SUPREME COURT

WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 19: Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh leaves his home September 19, 2018 in Chevy Chase, Maryland. Kavanaugh is scheduled to appear again before the Senate Judiciary Committee next Monday following allegations that have endangered his appointment to the Supreme Court. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)
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BUSINESS
Woman Claims She Heard About Christine Blasey Ford Allegation In 1980s
By Arthur Delaney
But she deleted her social media posts and said she has no "first hand knowledge" of the incident involving Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh.
VIDEOS
President Trump Dismisses Calls For FBI Investigation Into Kavanaugh
President Trump says he does not plan to call on the FBI to investigate the allegations of sexual assault against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh.
Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) questions U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Kirstjen Nielsen during a hearing with the Senate Judiciary Committee on "Oversight of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security" on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., January 16, 2018. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts
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POLITICS
Lindsey Graham Suggests GOP Should Confirm Kavanaugh Quickly Before Midterm Elections
By Marina Fang
Delaying a Supreme Court confirmation vote until after an election isn't anything new. Republicans did it with Merrick Garland.
AUSTIN, TX - NOVEMBER 02: Anita Hill speaks at the Texas Conference For Women 2017 at Austin Convention Center on November 2, 2017 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Marla Aufmuth/Getty Images for Texas Conference for Women)
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POLITICS
Anita Hill Urges Senate To Avoid 'Sham Proceeding' Against Christine Blasey Ford
By Marina Fang
“The American public really is expecting something more,” Hill said of the Senate’s handling of sexual assault claims against Supreme Court pick Brett Kavanaugh.
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CNN
MEDIA
Michael Moore: Senate Must Block Trump's Court Picks Until After 'Treason' Probe
By Ed Mazza
“Let’s figure out what the crimes are of Donald J. Trump,” the documentary filmmaker said on CNN.
U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA) listens during U.S. Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh's U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., September 4, 2018. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts
Joshua Roberts / Reuters
POLITICS
Sen. Chuck Grassley: No Need For FBI To Investigate Kavanaugh Allegation
By Nick Visser
"Nothing the FBI or any other investigator does would have any bearing on what Dr. Ford tells the committee," the chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee said.
WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 06: Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee on the third day of his Supreme Court confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill September 6, 2018 in Washington, DC. Kavanaugh was nominated by President Donald Trump to fill the vacancy on the court left by retiring Associate Justice Anthony Kennedy. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)
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POLITICS
Christine Blasey Ford Calls On FBI To Probe Kavanaugh Accusation Before Hearing
By Antonia Blumberg
The woman who accused Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of sexual assault had said she'd be willing to testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee.
UNITED STATES - SEPTEMBER 4: Chairman Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, conducts the confirmation hearing of Brett Kavanaugh to be Associate Justice of the Supreme Court during Judge Kavanaugh's confirmation hearing in the Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday morning, Sept. 4, 2018. (Photo By Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)
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POLITICS
Republicans Consider Using Female Staffers To Question Christine Blasey Ford
By Amanda Terkel
Every Republican on the Senate Judiciary Committee is male. They normally would be the ones to face Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh's accuser.
Brett Kavanaugh, U.S. Supreme Court associate justice nominee for U.S. President Donald Trump, speaks during a Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Thursday, Sept. 6, 2018. Kavanaugh yesterday steered clear of trouble in a marathon day before a Senate panel, refusing to say whether he would overturn the constitutional right to abortion or disqualify himself from any case directly involving Trump. Photographer: Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images
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POLITICS
Mark Judge, Key Witness To Alleged Brett Kavanaugh Assault, Refuses To Testify
By Carla Herreria
Judge was a classmate of Kavanaugh's at Georgetown Prep when Christine Blasey Ford says the incident occurred.
US President Donald Trump speaks during a joint press conference with Polish President Andrzej Duda in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, September 18, 2018. (Photo by Jim WATSON / AFP) (Photo credit should read JIM WATSON/AFP/Getty Images)
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POLITICS
Donald Trump Says He Feels 'Terribly' For Brett Kavanaugh
By Lydia O'Connor
“It’s a shame, because this is a great gentleman,” Trump said of his Supreme Court nominee.
US Judge Brett Kavanaugh (L) shakes hands with US President Donald Trump after being nominated to the Supreme Court in the East Room of the White House on July 9, 2018 in Washington, DC. (Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP) (Photo credit should read SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images)
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POLITICS
Here Are The Ways Christine Blasey Ford's Story Is Being Dismissed
By Amanda Terkel
Conservatives are coming up with conspiracy theories about Ford and saying her allegations are just too old to investigate.
U.S. President Donald Trump listens to his nominee for the U.S. Supreme Court Brett Kavanaugh speak during his nomination announcement in the East Room of the White House in Washington, U.S., July 9, 2018. Picture taken July 9, 2018. REUTERS/Jim Bourg
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POLITICS
Wall Street Journal Goes All Out To Defend Kavanaugh Amid Sexual Assault Allegation
By Sebastian Murdock
"The thing happened ― if it happened ― an awfully long time ago, back in Ronald Reagan’s time," one writer argued Monday.
United States Senator Cory Booker (Democrat of New Jersey) joins in the debate about the release of documents designated "committee confidential" prior to the US Senate Judiciary Committee beginning the third day of testimony from Judge Brett Kavanaugh on his nomination as Associate Justice of the US Supreme Court to replace the retiring Justice Anthony Kennedy on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC on Thursday, September 6, 2018. Credit: Ron Sachs / CNP/Sipa USA (RESTRICTION: NO New York or New Jersey Newspapers or newspapers within a 75 mile radius of New York City)
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OPINION
The Truth About 'Boys Will Be Boys'
By Courtney Enlow, Guest Writer
The unspoken corollary to "boys will be boys" is that girls will suffer.
WASHINGTON, DC - President Trumps Supreme Court nominee, Brett Kavanaugh, listens to Senators make their opening statements during his confirmation hearing in the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC on Tuesday September 4, 2018. (Photo by Melina Mara/The Washington Post via Getty Images)
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POLITICS
Brett Kavanaugh's Supporters Now Far More Reluctant To Speak Up Publicly
By Alanna Vagianos, Amanda Terkel, and Jenna Amatulli
There has been radio silence from the liberal feminist lawyer who introduced Kavanaugh at his hearing.
Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh testifies during the third day of his confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., September 6, 2018. REUTERS/Alex Wroblewski
Alex Wroblewski / Reuters
POLITICS
Republicans Resist Additional Witnesses At Next Brett Kavanaugh Hearing
By Arthur Delaney, Elise Foley, and Igor Bobic
They want to keep it to just Kavanaugh and his accuser, Christine Blasey Ford.
Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh testifies during the third day of his confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., September 6, 2018. REUTERS/Alex Wroblewski
Alex Wroblewski / Reuters
POLITICS
Brett Kavanaugh May Lose A Job. By Her Account, Christine Blasey Ford Lost Much More.
By Melissa Jeltsen
The long-term consquences of surviving a teen sexual assault are well-known.
Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh testifies during the third day of his confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., September 6, 2018. REUTERS/Alex Wroblewski
Alex Wroblewski / Reuters
VIDEOS
Kavanaugh Isn't The First Supreme Court Nominee To Be Accused Of Sexual Misconduct
The Senate will first hear testimony from Christine Blasley Ford, who accuses the Supreme Court nominee of attempted rape in the early 1980s.
Brett Kavanaugh, U.S. Supreme Court associate justice nominee for U.S. President Donald Trump, speaks during a Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Thursday, Sept. 6, 2018. Kavanaugh yesterday steered clear of trouble in a marathon day before a Senate panel, refusing to say whether he would overturn the constitutional right to abortion or disqualify himself from any case directly involving Trump. Photographer: Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images
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OPINION
We Know Brett Kavanaugh Has Lied Already
By Russ Feingold, Guest Writer
Why should we believe the Supreme Court nominee now?
US Judge Brett Kavanaugh speaks after being nominated by US President Donald Trump (L) to the Supreme Court in the East Room of the White House on July 9, 2018 in Washington, DC. (Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP) (Photo credit should read SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images)
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POLITICS
Kavanaugh Gives White House Another Pre-Midterm Mess With No Good Way Out
By S.V. Date
Trump and his people not long ago thought quickly filling another Supreme Court seat would help them in the midterms.
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OPINION
Brett Kavanaugh Defenders Are Sending A Message: Women Aren't People
By Talia Lavin, Columnist
It’s telling that so many men have rushed to Kavanaugh’s defense, dismissing attempted rape as a teenage indiscretion.
U.S. Supreme Court nominee judge Brett Kavanaugh testifies during his Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., September 5, 2018. REUTERS/Chris Wattie
Chris Wattie / Reuters
POLITICS
Brett Kavanaugh And His Accuser Will Publicly Testify Monday
By Ryan Grenoble and Igor Bobic
Christine Blasey Ford has accused the Supreme Court nominee of sexually assaulting her when they were teens.
Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh testifies during the third day of his confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., September 6, 2018. REUTERS/Alex Wroblewski
Alex Wroblewski / Reuters
OPINION
Boys Like Kavanaugh Knew Rape Was Wrong, Even Way Back In The ’80s
By Jaclyn Friedman, Guest Writer
Boys knew when a woman didn't want to have sex -- even if they didn't think her consent mattered.
VIDEOS
Trump Defends Brett Kavanaugh Amid Sexual Misconduct Allegation
President Trump has defended his Supreme Court pick after Kavanaugh was accused of attempted rape.
NEW YORK, NY - SEPTEMBER 13: Chelsea Clinton speaks at SiriusXM with Nancy Northup and hosts Zerlina Maxwell and Jess McIntosh at the SiriusXM Studio on September 13, 2018 in New York City. (Photo by Cindy Ord/Getty Images for SiriusXM)
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WOMEN
Chelsea Clinton: Reversing Abortion Rights Would Be ‘Un-Christian’
By Carol Kuruvilla
The former first daughter spoke during a Sirius XM radio show about her thoughts on Roe v. Wade.
Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-IA) speaks next to Senator Orrin Hatch (R-UT) during the confirmation hearing for U.S. Supreme Court nominee judge Brett Kavanaugh on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., September 4, 2018. REUTERS/Chris Wattie?
Chris Wattie / Reuters
POLITICS
Pressure Mounts On Republicans To Postpone Brett Kavanaugh Vote
By Igor Bobic
The Senate Judiciary Committee is scheduled to vote on the nomination on Sept. 20.
Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh testifies during the third day of his confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., September 6, 2018. REUTERS/Alex Wroblewski
Alex Wroblewski / Reuters
VIDEOS
Kavanaugh's Sexual Misconduct Accuser Wants To Testify
The woman accusing Brett Kavanaugh of attempted rape is prepared to testify before the Senate Judiciary committee.
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