SCOTUS Brief: President Clinton’s Lawyer Endorses Kavanaugh; Bipartisan Panel to Introduce Him at Hearing
Here’s the news you need to know on this Wednesday, August 29, 2018.
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And now, the news …
Bob Bennett, Bill Clinton’s lawyer when he was President, endorses Kavanaugh
“Brett is the most qualified person any Republican President could possibly have nominated,” Bennett wrote in his letter, which does not contain Trump’s name or any direct reference to him. “Were the Senate to fail to confirm Brett, it would not only mean passing up the opportunity to confirm a great jurist, but it would also undermine civility in politics twice over: first in playing politics with such an obviously qualified nominee, and then again in losing the opportunity to put such a strong advocate for decency and civility on our Nation’s highest court.” – Bob Bennett, a lawyer to former attorney to President Bill Clinton
https://www.politico.com/blogs/under-the-radar/2018/08/29/clinton-lawyer-bob-bennett-endorses-brett-kavanaugh-801343
More Than Half the Country’s Attorneys General Have Endorsed Kavanaugh
Twenty-six state attorneys general signed a letter to Senate leaders last month expressing their support for the confirmation of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court. … They called Kavanaugh “an outstanding jurist with a proven commitment to upholding the Constitution and the rule of law.” “We have no doubt that he possesses the qualifications, temperament, and judicial philosophy to be an excellent Associate Justice,” they wrote. “Throughout his career, Judge Kavanaugh has demonstrated an abiding commitment to the principles and freedoms on which our country was founded, and an unshakable respect for the proper roles of the courts within our constitutional structure. The Senate should confirm Judge Kavanaugh without delay.”
https://freebeacon.com/politics/more-half-countrys-attorneys-general-endorsed-kavanaugh/
Kavanaugh to be introduced by former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, liberal lawyer Lisa Blatt, and Sen. Rob Portman (R-Ohio)
Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh will be introduced by Republican Sen. Rob Portman of Ohio, former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and liberal lawyer Lisa Blatt at his Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing next week.
https://www.cnn.com/2018/08/28/politics/brett-kavanaugh-introduction/index.html
Senator Elizabeth Warren’s attempt to bork Judge Brett Kavanaugh will fail
Immediately after Judge Kavanaugh’s nomination was announced, the press speculated about Republicans who might sink him: Sens. Rand Paul, Susan Collins, Lisa Murkowski, Jeff Flake, etc. But Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has quietly kept his caucus on track, and the closer we get to the Kavanaugh hearings, the more it appears likely that it’s Democratic senators running for re-election in states Mr. Trump carried who may stray from the party, including Sens. Joe Manchin, Joe Donnelly and Heidi Heitkamp. John McCain’s death, moreover, means a replacement who will provide yet another Kavanaugh vote.
Oh, there will be drama yet. Judge Kavanaugh still must answer questions at his hearing, and opponents will try to twist some innocent remark into an “Aha!” moment. We’ll see a few more red handmaiden outfits at the Judiciary Committee. But Judge Kavanaugh knows the law—and the drill—and he won’t give his enemies anything of significance to use against him.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/shes-no-ted-kennedy-1535412288
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