Judge Brett Kavanaugh, 53, is one of President Donald Trump’s finalists to fill the Supreme Court seat being vacated by retiring Justice Anthony Kennedy. A longtime foe of former President Bill Clinton and a former aide to President George W. Bush, Kavanaugh is favored by many conservatives and has served on the D.C. Circuit Court since 2006, bringing with him a long record of conservative jurisprudence.Story Continued Below Kavanaugh, a graduate of Yale Law School, cut his teeth under former Independent Counsel Kenneth Starr, who led the investigation that ultimately resulted in Clinton’s impeachment. Kavanaugh himself was a lead author of the controversial Starr Report. A former Kennedy clerk, Kavanaugh is much loved in conservative legal circles as an originalist in the mold of Justice Clarence Thomas and former Justice Antonin Scalia. Rising conservative star J.D. Vance, who wrote the best-selling Hillbilly Elegy, recently took to the pages of the Wall Street Journal to … [Read more...] about Brett Kavanaugh: Who is he? Bio, facts, background and political views
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Judge Brett Kavanaugh: 12 Of Many Reasons To Oppose Him : Indybay
Kavanaugh, helped Bush steal the presidency from the elected Al Gore, was a Ken Starr operative who called for Clinton's impeachment over private consensual sex, voted to deny a jailed immigrant teen the right to an abortion, is an advocate of execution, promotes unrestricted presidential power, would vote against indicting Trump for his crimes, etc. etc. All seven candidates picked by the rightwing Federalist Society's Leonard Lee are serially killing judges or advocates of the death penalty. Amy Barrett has said she would recuse herself in death penalty cases, despite the fact that executions violate several constitutional amendments. All seven candidates put the cold violating hand of male legislators on a woman's body denying her the sovereign right to decide her own life. This is the more serious because millions or tens of millions of women have in the past died of placental abruptions, of bleeding to death, of breech births, of sepsis, of infections when forced to seek a … [Read more...] about Judge Brett Kavanaugh: 12 Of Many Reasons To Oppose Him : Indybay
Brett Kavanaugh, Donald Trump’s Rumored Supreme Court Top Pick, is No Conservative ‘Bomb Thrower,’ Experts Say
U.S. Supreme Court Donald Trump As President Donald Trump continues to mull candidates to fill the Supreme Court seat being vacated by retiring Justice Anthony Kennedy, one judge may be at the front of the pack. Brett Kavanaugh, a 53-year-old appeals court judge with years of federal experience, has been described by political experts as a fair-minded, independent and mild-mannered front-runner. "He is a superb pick with a clear record of very thoughtful, erudite, principled decisions," John Malcolm, vice president of the Heritage Foundation's Institute for Constitutional Government, told Newsweek. But perhaps most important for Trump and the Republican Party, Kavanaugh has been repeatedly described as predictable. While Kavanaugh is certainly conservative, he’s not a “bomb thrower,” in Malcolm’s words. From left, Brett Kavanaugh, a nominee for the U.S. Court of Appeals's District of Columbia Circuit, and Senate Majority … [Read more...] about Brett Kavanaugh, Donald Trump’s Rumored Supreme Court Top Pick, is No Conservative ‘Bomb Thrower,’ Experts Say
Donald Trump focused on Brett Kavanaugh, Raymond Kethledge for Supreme Court
By: Reuters | Washington | Published: July 6, 2018 1:49:31 pm In the second opportunity to re-shape the Supreme Court, President Donald Trump is likely to pick Brett Kavanaugh and Raymond Kethledge, both with lengthy conservative judicial records. Conservative federal appeals court judges Brett Kavanaugh and Raymond Kethledge are the two most serious contenders being considered by President Donald Trump for the US Supreme Court, a source familiar with the process said on Thursday. Kavanaugh serves on the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. Kethledge, of Michigan, serves on the Cincinnati-based 6th US Circuit Court of Appeals. Both are in their early 50s and potentially could serve decades in the lifetime post on the nine-member court.The source told Reuters that Amy Coney Barrett of Indiana, a judge on the Chicago-based 7th US Circuit Court of Appeals, was still in contention but that the Republican president had been asking more questions about … [Read more...] about Donald Trump focused on Brett Kavanaugh, Raymond Kethledge for Supreme Court
Trump says ‘3 or 2’ judges in play, with media odds he’ll pick Brett Kavanaugh
President Donald Trump says he has narrowed the list of contenders to fill the U. S. Supreme Court seat held by retiring Justice Anthony Kennedy. Thursday evening, Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One: “I think I have it down to four people. And I think of the four people I have it down to three or two.” Trump is not naming names, but says he’ll decide by the weekend and announce his pick Monday night at 8PM CST. Trump adds that he thinks “they’re all outstanding.” Chicago-based federal judge Amy Coney Barrett, Washington D.C.-based judge Brett Kavanaugh and Raymond Kethledge, a federal judge in Michigan, are considered top contenders. First, in this excellent video explainer from The Associated Press, find out how the three candidates compare: Round-up of media buzz on who will get the plum lifetime appointment • The Washington Post says the focus is on Kavanaugh and Kethledge. “Kavanaugh and Kethledge have the ‘inside … [Read more...] about Trump says ‘3 or 2’ judges in play, with media odds he’ll pick Brett Kavanaugh