Supreme Court Nominations

623 ABA Journal Supreme Court Nominations articles.

Anti-Kavanaugh protesters held rally across from ABA’s Chicago headquarters

Protesters opposing U.S. Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh held a demonstration across from the American Bar Association headquarters in Chicago on Thursday. The crowd numbered around 30 at 5 p.m., grew to around 100 at its height, and had dispersed by 6:50 p.m. The Chicago District of the International Socialist…

Oct 5, 2018 2:20 PM CDT

ABA Standing Committee on the Federal Judiciary reopens Kavanaugh evaluation

The ABA Standing Committee on the Federal Judiciary sent a letter on Friday to the Senate Judiciary Committee to inform them that they will be reopening their evaluation of U.S. Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh.

Oct 5, 2018 11:22 AM CDT

Former Justice Stevens announces his opposition to Kavanaugh; nominee makes his case in op-ed

Updated: Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh has written a Wall Street Journal op-ed acknowledging his emotional Senate Judiciary Committee testimony and pledging to keep an open mind if he is confirmed. Among those who oppose his confirmation is retired Justice John Paul Stevens, who said at a Florida appearance on…

Oct 5, 2018 9:28 AM CDT

FBI report on Kavanaugh is sent to Senate; confirmation vote could be Saturday

The FBI has completed its supplemental report on U.S. Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh and sent it to the Senate, where senators began to view it Thursday in a secure room at the Capitol.

Oct 4, 2018 8:28 AM CDT

After student protests, Kavanaugh tells Harvard Law School he won’t teach in January

Brett Kavanaugh has informed Harvard Law School that he won’t teach his class on the Supreme Court in January. Students were informed of the U.S. Supreme Court nominee’s decision in an email late Monday, report the Harvard Crimson, the Washington Post and the National Law Journal. The Crimson was first…

Oct 2, 2018 9:16 AM CDT

Prosecutor who questioned Ford says evidence against Kavanaugh wouldn’t merit prosecution

The Arizona sex crimes prosecutor who questioned Brett Kavanaugh’s accuser has concluded that no reasonable prosecutor would bring a case against the U.S. Supreme Court nominee based on the evidence presented at the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Thursday. Rachel Mitchell said the evidence is not even sufficient to satisfy…

Oct 1, 2018 8:50 AM CDT

Kavanaugh hearings leave the country divided

Updated: A divided nation entered a new week still processing and debating a long, harrowing day of testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee involving Christine Blasey Ford’s allegations of sexual misconduct against U.S. Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh.

Oct 1, 2018 8:30 AM CDT

Senate Judiciary Committee advances Kavanaugh nomination; Senate agrees to week delay for FBI probe

Republican Sen. Jeff Flake of Arizona said before the vote that he had spoken with Democrats and he believes a delay would be proper.

Sep 28, 2018 8:22 AM CDT

ABA urges Kavanaugh vote be delayed until after an FBI investigation

The letter says: “We make this request because of the ABA’s respect for the rule of law and due process under law. ... Each appointment to our nation’s highest court ... is simply too important to rush to a vote.”

Sep 27, 2018 10:11 AM CDT

Ginsburg praises #MeToo movement after activists criticize joke about groping involving her

Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is “cheered on” by the #MeToo movement, she said on Wednesday, the evening before U.S. Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh and a woman who is accusing him of sexual assault when they were high school students in the 1980s are set to testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee.

Sep 27, 2018 8:23 AM CDT

Kavanaugh was ‘physically aggressive’ at parties where gang rapes occurred: 3rd accuser’s affidavit

Lawyer Michael Avenatti has released an affidavit by a woman who says U.S. Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh was a “mean drunk” at house parties in the early 1980s, was physically aggressive toward girls and participated in efforts to get them drunk before gang rapes occurred. Julie Swetnick says in…

Sep 26, 2018 1:59 PM CDT

Sex crimes prosecutor to question Kavanaugh and Ford

U.S. Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh and a woman who accused him of sexually assaulting her when both were high school students will be questioned Thursday by a longtime sex crimes prosecutor. Rachel Mitchell of Maricopa County, Arizona, has been tapped to question Kavanaugh and Christine Blasey Ford during the…

Sep 26, 2018 8:39 AM CDT

Kavanaugh defends himself in TV interview; White House is open to testimony by 2nd accuser

Appearing with his wife in a Fox News interview on Monday, U.S. Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh said he has “never sexually assaulted anyone, in high school or otherwise.” Kavanaugh addressed allegations by Christine Blasey Ford, who is scheduled to testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday, report Fox…

Sep 25, 2018 8:45 AM CDT

Kavanaugh accuser Ford agrees to testify Thursday; 2nd accuser steps forward

Updated: Stanford professor Christine Blasey Ford has agreed to testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday about her sexual assault allegations against U.S. Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh.

Sep 24, 2018 7:00 AM CDT

Group of Harvard Law students call for school to remove Kavanaugh as an instructor

Four students at Harvard Law School, where U.S. Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh is a lecturer, have written an opinion piece calling for the school administration to remove him as an instructor "unless a full and fair investigation is conducted."

Sep 21, 2018 1:05 PM CDT

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