Kavanaugh set for Supreme Court confirmation
6 years, 3 months ago

Kavanaugh set for Supreme Court confirmation

Al Jazeera  

Judge Kavanaugh looks poised to ascend to the Supreme Court, but there could be a price for supporting the nominee. The US Senate is expected to confirm Brett Kavanaugh as the next Supreme Court judge, offering President Donald Trump a big political win and tilting the nation’s high court decidedly to the right. Democrats, however, called it “very limited”, saying that the most notable part of the report into sexual misconduct allegations against Kavanaugh “is not what’s in it”. “An FBI investigation that did not include interviews of Dr Ford and Judge Kavanaugh is not a meaningful investigation in any sense of the word,” Ford’s lawyers said in a statement on Friday. “Had the FBI interviewed Dr Ford, she would have answered questions about Judge Kavanaugh’s assault, including questions that Ms Mitchell and the Judiciary Committee members failed to ask during the hearing,” they said.

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Senators warn that Pete Hegseth’s hearings will echo Brett Kavanaugh’s with fervor from both sides
4 weeks, 2 days ago

Senators warn that Pete Hegseth’s hearings will echo Brett Kavanaugh’s with fervor from both sides

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Senate Republicans fear that the confirmation hearings for secretary of …

Brett Kavanaugh provides clue into court's eventual ruling on Trump immunity case
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Brett Kavanaugh provides clue into court's eventual ruling on Trump immunity case

Raw Story  

A legal review written more than a decade ago by U.S. Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh could provide a preview of how he will rule on Donald Trump's sweeping immunity claim. Kavanaugh noted in the article that he had changed his position on that topic before writing, so it's possible he's changed his mind again, but a legal expert wasn't …

Brett Kavanaugh accuser ends silence over SCOTUS confirmation despite sexual attack claim
10 months ago

Brett Kavanaugh accuser ends silence over SCOTUS confirmation despite sexual attack claim

Raw Story  

Christine Blasey Ford is breaking her silence on U.S. Supreme Court justice Brett Kavanaugh for the first time since he was confirmed in spite of her sexual assault allegations. “Once he categorically denied my allegations as well as any bad behavior from his past during a Fox News interview, I felt more certainty than ever that after my experience with …

An unexpected check on Supreme Court’s sharp move right: Justice Kavanaugh
1 year, 3 months ago

An unexpected check on Supreme Court’s sharp move right: Justice Kavanaugh

LA Times  

The crucial battles these days within the Supreme Court are among its six conservatives, not between them and the three liberals. Four other conservatives — including Trump-appointed Justices Neil M. Gorsuch and Amy Coney Barrett — dissented, contending hospital workers should not be required to undergo what Alito called “an irreversible medical treatment.” Kavanaugh also split from the conservatives when …

Brett Kavanaugh accuser to release memoir about her legendary testimony before Senate
1 year, 4 months ago

Brett Kavanaugh accuser to release memoir about her legendary testimony before Senate

The Independent  

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Supreme Court Justice Kavanaugh predicts ‘concrete steps soon’ to address ethics concerns
1 year, 4 months ago

Supreme Court Justice Kavanaugh predicts ‘concrete steps soon’ to address ethics concerns

Associated Press  

CLEVELAND — Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh told a judicial conference on Thursday he hopes there will be “concrete steps soon” to address recent ethics concerns surrounding the court, but he stopped short of addressing calls for justices to institute an official code of conduct. Public trust in the court is at a 50-year low following a series of divisive …

Justice Kavanaugh seeks to dispel the notion that the Supreme Court is partisan
1 year, 6 months ago

Justice Kavanaugh seeks to dispel the notion that the Supreme Court is partisan

Associated Press  

BLOOMINGTON, Minn. — Justice Brett Kavanaugh pointed to the mixed U.S. Supreme Court decisions this term as he sought Thursday to dispel notions that it is partisan, even after conservatives brought about the end of affirmative action in college admissions and struck down President Joe Biden’s student loan debt relief program. Although Kavanaugh sided with the conservative majorities in the …

The Next Republican President’s Supreme Court Picks Will Be Far Worse Than Trump’s
1 year, 7 months ago

The Next Republican President’s Supreme Court Picks Will Be Far Worse Than Trump’s

Slate  

This is part of Opinionpalooza, Slate’s coverage of the major decisions from the Supreme Court this June. Ron DeSantis has taken aim at Donald Trump’s most cherished achievement among establishment conservatives: his transformation of the Supreme Court through the appointment of three staunchly right-wing justices. I think they are the gold standard, and so my justices will be along the …

Kavanaugh touts 'great relations' among Court justices despite 'obvious departure from collegiality'
1 year, 11 months ago

Kavanaugh touts 'great relations' among Court justices despite 'obvious departure from collegiality'

Raw Story  

In the past, U.S. Supreme Court justices often had radically different views yet managed to disagree without being disagreeable. In an article published by NBC News’ website on January 27, Hurley explains, “Conservative Justice Brett Kavanaugh said the Supreme Court is not as divided as members of the public might think, praising his liberal colleagues and highlighting rulings in which …

Column: Brett Kavanaugh’s Roe vote proved it again — he has a truth problem
2 years, 6 months ago

Column: Brett Kavanaugh’s Roe vote proved it again — he has a truth problem

LA Times  

Supreme Court Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh was one of the five justices to vote to overturn Roe vs. Wade. In the latest blow, Maine Sen. Susan Collins, a fellow Republican whose vote was decisive when the Senate confirmed Kavanaugh four years ago, has doubled-down on her contention that he “misled” her when he reassured her that, if confirmed, he would …

'I Delivered...': Trump Takes Credit For US Court Abortion Ruling, Calls It 'God's Decision'
2 years, 6 months ago

'I Delivered...': Trump Takes Credit For US Court Abortion Ruling, Calls It 'God's Decision'

News 18  

Former US president Donald Trump on Friday said “God made the decision” to end the national right to abortion after the Supreme Court overturned nearly five decades of settled law. Asked if he felt he played a role in this outcome, having appointed three conservative justices to the court while in office, Trump said “God made the decision.” But a …

The US Senate’s path to a Supreme Court hostile to Roe v Wade
2 years, 8 months ago

The US Senate’s path to a Supreme Court hostile to Roe v Wade

Al Jazeera  

How Mitch McConnell and Senate Republicans gamed the system to give Trump three Supreme Court picks. The US Constitution empowers the US president to nominate a person to fill a Supreme Court vacancy, and that the Senate provides “Advice and Consent” to confirm the nominee. “The next justice could fundamentally alter the direction of the Supreme Court and have a …

Joe Manchin says he's looking into whether Kavanaugh lied to him about Roe
2 years, 8 months ago

Joe Manchin says he's looking into whether Kavanaugh lied to him about Roe

Raw Story  

Sen. Susan Collins said she was assured by Brett Kavanaugh in 2018 that he considered Roe v. Wade “settled law.” In the wake of the leaked Supreme Court draft ruling and reports that Kavanaugh voted to overturn Roe v. Wade, Collins said she was "shocked" that he would lie to her. “When I met with Justice Kavanaugh before his confirmation …

Chuck Schumer, Nancy Pelosi: GOP Supreme Court Justices 'Lied' About Abortion
2 years, 8 months ago

Chuck Schumer, Nancy Pelosi: GOP Supreme Court Justices 'Lied' About Abortion

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi accused “several” Republican-appointed Supreme Court justices of lying to the Senate about their views of Roe v. Wade. The top congressional Democrats issued the sharply worded statement castigating members of the high court after Politico published a shocking leaked draft opinion showing it is poised to overrule …

Anti-abortion movement celebrates Alito’s draft opinion to reverse Roe v. Wade
2 years, 8 months ago

Anti-abortion movement celebrates Alito’s draft opinion to reverse Roe v. Wade

CNN  

CNN — “Compelling.” “Comprehensive.” “A tour de force.” Abortion opponents saw everything they have hoped for in their decades-long partnership with the broader legal conservative movement in a draft Supreme Court majority opinion disclosed Monday that, if ultimately adopted by the court, would end nationwide abortion rights protections for Americans. RELATED: Breaking down Samuel Alito’s draft opinion “Justice Alito did …

Brett Kavanaugh: What was he accused of and what happened at his Supreme Court confirmation hearing?
2 years, 9 months ago

Brett Kavanaugh: What was he accused of and what happened at his Supreme Court confirmation hearing?

The Independent  

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'I believe he's afraid': Trump attacks his own SCOTUS appointee Brett Kavanaugh after Jan. 6 decision
2 years, 10 months ago

'I believe he's afraid': Trump attacks his own SCOTUS appointee Brett Kavanaugh after Jan. 6 decision

Raw Story  

Former president Donald Trump ripped into his own Supreme Court justices on Saturday after they declined to block the House Select Committee investigating Jan. 6 from obtaining his White House records. The former president said that "at any cost," Supreme Court justices "don't want to be impeached." Trump also referred to Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, President Joe Biden's nominee for …

Democrats seek swift confirmation to fill Supreme Court seat
2 years, 11 months ago

Democrats seek swift confirmation to fill Supreme Court seat

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Senate Democrats who have played defense for the last three Supreme Court vacancies plan to move swiftly to replace retiring Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer, using the rapid 2020 confirmation of Justice Amy Coney Barrett as a new standard. In a statement, Manchin said he takes the Senate’s role to advise and consent on Supreme Court nominations “very …

Democrats seek swift confirmation to fill Supreme Court seat
2 years, 11 months ago

Democrats seek swift confirmation to fill Supreme Court seat

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Senate Democrats who have played defense for the last three Supreme Court vacancies plan to move swiftly to replace retiring Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer, using the rapid 2020 confirmation of Justice Amy Coney Barrett as a new standard. In a statement, Manchin said he takes the Senate’s role to advise and consent on Supreme Court nominations “very …

Brett Kavanaugh wavers on the importance of precedent during Roe arguments
3 years, 1 month ago

Brett Kavanaugh wavers on the importance of precedent during Roe arguments

CNN  

CNN — When Justice Brett Kavanaugh was facing tough questions during his 2018 confirmation battle about his views on the Supreme Court’s abortion rulings. As he touted the “string” of “important” and “consequential” cases where the court had previously overturned precedent, Kavanaugh said Wednesday that “history tells a somewhat different story, I think, than is sometimes assumed.” His questions and …

In their own words: Supreme Court justices’ views on abortion as key ruling looms
3 years, 3 months ago

In their own words: Supreme Court justices’ views on abortion as key ruling looms

LA Times  

Abortion already is dominating the Supreme Court’s new term, months before the justices will decide whether to reverse decisions reaching back nearly 50 years. Here is a sampling of their comments: Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. Roberts voted to uphold restrictions in two major abortion cases, in the majority in 2007 to uphold a ban on a method of …

Conservatives push big issues to fore at Supreme Court
3 years, 7 months ago

Conservatives push big issues to fore at Supreme Court

Associated Press  

A Trump-fortified conservative majority is making its presence felt at the Supreme Court by quickly wading into high-profile social issues that have been a goal of the right for decades. Now, with three appointees of former President Donald Trump on the nine-member court, longer-serving conservative Justices Samuel Alito and Clarence Thomas can cobble together five-justice majorities even without the vote …

A four-year timeline of Donald Trump and the Supreme Court
3 years, 11 months ago

A four-year timeline of Donald Trump and the Supreme Court

CNN  

CNN — Here’s a timeline of key events involving Trump and the Supreme Court over the past four years: 2017 Jan. 20: Chief Justice John Roberts administers the oath of office to President Donald Trump, who swears to “preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States.” Jan. 27: Trump signs an executive order for a new travel ban, …

Senate confirms Trump’s Supreme Court nominee a week ahead of Election Day
4 years, 2 months ago

Senate confirms Trump’s Supreme Court nominee a week ahead of Election Day

CNN  

Washington CNN — Senate Republicans voted to confirm President Donald Trump’s Supreme Court nominee Judge Amy Coney Barrett on Monday, a major victory for the President and his party just days before November 3, that could push the high court in a more conservative direction for generations to come. In just a few minutes, she’ll be on the Supreme Court,” …

US Senate moves closer to confirming Trump’s Supreme Court pick
4 years, 2 months ago

US Senate moves closer to confirming Trump’s Supreme Court pick

Al Jazeera  

Trump’s Supreme Court nominee is expected to be confirmed on Monday, after Senate voted to limit debate on the matter. The United States Senate has advanced President Donald Trump’s Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett in a near party-line vote, all but assuring her confirmation, which is expected on Monday. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, a Republican, has defended his …

Senate Republicans Advance Another Trump Court Pick Rated 'Not Qualified'
4 years, 2 months ago

Senate Republicans Advance Another Trump Court Pick Rated 'Not Qualified'

Huff Post  

Republicans on the Senate Judiciary Committee voted to advance Kathryn Kimball Mizelle's nomination for a lifetime federal judgeship, despite her "not qualified" rating from the American Bar Association. CSPAN The Senate Judiciary Committee voted Thursday to advance the lifetime federal judgeship nomination of Kathryn Kimball Mizelle, who earned an embarrassing “not qualified” rating from the American Bar Association. She got …

US Senate panel approves Trump Supreme Court pick despite Democratic boycott
4 years, 2 months ago

US Senate panel approves Trump Supreme Court pick despite Democratic boycott

Live Mint  

The Republican-led US Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday approved President Donald Trump's nomination of Amy Coney Barrett to a lifetime US Supreme Court seat despite a Democratic boycott of the meeting, clearing the way for a full Senate debate and vote on confirmation. Barrett, a federal appeals court judge whose confirmation would expand the top US judicial body's conservative majority …

The Amy Coney Barrett hearings were political theatre
4 years, 2 months ago

The Amy Coney Barrett hearings were political theatre

Al Jazeera  

Earlier this week, the American public watched carefully the congressional hearings of President Donald Trump’s nominee to the Supreme Court, Amy Coney Barrett. First, the Supreme Court is set to adjudicate a case on the Affordable Care Act – President Barack Obama’s major domestic policy achievement that reformed the healthcare system and expanded health insurance coverage – and both Trump …

Amy Coney Barrett hearing: Republican who voted against both Obama nominees complains about partisan politics
4 years, 3 months ago

Amy Coney Barrett hearing: Republican who voted against both Obama nominees complains about partisan politics

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Texas Senator John Cornyn spent the first half of his …

Democrats Prepare Last-Ditch Effort To Derail Trump’s Supreme Court Nominee
4 years, 3 months ago

Democrats Prepare Last-Ditch Effort To Derail Trump’s Supreme Court Nominee

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Senate Democrats are heading into Monday’s confirmation hearing for Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett knowing they can’t do much to stop her nomination from moving forward. It didn’t help that nearly all Democrats on the committee took courtesy calls with Barrett last week ― a far cry from Republicans’ treatment of President Barack Obama’s Supreme Court …

Amy Coney Barrett Is As Cynical As Trump
55 years ago

Amy Coney Barrett Is As Cynical As Trump

Slate  

As she introduced herself to the nation in the White House Rose Garden, Amy Coney Barrett, Donald Trump’s newest Supreme Court nominee, almost sounded respectful. In fact, Trump had long ago hailed her as a Supreme Court justice in waiting, because she’s a dedicated right-wing judicial politician who’s been angling for the job for years. Barrett’s endorsers are telling the …

Supreme Court pick vows to judge cases on law, not personal views
4 years, 3 months ago

Supreme Court pick vows to judge cases on law, not personal views

Al Jazeera  

Amy Coney Barrett, Donald Trump’s pick for a top court vacancy, said she will rule based on the law, not personal views. United States President Donald Trump’s pick for a US Supreme Court vacancy said she will rule based on the law, not her personal views, in prepared remarks issued on Sunday ahead of her Senate confirmation hearing this week. …

Donald Trump slams Democrats for brazenly attacking Amy Coney Barrett because she is a Catholic
4 years, 3 months ago

Donald Trump slams Democrats for brazenly attacking Amy Coney Barrett because she is a Catholic

Daily Mail  

Donald Trump called a press briefing Sunday to staunchly defend his Supreme Court Justice pick Amy Coney Barrett after Democrats launched a series of attacks on her alleged inability to be an impartial judge due to her Catholic faith. Trump vowed that Barrett's religion would not interfere with her decision making as a Supreme Court Justice – and five of …

Analysis: How Trump’s Supreme Court pick is politically risky
4 years, 3 months ago

Analysis: How Trump’s Supreme Court pick is politically risky

Al Jazeera  

Washington, DC – US President Donald Trump’s nomination Saturday of a new Supreme Court justice and his comments about voting integrity have already significantly altered the political discussion during the final weeks of the presidential campaign. Abortion Fulfilling a promise to his conservative Republican base, Trump’s Supreme Court nominee, federal judge Amy Coney Barrett, is expected to be anti-abortion rights, …

Some Senate Democrats Rule Out Meeting With Trump Court Nominee Amy Coney Barrett
4 years, 3 months ago

Some Senate Democrats Rule Out Meeting With Trump Court Nominee Amy Coney Barrett

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Trump announced his intent to nominate Barrett, a 48-year-old judge on the 7th U.S. Republicans notoriously refused to meet with Appeals Court Judge Merrick Garland, President Barack Obama’s Supreme Court nominee, and blocked him from filling the seat that came open upon Scalia’s death in early 2016. “Senate Republicans have gone back on their word about confirming …

Senate push to confirm Donald Trump’s Supreme Court pick
4 years, 3 months ago

Senate push to confirm Donald Trump’s Supreme Court pick

The Hindu  

U.S. Senate Republicans on Sunday prepared a concerted push toward quickly confirming President Donald Trump’s third Supreme Court nominee, Amy Coney Barrett, despite strenuous objections by Democrats who appear powerless to stop them. SC role in elections Mr. Trump urged Republicans, who hold a 53-47 Senate majority, to confirm Judge Barrett, a federal appeals court judge and a favourite of …

Amy Coney Barrett: Trump selects the conservative justice to the Supreme Court
4 years, 3 months ago

Amy Coney Barrett: Trump selects the conservative justice to the Supreme Court

CNN  

CNN — President Donald Trump on Saturday said he is nominating Amy Coney Barrett, a conservative federal appeals court judge, to succeed the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on the US Supreme Court, setting off a fierce partisan battle in the waning days of a hotly contested presidential election. Calling it a “very proud moment indeed,” Trump called Barrett a …

Trump Announces Amy Coney Barrett As His Supreme Court Nominee
4 years, 3 months ago

Trump Announces Amy Coney Barrett As His Supreme Court Nominee

NPR  

Trump Announces Amy Coney Barrett As His Supreme Court Nominee Enlarge this image toggle caption Olivier Douliery/AFP via Getty Images Olivier Douliery/AFP via Getty Images Updated at 6:20 p.m. ET President Trump says he will nominate Judge Amy Coney Barrett to succeed the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on the U.S. Supreme Court, spurring what's likely to be a bitter …

Donald Trump’s nomination of Amy Coney Barrett means he has now become a hugely consequential president
4 years, 3 months ago

Donald Trump’s nomination of Amy Coney Barrett means he has now become a hugely consequential president

CNN  

CNN — President Donald Trump has made no secret of his desire to write his name in history, to leave a presidential legacy that can’t be erased no matter what happens on November 3. With his nomination of Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court – and her likely confirmation by the Senate by the end of next month – …

Trump announces his Supreme Court pick: Judge Amy Coney Barrett
4 years, 3 months ago

Trump announces his Supreme Court pick: Judge Amy Coney Barrett

LA Times  

President Trump names U.S. Circuit Judge Amy Coney Barrett as his choice to be Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s successor on the Supreme Court. “The American people should make no mistake — a vote by any senator for Judge Amy Coney Barrett is a vote to strike down the Affordable Care Act and eliminate protections for millions of Americans with preexisting conditions,” …

Barrett is likely pick for Supreme Court: US election news
4 years, 3 months ago

Barrett is likely pick for Supreme Court: US election news

Al Jazeera  

President Donald Trump has made up his ‘mind’ on Supreme Court nominee amid reports it is Amy Coney Barrett Joe Biden, Kamala Harris paid their respects to Ginsburg. “That’s the single biggest thing of presidents, because it sets the tone of the country for 40 years, 50 years, I mean a lot.” 19:45 ET – Trump set to name Amy …

Donald Trump to Reveal Supreme Court Pick by Saturday in Bid to Fill Seat Before Election
4 years, 3 months ago

Donald Trump to Reveal Supreme Court Pick by Saturday in Bid to Fill Seat Before Election

News 18  

President Donald Trump raced on Monday to cement a conservative majority on the US Supreme Court before the Nov. 3 election, telling reporters he planned by Saturday to reveal his pick to succeed liberal icon Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, who has prioritized confirming Trump’s judicial appointments, said he would usher through a vote this year, although …

Front Runner For Trump's Supreme Court Pick Is A Catholic Who Opposes Abortion
4 years, 3 months ago

Front Runner For Trump's Supreme Court Pick Is A Catholic Who Opposes Abortion

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING CHICAGO — A front-runner to fill the Supreme Court seat vacated by the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is a federal appellate judge who has established herself as a reliable conservative on hot-button legal issues from abortion to gun control. Barrett mentioned Kagan when asked in a White House questionnaire in 2017 about which justices she …

Analysis: US election ‘October surprise’ comes early
4 years, 3 months ago

Analysis: US election ‘October surprise’ comes early

Al Jazeera  

Every four years around this time, political observers become breathless in anticipation of an “October surprise,” an event or disclosure or a gaffe that will change the dynamic of the upcoming US presidential election. This year’s October surprise arrived a month early: the death of US Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and the impending political war over filling her …

Ahead of US elections, Trump vows female successor to Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg ‘next week’ as Democrats hit back
4 years, 3 months ago

Ahead of US elections, Trump vows female successor to Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg ‘next week’ as Democrats hit back

Firstpost  

Donald Trump, who is lagging in the polls behind Joe Biden, has a powerful incentive to move ahead: providing a jolt of enthusiasm among his anti-abortion and evangelical supporters Washington: US President Donald Trump vowed Saturday to quickly nominate a successor, likely a woman, to replace late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, only a day after the death of …

SCOTUS: How a rushed confirmation could push Democrats to reshape the Supreme Court
4 years, 3 months ago

SCOTUS: How a rushed confirmation could push Democrats to reshape the Supreme Court

CNN  

CNN Films’ “RBG” chronicles the life and legacy of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. The last time a Supreme Court justice died in an election year – Antonin Scalia, in 2016 – Republicans blocked President Barack Obama’s nominee Merrick Garland, because it was an election year. In 2016, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell defended blocking the pick because, as he said …

Kavanaugh avoids controversy in first major appearance
5 years, 2 months ago

Kavanaugh avoids controversy in first major appearance

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Justice Brett Kavanaugh called himself grateful and optimistic Thursday, avoiding controversy in his first major public appearance since his stormy Supreme Court confirmation a year ago. The conservative legal organization has championed judges appointed by President Donald Trump, including Kavanaugh and Justice Neil Gorsuch. The liberal activist group Demand Justice, which wants Congress to impeach Kavanaugh, placed a …

Trump spotlights confirmation of 150-plus federal judges
5 years, 2 months ago

Trump spotlights confirmation of 150-plus federal judges

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Wednesday celebrated his administration’s success in getting more than 150 federal judicial nominees confirmed by the Senate as he sought to demonstrate progress in meeting the concerns of many conservatives. The Republican victories on judges came after Congress nearly shut down the confirmation process during Obama’s final two years in office, leaving federal courts …

A look at the revived allegations against Justice Kavanaugh
5 years, 3 months ago

A look at the revived allegations against Justice Kavanaugh

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — A new claim of decades-old sexual impropriety by Justice Brett Kavanaugh is rekindling the controversy that nearly derailed his confirmation to the Supreme Court last year. Kavanaugh declined to comment through the court’s press office, but in Senate testimony last year, he flatly denied other misconduct claims, including an allegation of sexual assault during his high school years …

Donald Trump defends US Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh over fresh allegations of sexual misconduct
5 years, 4 months ago

Donald Trump defends US Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh over fresh allegations of sexual misconduct

Firstpost  

Washington: US president Donald Trump mounted an angry defense of Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh on Sunday as the controversial judge faced calls for an investigation over fresh allegations of sexual misconduct. Trump blasted the media and “Radical Left Democrats” after a former Yale classmate of Kavanaugh alleged that the jurist — one of the most senior judges in the …

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