The Republican-controlled U.S. Senate confirmed Jeff Sessions at attorney general Wednesday night following a contentious debate and a stream of controversy about the immigration hard-liner having a racist past.
Senator Kamala Harris will pull from her lengthy legal career to lay the groundwork against confirming Sen. Jeff Sessions.
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In a letter, the widow of Martin Luther King Jr. crafted a scathing critique of Sessions saying that to grant him a federal judgeship would “irreparably damage the work of my husband.”
More than 1,300 law professors signed an open letter protesting Jeff Sessions' nomination. They voice concerns about his record.
The police ended an NAACP sit-in at Sen. Jeff Sessions' Alabama office. They were protesting his attorney general nomination.
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Senate Confirms Jeff Sessions As Attorney General
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Sen. Kamala Harris Will Make A Public Case Against Confirming Sessions For Attorney General
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JJ’s QOTD: Should Sen. Elizabeth Warren Been Allowed To Continue Reading The Coretta Scott King Letter At The Debate Of The Confirmation Of Jeff Sessions As Attorney General? (POLL)
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Coretta Scott King Wasn’t Here For Jeff Sessions’ Racism Back In 1986
