SCOTUS Brief Tuesday, August 14, 2018
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Here’s the news you need to know on this Tuesday, August 14, 2018.
The Kavanaugh Document Fight – Grassley is following the precedent set by Democrats on Kagan
In any event, Democrats are the ones demanding the unprecedented. Their latest complaint is that documents from Mr. Kavanaugh’s years in the White House counsel’s office are being vetted for release by William Burck, a former colleague in the George W. Bush White House. . . . But this is following the precedent set during the 2010 nomination of Elena Kagan. Document production from her years in the Clinton White House counsel’s office was supervised by Bruce Lindsey, whose White House tenure overlapped with Ms. Kagan’s.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-kavanaugh-document-fight-1534202892
Vulnerable red-state Democrat Senator Donnelly prepares to meet with Judge Kavanaugh
Judge Kavanaugh will sit down with Sen. Joe Donnelly (D-IN) in a long-awaited meeting that could have a ripple effect on Indiana’s race for Senate.
https://fox59.com/2018/08/12/senate-race-heats-up-as-donnelly-prepares-for-kavanaugh-meeting/
Senator McCaskill says her vote depends on how her meeting with Kavanaugh goes
Senator McCaskill has a meeting scheduled for August 21st with Judge Brett Kavanaugh, she says her vote will depend on how that conversation goes.
https://www.fourstateshomepage.com/news/senator-mccaskill-to-meet-judge-kavanaugh/1364742539
Desperation: Ludicrous Tactics of Kavanaugh Opponents Sink to New, Hilarious Low
Kavanaugh’s hearings are slated to start September 4, commencing 57 days after he was selected by President Trump. That’s roughly a week longer than the (nearly identical) announcement-to-hearings time frames for Justices Sotomayor, Kagan, and Gorsuch. As red state GOP challengers continue to use this battle as a pressure point against vulnerable Democrats up for re-election[.]
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