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Wednesday, October 3, 2018

“Kavanaugh’s Former Yale Classmate Explains Why He Withdrew His Support”: This audio segment appeared on this evening’s broadcast of NPR’s “All Things Considered.”

Posted at 9:55 PM by Howard Bashman



“FBI Lacks White House Approval to Talk to Kavanaugh and Ford, Sources Say”: Chris Strohm and Shannon Pettypiece of Bloomberg News have this report.

Posted at 9:33 PM by Howard Bashman



“An FBI investigation that doesn’t interview Kavanaugh and Ford? What are Republicans thinking?” Columnist Michael McGough has this essay online at The Los Angeles Times.

Posted at 9:15 PM by Howard Bashman



“As FBI background check of Kavanaugh nears its end, probe appears to have been highly curtailed”: Matt Zapotosky, Robert O’Harrow Jr., Tom Hamburger, and Devlin Barrett of The Washington Post have an article that begins, “The FBI background check of Brett M. Kavanaugh appeared to remain curtailed in its scope Wednesday even as agents neared the end of their work, opening up the possibility that the bureau would again face criticism over what some will view as a lackluster investigation.”

Posted at 9:08 PM by Howard Bashman



“Jeff Flake let down the GOP — and served the nation”: Columnist George F. Will has this essay online at The Washington Post.

Posted at 9:04 PM by Howard Bashman



“With a Transformed Judiciary in Sight, McConnell ‘Will Not Be Intimidated'”: Carl Hulse and Jonathan Martin of The New York Times have this report.

Posted at 8:55 PM by Howard Bashman



“The internet wants Penn Law prof Amy Wax fired (again) — this time for her comments on the Kavanaugh hearing”: Juliana Feliciano Reyes of The Philadelphia Inquirer has an article that begins, “Nearly 4,000 people have signed a petition calling for Penn Law professor Amy Wax’s firing after she aired her grievances about the testimony of Christine Blasey Ford during the confirmation hearings for Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh.”

Posted at 8:26 PM by Howard Bashman



“Abortion rights: Supreme Court considers overruling several lesser precedents. Could Roe v. Wade be affected?” Richard Wolf of USA Today has this report.

Posted at 5:56 PM by Howard Bashman



“Christine Blasey Ford will only give documents to FBI”: Stephen Dinan of The Washington Times has an article that begins, “Christine Blasey Ford’s lawyers said Wednesday that they won’t give senators documents related to her sexual assault claim against Brett Kavanaugh, but will provide them to the FBI — if agents want to interview her about her allegation.”

Posted at 5:50 PM by Howard Bashman



“Prosecutors Don’t Bring Cases the Way Rachel Mitchell’s Kavanaugh Memo Says — Not Even in Her Own Arizona Office”: Jordan Smith and Liliana Segura of The Intercept have this report.

Posted at 4:50 PM by Howard Bashman



“The Man Behind the Brett Kavanaugh Strategy: Don McGahn; White House counsel shepherds the judge’s Supreme Court nomination, urging him to push back hard on sexual-assault accusations.” Peter Nicholas of The Wall Street Journal has this report.

Posted at 4:42 PM by Howard Bashman



“Kavanaugh Vote to Test Sen. Lisa Murkowski’s Independent Streak; Alaska senator has called the volume of constituent feedback on the Supreme Court nomination unprecedented”: Siobhan Hughes and Jim Carlton of The Wall Street Journal have this report.

Posted at 1:28 PM by Howard Bashman



“Lawmakers Await FBI Report on Kavanaugh; Both parties criticize Trump’s mocking of Supreme Court nominee’s accuser”: Kristina Peterson and Natalie Andrews of The Wall Street Journal have this report.

Posted at 1:23 PM by Howard Bashman



“Kavanaugh Has Already Failed the Test of Temperament: Whatever happened in 1982, he has shown himself unfit for the Supreme Court.” The Editorial Board of Bloomberg View has posted this editorial online.

Posted at 1:15 PM by Howard Bashman



“Fired for missing work to observe his religion, Orlando man asks U.S. Supreme Court for help”: Chabeli Herrera has this front page article in today’s edition of The Orlando Sentinel.

Posted at 1:11 PM by Howard Bashman



“Here Are the 30 People the FBI Needs to Interview in its Kavanaugh Investigation”: Norman L. Eisen, Asha Rangappa, and Kristin Amerling have this post at the “Just Security” blog.

Posted at 12:02 PM by Howard Bashman



“More Than 500 Law Professors Condemn Kavanaugh For ‘Lack Of Judicial Temperament’; Eight of the signatures in the letter to the Senate were from professors at Yale, where the Supreme Court nominee obtained his law degree”: Matt Ferner of HuffPost has this report.

Posted at 12:00 PM by Howard Bashman



“Kavanaugh’s parents have Keys connection”: Theresa Java of The Florida Keys Free Press has an article that begins, “The parents of President Donald Trump’s Supreme Court Judicial nominee, Brett Kavanaugh, own a home at the Ocean Reef Club, where the president’s sister, Maryanne Trump Barry, also lives.”

Posted at 11:53 AM by Howard Bashman



“Avenatti emerges with new sworn allegations against Kavanaugh, amid questions over 1st client”: Brooke Singman of Fox News has this report.

Posted at 11:23 AM by Howard Bashman



“FBI has not contacted dozens of potential sources in Kavanaugh investigation; With the investigation winding down, multiple individuals who have tried to contact the bureau have not heard back”: Leigh Ann Caldwell and Heidi Przybyla of NBC News have this report.

Posted at 11:06 AM by Howard Bashman



“The Lawfare Podcast: High School SCOTUS Visits Lawfare.” Benjamin Wittes interviews Anna Salvatore, the creator of the “High School SCOTUS” blog, in this podcast at “Lawfare.” Thanks, Anna, for the shout-outs during your interview. It is gratifying to know that “How Appealing” helped bring your blog to the attention of others.

Posted at 10:45 AM by Howard Bashman