Appellate Star Lisa Blatt Steps Into Fray, Backing Kavanaugh Nomination
"I expect my friends on the left will criticize me for speaking up for Kavanaugh. But we all benefit from having smart, qualified and engaged judges on our highest court, regardless of the administration that nominates them," Lisa Blatt, a top appellate lawyer, wrote in an op-ed at Politico in support of the confirmation of Brett Kavanaugh to the U.S. Supreme Court.
August 02, 2018 at 02:06 PM
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Lisa Blatt of Arnold & Porter (Photo: Diego M. Radzinschi/ALM) Arnold & Porter wrote stepped up in support supporting ad Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher Covington & Burling promoted a similar ad is serving remarked argue in a recent op-ed Roe v. Wade Roe
It's easy to forget that the 41 Republican senators who voted to confirm Ginsburg knew she was a solid vote in favor of Roe, but nonetheless voted for her because of her overwhelming qualifications. Just as a Democratic nominee with similar credentials and mainstream legal views deserves to be confirmed, so too does Kavanaugh—not because he will come out the way I want in each case or even most cases, but because he will do the job with dignity, intelligence, empathy and integrity.
called his court colleague said this week Read more: Akhil Amar, Liberal Prof at Yale Law, Would Testify for Kavanaugh If Asked Kavanaugh's Clerk Hires: Inside the Diverse, Ivy-Heavy Group of 48 Yale Law Divided Over Kavanaugh Nomination Why Did Neal Katyal Go an Extra Mile for Neil Gorsuch? Sen. Feinstein Hires Morrison & Foerster Partner to Vet Court Nominations Kavanaugh's Female Clerks Tout His Advocacy for Female Lawyers
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