Brett Kavanaugh

Neither Kavanaugh nor constitutional originalism are scary The Hill, August 21, 2018 Opinion

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A continuing theme in the criticism of Judge Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination to the Supreme Court has been that his references to constitutional originalism suggest he would reach a series of bad results in certain cases.

The attacks on a crude caricature of originalism reveal more about the sloppiness (or worse) of those who make these attacks than they do about originalism.

 

 

Statement from JCN’s Carrie Severino on Donnelly and Heitkamp Meetings

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Judicial Crisis Network’s Chief Counsel and Policy Director Carrie Severino comments on the meetings with Senators Donnelly (D-IN) and Heitkamp (D-ND) and President Trump’s Supreme Court nominee, Judge Kavanaugh

“To their credit, Senators Donnelly, Heitkamp, and Manchin have all met with Judge Kavanaugh. However, the real test will come after Judge Kavanaugh’s hearing when they will need to decide how they’ll vote. Will they be the independent-minded senators they claim to be, or the Schumer lackeys their constituents fear they are?  None of these senators can afford to ignore polling showing clear support for Judge Kavanaugh’s confirmation in their states.”

Carrie Severino is available for further comment.

Background:

According to a recent poll conducted by North Star Opinion Research:

  • In North Dakota, voters say that Judge Kavanaugh should be confirmed by 60%-22%
  • In Indiana, voters say that Judge Kavanaugh should be confirmed by 52%-34%
  • In West Virginia, voters say that Judge Kavanaugh should be confirmed by 55%-30%