Democrats should demand that Brett Kavanaugh clarify his thinking on investigations of and pardons by presidents.
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Trump’s Supreme Court pick has sided with broad views of presidential powers
Brett Kavanaugh has taken conservative positions as a judge in cases involving gun rights, abortion and the separation of powers.
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Posted inNation & World, Politics
Confirmation battle begins over Trump’s staunchly conservative Supreme Court pick
Republican leaders firmly believe that nominee Brett Kavanaugh could be instrumental in pitching the court to the right and leaving a conservative imprint on the law for a generation.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Trump’s true to his word
The president now has the ability to appoint a new judge who may view the 14th Amendment’s right to privacy through a very different lens.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Another View: ‘Ginsburg Rule’ encourages judicial outliers to evade important queries
Liberal activists urging Sens. Collins and King to closely question President Trump’s Supreme Court pick may not realize what they’re asking for.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Politics
Collins says justice’s respect for precedent will protect Roe v. Wade. Experts disagree.
Maine’s Republican senator pins her support of a Supreme Court nominee on ‘settled law,’ but her reasoning withers under scrutiny.
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Commentary: Democrats can’t block Trump; nobody to blame but themselves
President Trump will nominate a qualified candidate to fill the high court vacancy, and Senate Republicans will confirm his nominee.
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Maine Voices: Roe v. Wade in danger if Collins bases vote on respect for precedent
If the senator really wants to protect abortion rights, she should not rely on a candidate’s commitments, but instead insist on an independent-minded jurist with a centrist record.
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Commentary: Appeals court judge Kethledge is Trump’s best option for Supreme Court
The steadfast ‘originalist’ from the heartland has political upside that other nominee contenders don’t.
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Another View: Ruling lets anti-abortion centers hide truth from customers
The First Amendment should not be used as a device to get around reasonable disclosure laws.