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Roberts raps Trump for “Obama judge” comment
Chief Justice John Roberts is pushing back against President Donald Trump for his description of a judge who ruled against Trump's migrant asylum policy as an "Obama judge."
AP-NORC Poll: Just 1 in 4 thinks Kavanaugh told entire truth
Just 1 in 4 people thinks Brett Kavanaugh was completely honest when as a Supreme Court nominee he gave sworn testimony to the Senate Judiciary Committee last month, with Republicans and Democrats holding starkly distinct opinions of his credibility, according to a poll released Friday.
Roberts asks federal judges to handle Kavanaugh complaints
Chief Justice John Roberts is referring ethics complaints against new Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh to federal judges in Colorado and neighboring states.
Court mood is jovial as Kavanaugh takes his place on bench
Brett Kavanaugh took the bench with his new Supreme Court colleagues for the first time Tuesday in a jovial atmosphere that was strikingly at odds with the tension and rancor surrounding his high court confirmation.
Justices reject appeal of Kavanaugh environmental ruling
The Supreme Court is declining to review an environmental ruling written by Brett Kavanaugh in his former role as an appeals court judge.
Kavanaugh fallout? T’aint necessarily so
Damage from Kavanaugh's confirmation fight leads news items including ethnic profiling, judicial insensitivity and new DNA in a decades-old Texas killing.
Kavanaugh impartiality to be tested in blue state lawsuits
Brett Kavanaugh's confirmation to the U.S. Supreme Court has put a spotlight on the dozens of federal cases pitting the Trump administration against Democratic-leaning states.
How it happened: Procedural vote on Kavanaugh was critical
WASHINGTON — Mitch McConnell walked onto the Senate floor for the big vote to save Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination with a secret: He didn’t know how it would turn out. It wasn’t supposed to be like this. The Senate majority leader is often seen as a masterful tactician. But he was watching and waiting like the […]
Kavanaugh confirmed: Senate OKs Supreme Court nominee
The bitterly polarized U.S. Senate narrowly confirmed Brett Kavanaugh on Saturday to join the Supreme Court, delivering an election-season triumph to President Donald Trump that could swing the court rightward for a generation after a battle that rubbed raw the country's cultural, gender and political divides.
Sen. Collins backs Kavanaugh, paving way for confirmation
Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh acknowledged Thursday he "might have been too emotional" when testifying about sexual misconduct allegations.
Md. law professors sign letter against confirming Kavanaugh
More than a dozen professors from the two Maryland law schools have joined colleagues across the country asking the U.S. Senate not to confirm Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court.
Police boost security at Capitol amid tension over Kavanaugh
The impassioned fight over whether to confirm Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court has led to heightened security at the Capitol, with some senators using police escorts to shield them from protesters eager to confront them.
