Kennedy of Louisiana, who was trying to pin down the judge's opinion on life as it relates to abortion¹⁴.

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　　JOHN KENNEDY: When does equal protection of the laws attach to a human being?

　　WISE: But she also found support from Democrats¹⁵, like New Jersey¹⁶ Senator Cory Booker, who at one point brought tears to the Supreme Court hopeful's eyes.

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　　CORY BOOKER: Today we should rejoice because President Biden nominated someone that we've heard to be the 116th associate judge of the Supreme Court, who is extraordinarily¹⁷ talented and who also happens to be a Black woman.

　　WISE: That was a feeling shared by Thomi Dudley (ph), a third-year student at Harvard Law School.

　　THOMI DUDLEY: I knew I had to be there.

　　WISE: Dudley was able to watch the second day of the hearing live from the Senate chamber¹⁸.

　　DUDLEY: I see a lot of myself in her. I see a lot of my friends in her. And I wanted to be there to support.

　　WISE: For Edrius Stagg, this moment held a special importance. Stagg is the father of three girls. And like Jackson's own father, Stagg is juggling¹⁹ attending law school while also raising daughters.

　　EDRIUS STAGG: Like, they are all excited about it, you know? And me going through law school, and they're looking at me going through law school - I just thought that, you know, it's a great story to tell.

　　WISE: Stagg said that while watching the hearing, he was especially aware of the optics, a Black woman justifying²⁰ her qualifications to the largely white male Senate. But Stagg said Jackson held her own. And for that, he had this message for her.

　　STAGG: Thank you. Thank you for being an inspiration to my daughters and for their future generations.

　　WISE: The Senate is expected to hold a vote on her confirmation by April 8.

　　For NPR News, in Washington, I'm Alana Wise.

1 navigating   

v.给（船舶、飞机等）引航，导航( navigate的现在分词 )；（从海上、空中等）横越；横渡；飞跃

参考例句：

• These can also be very useful when navigating time-based documents, such as video and audio. 它对于和时间有关的文档非常有用，比如视频和音频文档。 来自About Face 3交互设计精髓
• Vehicles slowed to a crawl on city roads, navigating slushy snow. 汽车在市区路上行驶缓慢，穿越泥泞的雪地。 来自互联网

2 transcript   

n.抄本，誊本，副本，肄业证书

参考例句：

• A transcript of the tapes was presented as evidence in court.一份录音带的文字本作为证据被呈交法庭。
• They wouldn't let me have a transcript of the interview.他们拒绝给我一份采访的文字整理稿。

3 ted   

vt.翻晒，撒，撒开

参考例句：

• The invaders gut ted the village.侵略者把村中财物洗劫一空。
• She often teds the corn when it's sunny.天好的时候她就翻晒玉米。

4 supreme   

adj.极度的，最重要的；至高的，最高的

参考例句：

• It was the supreme moment in his life.那是他一生中最重要的时刻。
• He handed up the indictment to the supreme court.他把起诉书送交最高法院。

5 nomination   

n.提名，任命，提名权

参考例句：

• John is favourite to get the nomination for club president.约翰最有希望被提名为俱乐部主席。
• Few people pronounced for his nomination.很少人表示赞成他的提名。

6 byline   

n.署名；v.署名

参考例句：

• His byline was absent as well.他的署名也不见了。
• We wish to thank the author of this article which carries no byline.我们要感谢这篇文章的那位没有署名的作者。

7 confirmation   

n.证实，确认，批准

参考例句：

• We are waiting for confirmation of the news.我们正在等待证实那个消息。
• We need confirmation in writing before we can send your order out.给你们发送订购的货物之前，我们需要书面确认。

8 camaraderie   

n.同志之爱，友情

参考例句：

• The camaraderie among fellow employees made the tedious work just bearable.同事之间的情谊使枯燥乏味的工作变得还能忍受。
• Some bosses are formal and have occasional interactions,while others prefer continual camaraderie.有些老板很刻板，偶尔才和下属互动一下；有些则喜欢和下属打成一片。

9 credentials   

n.证明，资格，证明书，证件

参考例句：

• He has long credentials of diplomatic service.他的外交工作资历很深。
• Both candidates for the job have excellent credentials.此项工作的两个求职者都非常符合资格。

10 baton   

n.乐队用指挥杖

参考例句：

• With the baton the conductor was beating time.乐队指挥用指挥棒打拍子。
• The conductor waved his baton,and the band started up.指挥挥动指挥棒，乐队开始演奏起来。

11 rouge   

n.胭脂，口红唇膏；v.(在…上)擦口红

参考例句：

• Women put rouge on their cheeks to make their faces pretty.女人往面颊上涂胭脂，使脸更漂亮。
• She didn't need any powder or lip rouge to make her pretty.她天生漂亮，不需要任何脂粉唇膏打扮自己。

12 defenders   

n.防御者( defender的名词复数 )；守卫者；保护者；辩护者

参考例句：

• The defenders were outnumbered and had to give in. 抵抗者寡不敌众，只能投降。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• After hard fighting,the defenders were still masters of the city. 守军经过奋战仍然控制着城市。 来自《简明英汉词典》

13 prosecutor   

n.起诉人；检察官，公诉人

参考例句：

• The defender argued down the prosecutor at the court.辩护人在法庭上驳倒了起诉人。
• The prosecutor would tear your testimony to pieces.检查官会把你的证言驳得体无完肤。

14 abortion   

n.流产，堕胎

参考例句：

• She had an abortion at the women's health clinic.她在妇女保健医院做了流产手术。
• A number of considerations have led her to have a wilful abortion.多种考虑使她执意堕胎。

15 democrats   

n.民主主义者，民主人士( democrat的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The Democrats held a pep rally on Capitol Hill yesterday. 民主党昨天在国会山召开了竞选誓师大会。
• The democrats organize a filibuster in the senate. 民主党党员组织了阻挠议事。 来自《简明英汉词典》

16 jersey   

n.运动衫

参考例句：

• He wears a cotton jersey when he plays football.他穿运动衫踢足球。
• They were dressed alike in blue jersey and knickers.他们穿着一致，都是蓝色的运动衫和灯笼短裤。

17 extraordinarily   

adv.格外地；极端地

参考例句：

• She is an extraordinarily beautiful girl.她是个美丽非凡的姑娘。
• The sea was extraordinarily calm that morning.那天清晨，大海出奇地宁静。

18 chamber   

n.房间，寝室；会议厅；议院；会所

参考例句：

• For many,the dentist's surgery remains a torture chamber.对许多人来说，牙医的治疗室一直是间受刑室。
• The chamber was ablaze with light.会议厅里灯火辉煌。

19 juggling   

n. 欺骗, 杂耍(=jugglery) adj. 欺骗的, 欺诈的 动词juggle的现在分词

参考例句：

• He was charged with some dishonest juggling with the accounts. 他被指控用欺骗手段窜改账目。
• The accountant went to prison for juggling his firm's accounts. 会计因涂改公司的帐目而入狱。

20 justifying   

证明…有理( justify的现在分词 )； 为…辩护； 对…作出解释； 为…辩解（或辩护）

参考例句：

• He admitted it without justifying it. 他不加辩解地承认这个想法。
• The fellow-travellers'service usually consisted of justifying all the tergiversations of Soviet intenal and foreign policy. 同路人的服务通常包括对苏联国内外政策中一切互相矛盾之处进行辩护。