Trump Picks Brett Kavanaugh, Conservative Stalwart on DC Circuit, for Supreme Court
In picking the 53-year-old Brett Kavanaugh of the D.C. Circuit, Trump opted for a hard-to-defeat nominee whose Ivy League credentials are similar to those of Neil Gorsuch, the president's first Supreme Court nominee. Kavanaugh is a Washington-area native who has ruled to dial back federal agencies and broaden gun rights.
July 09, 2018 at 09:08 PM
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The original version of this story was published on National Law Journal
Brett Kavanaugh is nominated to the Supreme Court. Credit: Diego M. Radzinschi / NLJ Kirkland & Ellis reportedly troubled 2016 Harvard Law Review article speaking publicly Texas v. Johnson said in an interview clerked Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher. blog about the D.C. Circuit. Kavanaugh wrote said Justin Walker who resigned last year testifying Read more: Covington's Jon Kyl to Serve as SCOTUS Nominee's 'Lead Sherpa' Kavanaugh Allies Muster 'Army' of Lawyers to Back Potential SCOTUS Pick How Trump's SCOTUS Nominee Could Change Big Law Business What Brett Kavanaugh Says About Indicting a Sitting President Ex-Clerk to Kavanaugh: Potential Pick 'Would Not Go Wobbly' on Conservatives Brett Kavanaugh on Good Judging: 'Don't Be a Jerk' Conservative Lawyer Bopp Urged Trump to Pass on Kavanaugh for SCOTUS
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