SCOTUS Brief: 3 Big Things About the Kavanaugh Hearings

 

Here’s the news you need to know on this Friday, August 31, 2018.

A viewer’s guide to Kavanaugh confirmation hearing
Ed Whelan, President, Ethics and Public Policy Center, offers a down and dirty  guide to Kavanaugh’s confirmation hearing. Ed clerked for Justice Scalia and was general counsel to the Senate Judiciary Committee.

Follow Ed on Twitter at @EdWhelanEPPC for the latest information and commentary on next week’s Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Judge Kavanaugh’s nomination to the Supreme Court.

https://www.nationalreview.com/bench-memos/a-viewers-guide-to-kavanaugh-hearing/

Can I get a witness?
The Committee of the Judiciary has begun to post witness panels for Kavanaugh’s confirmation hearing.

https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/meetings/nomination-of-the-honorable-brett-m-kavanaugh-to-be-an-associate-justice-of-the-supreme-court-of-the-united-states

A look inside Kavanaugh’s confirmation hearing prep
The White House is making last-minute preparations for Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh’s Senate confirmation hearings next week, holding final prep sessions and setting up a pair of rapid-response war rooms.

The sessions, which are often referred to as “murder boards,” have also featured faux protesters to make sure Kavanaugh stays cool in the event of a midhearing outburst.

https://www.politico.com/story/2018/08/30/kavanaugh-senate-hearing-prep-supreme-court-white-house-805490

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