WASHINGTON, DC. – U.S. Senator Deb Fischer (R-Neb.) released the following statement today announcing she will oppose the nomination of Ketanji Brown Jackson to serve as the next Associate Justice on the U.S. Supreme Court:

“I appreciated Judge Jackson’s time during my personal meeting with her, but she was not clear about her own judicial philosophy in our conversation. She instead described certain steps when examining a case, including looking at the ‘public meaning’ of the law’s text.

“Translating this ‘public meaning’ is exactly why it is important to have a specific judicial philosophy. I firmly believe that justices on our nation’s highest Court must be able to identify the framework of how they interpret our fundamental laws. In doing so, they must adhere strictly to the text of the Constitution as written without limiting the rights it guarantees. Given these considerations, I will oppose her nomination.”