'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 the Supreme Court, as "a radical left zealot." "I believe he's afraid to do the right thing" -- Trump on Kavanaugh pic.twitter.com/qSQ1y2jAh2 — Aaron Rupar February 27, 2022 "We will stop the radical Democrats from packing the Supreme Court with far left justices.

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Senators warn that Pete Hegseth’s hearings will echo Brett Kavanaugh’s with fervor from both sides
3 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 …

What to Watch: The Supreme Court’s decision on Trump immunity is expected Monday
6 months, 1 week ago

What to Watch: The Supreme Court’s decision on Trump immunity is expected Monday

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court’s final day of the term will be Monday, when it issues a critical decision on whether former President Donald Trump has immunity from prosecution for his actions related to the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. The current high court makeup took less than a month to rule unanimously that the Constitution’s post-Civil …

Brett Kavanaugh provides clue into court's eventual ruling on Trump immunity case
8 months, 1 week 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
9 months, 3 weeks 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 …

Brett Kavanaugh accuser to release memoir about her legendary testimony before Senate
1 year, 3 months ago

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

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A psychology professor who …

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, 5 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 …

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, …

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 – …

Democrats threaten to pack Supreme Court
4 years, 3 months ago

Democrats threaten to pack Supreme Court

Daily Mail  

Democrats have threatened to pack the Supreme Court if Donald Trump's nomination gets confirmed ahead of the election, following the death of Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Several Democrats have threatened to pack the Supreme Court next year if Trump plows ahead and nominates a justice to full RBG's position What is court packing? For: Rep. Joe Kennedy III House Judiciary Chairman …

Supreme Court appears likely to reject Trump immunity claim
4 years, 7 months ago

Supreme Court appears likely to reject Trump immunity claim

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Tuesday appeared likely to reject President Donald Trump’s claim that he is immune from criminal investigation while in office. But the court seemed less clear about exactly how to handle subpoenas from Congress and the Manhattan district attorney for Trump’s tax, bank and financial records. On the same day Trump’s lawyers were telling the …

Trump’s 2020 message behind his attacks on liberal Supreme Court justices
4 years, 10 months ago

Trump’s 2020 message behind his attacks on liberal Supreme Court justices

CNN  

Washington CNN — President Donald Trump plainly has a message for the American electorate: He can keep liberals from taking over the Supreme Court. Trump’s complaints from abroad regarding Justices Sonia Sotomayor and Ruth Bader Ginsburg, and calling for them to recuse themselves from “Trump-related cases,” are likely less about any threat he perceives from these two justices – regularly …

Why Brett Kavanaugh isn’t going anywhere
5 years, 3 months ago

Why Brett Kavanaugh isn’t going anywhere

CNN  

CNN — The country is abuzz about the prospect of impeaching a powerful figure who got his ultra-influential job under a cloud of controversy. I’m talking about Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh. It even became the stuff of parody, with Matt Damon playing Kavanaugh during a particularly memorable skit on “Saturday Night Live.” But then, the story – mostly – …

Donald Trump defends US Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh over fresh allegations of sexual misconduct
5 years, 3 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 …

A Supreme Court Remade By Trump To Decide Crucial Gay Rights Case
5 years, 8 months ago

A Supreme Court Remade By Trump To Decide Crucial Gay Rights Case

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING A Supreme Court remade by Donald Trump said on Monday that it would hear a major LGBTQ rights case, giving the White House a possible assist in its ongoing assault on gay and transgender rights. The court said it would consider three cases that look at whether Title VII, the federal civil rights law that prohibits workplace …

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