Good morning. It's Thursday, April 7, and we're covering a confirmation vote for the latest addition to the Supreme Court, baseball's opening day, and much more. Have feedback? Let us know at [email protected].
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The Senate is expected to vote on the confirmation of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court this afternoon as the first Black woman to serve on the high court. Her approval requires a simple majority in the 100-seat chamber, and three Republicans joined all 50 Democrats in supporting a Monday discharge petition that moved her nomination out of the Judiciary Committee. Sens. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), Mitt Romney (R-UT), and Susan Collins (R-ME), who voted in favor of Monday's petition, are expected to support her confirmation.
Jackson, 51, previously served as a public defender and trial judge before serving as a federal appeals court judge in Washington, DC. Jackson would fill the vacancy left by Justice Stephen Breyer's departure at the end of the current term, with the court maintaining a 6-3 conservative majority.
If confirmed, Jackson will be appointed before the next term starts Oct. 3 for the cases the court has so far agreed to hear in 2022-23.
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The 2022 Major League Baseball season gets underway today, one week after its original date, following an offseason lockout that continued into spring training. Despite the delay, fans will enjoy a full 162-game season under an updated agreement that ended the 99-day work stoppage.
The updated schedule resulted in a slimmer opening day slate, with just under half the league taking the field (see game times). One of the most notable matchups comes later in the day when the Houston Astros travel to face the Los Angeles Angels and two-way star Shohei Ohtani. The reigning MVP had a historic 2021 season, including becoming the first player to start as both a hitter and a pitcher in the All-Star Game. See more storylines here.
See a history of opening day here.
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Minnesota prosecutors yesterday declined to charge a Minneapolis police officer who fatally shot 22-year-old Amir Locke during a no-knock search warrant in February. Locke was staying in his cousin's apartment and was not named in the warrant. The decision comes a day after Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey issued a special order prohibiting unannounced search warrants.
Prosecutors said the law requires a case to be evaluated based on the perspective of a reasonable police officer. The prosecutors, in a 44-page report, said any reasonable police officer in the position of 34-year-old officer Mark Hanneman would have perceived threat of death or great bodily harm under the circumstances.
SWAT teams raided an apartment Feb. 2 in search of a suspect tied to a January homicide. Body camera footage (view here, warning: sensitive content) shows Locke rising from the couch where he slept and displaying his legally owned gun. Hanneman then shoots Locke three times, killing him.
See an overview of the case here.
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