Brett Kavanaugh

JCN’s Severino Responds to Confirmation Vote

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For Immediate Release:
Oct. 6, 2018

JCN’s Severino Responds to Confirmation Vote

WASHINGTON – Judicial Crisis Network’s Chief Counsel and Policy DirectorCarrie Severino released the following statement in response to today’s U.S. Senate vote to confirm Judge Kavanaugh to the U.S. Supreme Court:

“Congratulations to Judge Kavanaugh, and deep appreciation for all the Senators who supported him. Senate Majority Leader McConnell and Chairman Grassley deserve to be commended for their outstanding leadership. Judge Kavanaugh has been tested by fire and proved himself to be everything we expected and more. He will be another great justice.”

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JCN’s Severino Praises Manchin’s Support for Kavanaugh

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For Immediate Release:
Oct. 5, 2018
JCN’s Severino Praises Manchin’s Support for Kavanaugh

WASHINGTON – Judicial Crisis Network’s Chief Counsel Carrie Severino praised U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin’s (D-WV) announcement that he will vote to confirm Judge Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court:“We applaud Senator Manchin for announcing that he will vote to confirm Judge Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court.  He did what all senators should do – review Judge Kavanaugh’s 12-year record as a Circuit Court judge, listen to testimony from all sides and make a well-reasoned and informed decision.  Senator Manchin rejected the vicious smear campaign waged by left-wing activists and others in his party. We look forward to his vote.”

Background:

JCN conducted a poll in West Virginia in the past week:
Overall, West Virginians want Judge Brett Kavanaugh confirmed by a margin of 58% – 28%

– This includes the majority of Independents by a margin of 59% – 26%
– This includes the majority of women by a margin of 52% – 35%

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JCN Unveils New Ad in West Virginia; Recent WV Poll Shows Majority Wants Kavanaugh Confirmed

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JCN Unveils New Ad in West Virginia; Recent WV Poll Shows Majority Wants Kavanaugh Confirmed
Confirm Kavanaugh Margins are +30 Overall, +17 With Women, +33 with Independents
 
WASHINGTON – The Judicial Crisis Network (JCN) will start running a new $210,000 TV and digital ad buy in West Virginia today that urges U.S. Sen. Manchin (D-WV) to listen to the people of West Virginia and vote to confirm Judge Kavanaugh. Bolstering this ad is a post-hearing poll taken by Public Opinion Strategies recently released by JCN that shows the majority of West Virginians want the U.S. Senate to confirm Judge Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court bench.
 
POLL BREAKDOWN:
  • Overall, West Virginians want Judge Brett Kavanaugh confirmed by a margin of 58% – 28%
    • This includes the majority of Independents by a margin of 59% – 26%
    • This includes the majority of women by a margin of 52% – 35%
JCN’s Chief Counsel and Policy Director Carrie Severino:
“Clear majorities in West Virginia – including women and Independents – support  Judge Kavanaugh’s confirmation. Senator Manchin needs to decide whether he stands with Judge Kavanaugh and President Trump, or with the outrageous smear campaign unleashed by Chuck Schumer and the liberal mob.” 
 
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JCN Releases Post-Hearing AZ Poll; Finds Majority of Arizona Voters Want Judge Kavanaugh Confirmed

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
September 28th, 2018

WASHINGTON – The Judicial Crisis Network released fresh Arizona polling taken after yesterday’s Senate Judiciary Committee hearing by Public Opinion Strategies that found the majority of Arizona voters want Judge Brett Kavanaugh confirmed.

Breakdown:

  • Overall, Arizona voters want Brett Kavanaugh confirmed with a margin of 51% – 40%
    • This includes the majority of women voters with a margin of 49% – 43%

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Judicial Crisis Network’s Carrie Severino Responds to New Yorker Article

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WASHINGTON – Judicial Crisis Network’s Chief Counsel and Policy Director Carrie Severino issued the following statement in response to today’s New Yorker article:

“Senate Republicans must not allow unsubstantiated and discredited allegations from over three decades ago to destroy the life and reputation of a good man. Countless people from every phase of Brett Kavanaugh’s life have testified that he is a good man of the highest character and integrity. Chuck Schumer vowed to oppose Kavanaugh with everything he’s got, and apparently that took the form of character assassination. This has all of the ingredients of a smear campaign on steroids. Senate Republicans should stand up to these unsubstantiated and discredited allegations and move forward with a vote to confirm Kavanaugh.”

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JCN’s Severino Responds to Feinstein’s Announcement

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For Immediate Release:
September 13, 2018

WASHINGTON – Judicial Crisis Network’s Chief Counsel and Policy Director Carrie Severino responded to Sen. Feinstein’s announcement today:

“This has all the indicators of an 11th hour character assassination and a desperate attempt to delay and defeat the nomination of Judge Kavanaugh, who has a sterling reputation in his community, his profession, his church and among hundreds of friends, colleagues and co-workers. Judge Kavanaugh submitted a questionnaire of over 17,000 pages, participated in two full days of public Senate hearings as well as a private session to discuss his background, and then he answered an additional 1,200 follow-up questions. We look forward to his prompt confirmation to the Supreme Court.”

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Why Women Should Support Judge Kavanaugh’s Nomination Real Clear Policy, September 10, 2018

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Judge Kavanaugh does not hire ideologically — he hires women in record number regardless of their points of view. His former female law clerks, coming from diverse ideological persuasions, enthusiastically support Judge Kavanaugh’s nomination, not in spite of his position on women, but because of his advocacy for women.

Why Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s attempt to bork Judge Brett Kavanaugh will fail The Wall Street Journal, August 27, 2018

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Is there anything sadder than the sight of progressives solemnly going through their borking rituals when nobody cares? That’s what happened Sunday, when activists sought to mobilize the public to keep Brett Kavanaugh off the Supreme Court.

… ” But it barely registered a blip. All that sound and fury signifying one thing: They don’t have the votes.

Conservatives React to Announcement of Kavanaugh Hearings Schedule

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Carrie Severino, Judicial Crisis Network’s Chief Counsel and Policy Director:
“Democrats have already announced that they oppose him, so this claim that they need more time or more documents is nothing more than a show, a fishing expedition designed to obstruct and create gridlock.  Judge Kavanaugh has been endorsed by leading figures on the right and the left. He is a mainstream nominee who will base his decisions on the law and the Constitution.”

Ed Meese, Attorney General for President Reagan:
“I’m happy to hear that Judge Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation hearing will begin soon. Senator Grassley has given senators more than enough time to evaluate the nominee—more time than Senator Leahy, his predecessor, provided senators to consider Justices Kagan and Sotomayor. Senators also have enough information about Judge Kavanaugh to realize what an outstanding justice he would be. He wrote more than 300 opinions during his twelve years on the DC Circuit Court of Appeals, and more documents have been made available to senators than was the case for both Justice Kagan and Justice Gorsuch. Even the material for review from Judge Kavanaugh’s days in the executive branch is the most in nomination history.

“Democratic senators have the time and they have the material. They have no excuse to obstruct his prompt confirmation.”

C. Boyden Gray, Counsel to the Vice President (1981-89) and White House Counsel (1989-93):

“Chairman Grassley deserves praise for moving this process forward in a measured, yet expeditious, manner. The White House has made available far more documents from Judge Kavanaugh’s executive branch service than were ever produced for any other Supreme Court nominee, including the emails he sent during his time as associate counsel to the president, which total more than 200,000 pages. Likewise, Judge Kavanaugh’s questionnaire was the most comprehensive in scope in the history of the Senate Judiciary Committee. The documents that went through his Staff Secretary process to the Oval Office are irrelevant to the nomination and deserve the same protection afforded Justice Kagan’s papers at the Solicitor General’s office.”

Jenny Beth Martin, Tea Party Patriots Citizens Fund Chairman:
“Today Senator Chuck Grassley has kept a promise to the American people by setting timely dates for the confirmation hearings of Supreme Court Justice nominee Brett Kavanaugh.  We fully support Chairman Grassley’s decision to advance the process of confirming this very qualified nominee. Liberal Democrats don’t need more time to review Judge Kavanaugh’s record, they just don’t like the fact that his record shows he is fair, independent and adheres to the Constitution, so they are now resorting to obstruction and gridlock to extend their fishing expedition.  The Democrats’ complaints ring hollow given how they’ve obstructed virtually every effort to effectively govern since President Trump took office.  These actions not only attack the confirmation process but insult the American people who deserve to have a fair and independent judge who will honor the Constitution and the rule of law. We look forward to the hearings in September and a prompt confirmation so Judge Kavanaugh can take his seat on the Supreme Court when it convenes in early October.”

Penny Nance, CEO and President of Concerned Women for America:
“We applaud Senator Chuck Grassley for swiftly moving along Judge Kavanaugh’s confirmation hearings so the Supreme Court seat vacated by Anthony Kennedy can be filled quickly. Concerned Women for America’s ‘Women for Kavanaugh’ six state bus tour spent time this week at Senator Grassley’s townhalls in Iowa, and we saw how enthusiastic Americans – especially women – are about Judge Kavanaugh’s nomination.“While those on the left will cry that the timing is short, Judge Kavanaugh’s name was listed last November on President Trump’s short list of possible nominees if a Supreme Court vacancy should occur. They have had additional months over the summer to gather documents, read cases, and interview Judge Kavanaugh himself. And just because it’s an election year, it does not mean that Judge Kavanaugh cannot – or should not – be confirmed. There have been at least four Justices nominated and confirmed in midterm election years.

“It’s time for the public to hear from President Trump’s nominee and learn first-hand just how well-qualified he is to hold the position of a U.S. Supreme Court Justice.”

Tim Chapman, Executive Director of Heritage Action:
“Judge Kavanaugh is a supremely qualified candidate who is widely respected by his colleagues on the bench and will, based on this record, faithfully uphold the Constitution and interpret the law as-written. Senate Democrats opposed the nomination of Judge Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court even before President Trump made the announcement, and preceded to obstruct the process for as long as possible. It’s time Senate Democrats end their charade and give his nomination the seriousness it deserves.”

Ken Blackwell, President, The Mason Center:
“The same Democrats who long ago said they would never vote to confirm Judge Kavanaugh are now saying they need more time and material for deliberation. But Judge Kavanaugh wrote 307 opinions while on the DC Circuit Court of Appeals and submitted the most comprehensive questionnaire the Judiciary Committee has ever seen—and they’ll have more time to review this material than they had for Justices Kagan and Gorsuch. Good for Senator Grassley, who knows what their game and won’t play along.”

Jamil N. Jaffer, Founder, National Security Institute:
“Chairman Grassley is exactly right to schedule hearings on Judge Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination to the Supreme Court as soon as possible in September. This timeframe puts Judge Kavanaugh’s hearing right in the heartland of where other nominees to the high court—from Presidents of both parties—have been, if not actually a bit further out.”

“In addition, the claim that the Senate needs more documents to evaluate Judge Kavanaugh’s nomination is ludicrous. Judge Kavanaugh has been on the bench for well over a decade and has authored over 300 opinions, providing the single best source of information of the kind of Justice he would be if confirmed. Putting that to one side, the Senate has already received more documents than have ever been produced for any nominee to the Supreme Court, and is expected to receive more than five times the number of pages provided by the next closest nominee, with Judge Kavanugh’s records expected take up nearly 900,000 pages.”

“The idea that the Senate should get every piece of paper that might have passed Judge Kavanugh’s desk when he was the Staff Secretary to the President is a time-wasting canard designed to ensure that Judge Kavanaugh doesn’t get in the next two years, and is a demand being made by a number of Senators who have already said they won’t vote for Judge Kavanaugh under any circumstances.”

Gayle Trotter, JCN Spokesperson:
“Senator Grassley recognizes the stalling tactics of Democratic senators and has wisely scheduled a hearing for Judge Kavanaugh. The nominee’s record is clear: he has written more than 300 opinions during his 12 years on the DC Circuit Court of Appeals and the Judiciary Committee has reviewed hundreds of thousands of documents about him. Senator Grassley has given senators more time to evaluate the nominee confirmation than former Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy allotted for Justices Sotomayor and Kagan. It’s time for the Senate to confirm Kavanaugh and deliver another great justice.”

 

 

JCN’s Severino Responds to Senate Judiciary Committee’s Hearing Announcement

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Judicial Crisis Network’s Chief Counsel Carrie Severino responds to Senate Judiciary Committee’s announcement of the upcoming hearing for Supreme Court nominee, Judge Brett Kavanaugh.

Judicial Crisis Network’s Chief Counsel and Policy Director Carrie Severino

“Democrats have already announced that they oppose him, so this claim that they need more time or more documents is nothing more than a show, a fishing expedition designed to obstruct and create gridlock.  Judge Kavanaugh has been endorsed by leading figures on the right and the left. He is a mainstream nominee who will base his decisions on the law and the Constitution.”

KAVANAUGH DOCUMENTS FACTS ON BACKGROUND FROM JCN:

Judge Kavanaugh has been on the DC Circuit Court of Appeals for 12 years. He has issued 307 opinions and joined hundreds more.  He has a comprehensive record of jurisprudence that has been in the public domain for years.

The Judiciary Committee has reviewed hundreds of thousands of documents—more than were submitted for both Justice Gorsuch and Justice Kagan.

Documents submitted to the Senate Judiciary Committee pertaining to Judge Kavanaugh’s time serving in the White House Counsel’s and Independent Counsel’s offices are the largest number of executive branch records ever submitted to the Committee for a Supreme Court nominee.

Judge Kavanaugh returned the most comprehensive, bipartisan Senate questionnaire in Judiciary Committee history.

Senator Grassley has allotted more time between the nomination of Judge Kavanaugh and the start date of hearings than the timeline established by former Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy for Justices Sotomayor and Kagan.  Senator Leahy scheduled hearings 49 days after the nomination of Justice Kagan, and 48 days after the nomination of Justice Sotomayor.  Judge Kavanaugh’s hearings will start 57 days after his nomination.  Hearings for Justice Gorsuch were held 48 days after his nomination announcement.

The Kavanaugh nomination has been the most transparent nomination process in history. During the presidential campaign, President Trump publicized a list of extraordinarily qualified individuals he said he would choose from to fill Supreme Court vacancies.  Judge Kavanaugh has been on that list since November of 2017.