It’s Hard to Find a Federal Judge More Conservative than Brett Kavanaugh

Kevin Cope; Joshua Fischman;

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It’s Hard to Find a Federal Judge More Conservative than Brett Kavanaugh

Kevin Cope

Joshua Fischman

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Washington Post

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2018-09-5

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Kevin Cope

Joshua Fischman

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The Senate Judiciary Committee’s Supreme Court confirmation hearings for Judge Brett Kavanaugh are off to a contentious start, replete with protesters and an accusation of “mob rule.” The hearings will likely provide more drama than substance, however. Republicans will defend Kavanaugh as principled, Democrats will brand him as extreme, and Kavanaugh himself will reveal as little as possible.

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Kevin Cope & Joshua Fischman, It’s Hard to Find a Federal Judge More Conservative than Brett Kavanaugh, Washington Post (September 5, 2018).

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