NYT Op-ed: “A Liberal’s Case for Brett Kavanaugh”
In an op-ed published by the New York Times, Yale Law School Professor Akhil Reed Amar makes a compelling case for Judge Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination.
“The nomination of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to be the next Supreme Court justice is President Trump’s finest hour, his classiest move. Last week the president promised to select ‘someone with impeccable credentials, great intellect, unbiased judgment, and deep reverence for the laws and Constitution of the United States.’ In picking Judge Kavanaugh, he has done just that.”
Amar was one of Judge Kavanaugh’s law professors during studies at Yale Law School. In his piece, Amar notes:
“…[Kavanaugh] is an avid consumer of legal scholarship. He reads and learns. And he reads scholars from across the political spectrum. This studiousness is especially important for a jurist like Judge Kavanaugh, who prioritizes the Constitution’s original meaning.”
Amar ends his piece with confidence in Judge Kavanaugh and voicing support for a broad, bipartisan majority confirmation in the Senate.
“Judge Kavanaugh could be confirmed with the ninetysomething Senate votes he deserves, rather than the fiftysomething votes he is likely to get.”
Following Judge Kavanaugh’s nomination, Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, applauded the nomination, saying in part, “Judge Kavanaugh is one of the most qualified Supreme Court nominees to come before the Senate,” and that Kavanaugh is a “superb” candidate worthy of the Senate’s consideration.
Grassley met with Judge Kavanaugh today to discuss his credentials and the Senate confirmation process.
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