“Retired Canadian judges weigh in as Kavanaugh nomination heads for showdown”: On Thursday, Sean Fine of The Toronto Globe and Mail had a report that begins, “Retired judges of the Supreme Court of Canada say the politically charged nomination hearings south of the border reflect badly on the impartiality of the United States Supreme Court.”
Cherise Seucharan of The Vancouver Star reports that “Canadian legal minds call Brett Kavanaugh U.S. Supreme Court confirmation ‘hugely disappointing.’”
In commentary, The Toronto Globe and Mail has published an editorial titled “The Kavanaugh hearings were a mess, and a lesson for Canada.”
And online at The National Post, columnist Conrad Black has an essay titled “Canadians don’t see the Kavanaugh episode for what it is; Consider this the combined fourth and fifth rounds in Trump’s war to evict the political establishment of both the Democratic and Republican parties.”
“Justices Sotomayor ’76, Kagan ’81 examine impartiality, gender disparities at ‘She Roars'”: Benjamin Ball and Rose Gilbert of The Daily Princetonian have this report.
Anna Salvatore of the “High School SCOTUS” blog also attended the event, and she has this post about it at that blog.
“McConnell: Conservative revamp of the courts isn’t done yet; The Senate majority leader calls the confirmation of Brett Kavanaugh a ‘seminal moment’ for the conservative movement.” Burgess Everett and John Bresnahan of Politico have this report. Perhaps, under the circumstances, calling it a “seminal moment” was not the best choice of words.
“Kavanaugh makes good on his pledge at hearing to hire women as law clerks”: Robert Barnes of The Washington Post has this report.
“Brett Kavanaugh’s Supreme Court confirmation didn’t settle this fight. It ignited it.” Susan Page of USA Today has this news analysis.
“Liberals, This is War: What’s at stake is much more than a single Supreme Court seat.” Columnist Charles M. Blow has this essay online at The New York Times.
“Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation means Democrats won’t trust the Supreme Court. That’s dangerous for democracy. Impeachment, court-packing and even ignoring the court’s decisions are all potential paths forward for Democrats.” Scott Lemieux has this essay online at NBC News.
“‘Cloud.’ ‘Legitimacy crisis.’ ‘Taint.’ Legal experts on Kavanaugh joining the court; Misconduct allegations, temperament questions will follow Trump’s pick as he takes his seat; They may never go away.” Adam Edelman of NBC News has this report.
“Manchin faces firestorm at home following Kavanaugh vote”: Steve Peoples of The Associated Press has this report.
“Leftist calls for impeachment of Brett Kavanaugh threaten to split Democrats; Senate Democrats pump brakes on Kavanaugh impeachment talk”: Valerie Richardson of The Washington Times has this report.
“Brett Kavanaugh Confirmation Battle Tests Supreme Court’s Chief Justice; John Roberts, his court’s rightward tilt cast, has worried about political erosion of legitimacy”: Brent Kendall and Jess Bravin of The Wall Street Journal have this report.
“Parties Seize on Kavanaugh Supreme Court Clash; A month before midterms, both sides use the debate to stoke passions”: Janet Hook of The Wall Street Journal has this report.
“The Kavanaugh Effect: Political Debates Shake Up the Workplace; The Supreme Court confirmation battle over Brett Kavanaugh has left Americans looking for ways to find common ground with their colleagues.” Chip Cutter, Vanessa Fuhrmans, and Julie Jargon of The Wall Street Journal have this report.
“With the midterm election looming, calls to impeach Kavanaugh pose awkward challenge for Democrats”: Laura King of The Los Angeles Times has this report.
“Kavanaugh arrives wounded, as is the Supreme Court’s image”: Robert Barnes of The Washington Post has this report.
And Jenna Johnson of The Washington Post has an article headlined “Drain what swamp? Trump’s supporters embrace Kavanaugh, member of a class they once rebuked.”
“We need to stay angry about Kavanaugh”: Columnist E.J. Dionne Jr. has this essay online at The Washington Post.
Therein, he writes: “If Democrats take control of the House, they should hold hearings on the administration’s manipulation of the FBI investigation. These could also shed light on the extent to which Kavanaugh misled the Senate. And there should now be no squeamishness about the urgency of enlarging the Supreme Court if Democrats have the power to do so after the 2020 elections.”
“With Battle Over, a New Justice Quickly Gets to Work and Sets a Record”: Adam Liptak of The New York Times has this report.
“Democrats Fear They’re the Wet Rag Party; Kavanaugh’s victory leaves many on the left saying it’s time to get mad — and even”: John F. Harris has this essay online at Politico Magazine.
“The ‘All of the Above’ Approach to Justice Kavanaugh”: Michael C. Dorf has this post at “Dorf on Law.”
“On the Left, Eyeing More Radical Ways to Fight Kavanaugh”: Charlie Savage of The New York Times has an article that begins, “The bitter partisan fury that engulfed Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh’s Supreme Court confirmation was the fiercest battle in a political war over the judiciary that has been steadily intensifying since the Senate rejected Judge Robert H. Bork in 1987. But an even greater conflagration may be coming.”
“Who Will Pay for the Mess of the Kavanaugh Confirmation? All the Women. Christine Blasey Ford. Deborah Ramirez. Julie Swetnick. Lisa Murkowski. Even Amy Chua. They will face the consequences. Justice Kavanaugh won’t.” Ryan Thoreson has this essay online at The New York Times.
“Kavanaugh’s Confirmation Shreds the Pretense of an Apolitical Supreme Court”: Cristian Farias has this post at the “Daily Intelligencer” blog of New York magazine.
“Brett Kavanaugh and the G.O.P.’s Bargain with Trump: Once the Senate Republicans decided to countenance demagoguery, one step led to another.” Amy Davidson Sorkin will have this Comment in the Talk of the Town section of the October 15, 2018 issue of The New Yorker.
“Julie Swetnick unloads on media, GOP: ‘I am disgusted and appalled by the way that I have been re-victimized.'” Gregg Re of Fox News has this report, along with an article headlined “After Kavanaugh confirmation, Pelosi vows to unearth FBI docs as Dems demand impeachment inquiry.”
“They left no doubt what they think of women”: Columnist Jennifer Rubin has this essay online at The Washington Post.
“The junk science Republicans used to undermine Ford and help save Kavanaugh”: Avi Selk of The Washington Post has this report.
“Brett Kavanaugh will bring change to the Supreme Court, but maybe not what you think; Brett Kavanaugh’s Supreme Court nomination will change the court, but the question is how and to what degree”: Law professor Glenn Harlan Reynolds has this essay online at USA Today.
“Was the Kavanaugh Hearing the Worst Supreme Court Fight? You Be the Judge.” Julia Jacobs of The New York Times has this report.
“Democratic senators urge voters to focus Kavanaugh anger on election”: Lawrence Hurley of Reuters has this report.
“Interview: Chief Judge Diane Wood.” Joe Hanlon has this post at the “High School SCOTUS” blog.
“How Kavanaugh Will Change The Supreme Court”: Oliver Roeder has this post at FiveThirtyEight.
“The Vicious Entrenchment Circle: Thoughts on a Lifetime with a Republican-Controlled Court.” Marty Lederman has this post at the “Balkinization” blog.
“McConnell calls for investigation into leak of Ford letter; ‘I think it clearly was, honestly, a despicable thing to do to Dr. Ford,’ he told POLITICO in an interview”: Elana Schor and Burgess Everett of Politico have this report.
Brent D. Griffiths of Politico reports that “Collins defends Kavanaugh vote, dismisses 2020 concerns.”
And Victoria Guida of Politico has a report headlined “Hirono: Kavanaugh’s SCOTUS seat has ‘big asterisk.’“
“Kavanaugh’s first vote could be in Trump executive power fight”: Josh Gerstein of Politico has this report.
“Sen. Chris Coons says it’s premature to talk about impeaching Kavanaugh; He added that Trump’s comments mocking Christine Blasey Ford were ‘one of the biggest tragedies of this past week'”: Ben Kamisar of NBC News has this report.
