Kavanaugh, Brett M
Justice Jackson, a Former Law Clerk, Returns to a Transformed Supreme Court
Less than two hours after the Supreme Court ended a wrenching term last month, it welcomed a new member. Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, who had been waiting in the wings since she was confirmed by the Senate in April, took two oaths of office — and joined a court in turmoil. “She’s entering the court […]
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Supreme Court Marshal Asks Officials to End Protests at Justices’ Homes
WASHINGTON — The chief security officer of the Supreme Court has asked that Virginia and Maryland officials enforce laws that would prohibit protests outside the homes of justices after weeks of demonstrations favoring abortion rights. In four letters sent to Gov. Larry Hogan of Maryland; Gov. Glenn Youngkin of Virginia; Jeffrey McKay, the chairman of […]
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A.O.C. Wants Justices Impeached for ‘Lying Under Oath’ on Roe Views
Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is calling for a House investigation into whether two Supreme Court justices who voted to overturn Roe v. Wade should be impeached for lying at their confirmation hearings about their views of the landmark abortion-rights case. In a Sunday interview on NBC’s “Meet the Press,” Ms. Ocasio-Cortez, a New York Democrat and […]
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Kavanaugh Gave Private Assurances on Roe v. Wade. Collins Says He ‘Misled’ Her.
WASHINGTON — During a two-hour meeting in her Senate office with the Supreme Court nominee Brett M. Kavanaugh on Aug. 21, 2018, Senator Susan Collins of Maine pressed him hard on why she should trust him not to overturn Roe v. Wade if she backed his confirmation. Judge Kavanaugh worked vigorously to reassure her that […]
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House Again Delays Bill Bolstering Security for Supreme Court Justices
WASHINGTON — House Democrats put off consideration of Senate-passed legislation to bolster protections for Supreme Court justices a day after a man armed with a pistol, a knife and other weapons was arrested near the Maryland home of Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh. Democratic aides said the delay would be brief as House and Senate negotiators […]
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Armed Man Traveled to Justice Kavanaugh’s Home to Kill Him, Officials Say
A man armed with a pistol, a knife and other weapons was arrested near the Maryland home of Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh early Wednesday after he said he traveled from California to kill the Supreme Court justice, federal officials said. Nicholas John Roske, 26, of Simi Valley, Calif., was charged with attempted murder after two […]
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A Battle Over How to Battle Over Roe: Protests at Justices’ Homes Fuel Rancor
But critics say the protesters should not be there at all. Some Republicans have pointed to a 1950 federal statute that says anyone “with the intent of influencing any judge” who “pickets or parades in or near a building housing a court of the United States, or in or near a building or residence occupied […]
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Supreme Court Rules Against Police in Malicious Prosecution Case
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court ruled on Monday in favor of a Brooklyn man who said he had been falsely accused by police officers of resisting arrest, saying he could sue for malicious prosecution under a federal civil rights law. The vote was 6 to 3, with the majority deciding only the narrow question of […]
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The Problem of ‘Personal Precedents’ of Supreme Court Justices
WASHINGTON — Supreme Court justices, like most people, like to appear to be consistent. No one wants to be thought to be a flip-flopper, an opportunist or a hypocrite. That means justices try not to disavow earlier legal views, even ones that appeared in dissents, in opinions they wrote as appeals court judges, in academic […]
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