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Paul Collins on several news outlet about the Supreme Court Nominee Brett Kavanaugh

Paul M. Collins, political science and director of legal studies, is interviewed about what questions are likely to be put to Brett Kavanaugh, President Trump’s nominee to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court. Collins says in addition to questions about his views on abortion, Kavanaugh will face close scrutiny about whether and how much he believes the president should be subject to investigation by the courts and Congress. Collins also says if Kavanaugh is confirmed to serve on the court, the chief justice, John Roberts, is likely to become the swing vote on a much more conservative court. (CNN, 9/3/18; News Office assistance)

Collins also says Brett Kavanaugh, President Donald Trump’s nominee to fill the vacancy on the U.S. Supreme Court, is avoiding answering questions during his confirmation hearings in a predictable pattern. He also says it is odd that Kavanaugh hasn’t recused himself from any possible decisions about Trump’s assertion of executive power to issue pardons or to impede the special counsel’s investigation into the 2016 campaign. “It seems clear to me that it is inappropriate for the president to be able to select a judge who may decide his fate and there is case law that supports this view. For a judge who claims to care a lot about precedent, there is a problem here,” Collins says. (Time, 9/6/18)

Paul M. Collins says Brett Kavanaugh, President Donald Trump’s nominee to fill the vacancy on the U.S. Supreme Court, has avoided answering questions during his confirmation hearings in a predictable pattern. “Like most nominees before him, Kavanaugh didn’t make any big mistakes.” He says the nominee stayed composed even when faced with hostile questioning from Democrats. (Star Tribune [from New York Times], 9/8/18)

 

 

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