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Brett Kavanaugh

  1. abortion rights
    Here We Go: Supreme Court Accepts First Big Post-Kavanaugh Abortion CaseThe Court could begin the long march back to a pre–Roe v. Wade era by validating laws designed to shut down abortion providers.
    By Ed Kilgore
  2. power
    How Did That Messy Kavanaugh Article Even Happen?New York Times editors attempt to explain.
    By Bridget Read
  3. power
    What the Kavanaugh Book Actually Says About That New AllegationDrama surrounding a botched New York Times excerpt of ‘The Education of Brett Kavanaugh’ threatens to eclipse important revelations.
    By Bridget Read
  4. power
    Everything We Know About Deborah Ramirez’s Allegations Against KavanaughA damning new report indicates that her claims were never fully investigated, even though she had potential witnesses who were willing to speak.
    By Amanda Arnold
  5. sexual assault
    What We Learned From the New Book on Brett Kavanaugh and His AccusersThe book from two New York Times reporters reveals a previously unknown allegation, and offers new details from Ramirez and Blasey Ford.
    By Sarah Jones
  6. power
    Kavanaugh Accused of Exposing Himself to a Second Yale ClassmateThe New York Times uncovered a previously unreported allegation against the Supreme Court justice.
    By Marie Lodi
  7. power
    The ‘Tiger Mom’ and the Lie of MeritocracyAmy Chua created a brand preaching the values of hard work, but her daughter’s success points to something else.
    By Sarah Jones
  8. supreme court
    Brett Kavanaugh Knows Exactly What He’s DoingUnpacking his duplicitous dissent in the Louisiana abortion ruling.
    By Irin Carmon
  9. power
    Everything Is Still Going Perfectly Fine for Brett KavanaughAll 83 ethics complaints against him have been dismissed now that he’s on the Supreme Court.
    By Kimberly Truong
  10. supreme court
    What’s It Mean That Supreme Court—and Kavanaugh—Sided With Planned Parenthood?The new justice voted with liberals in declining to hear a case that could have cut off funding for the group.
    By Irin Carmon
  13. consequences?
    Brett Kavanaugh Is Already Back to Coaching Girls’ BasketballWeeks after he cried about Christine Blasey Ford’s allegations ruining his life, the Supreme Court Justice is back on the court.
    By Opheli Garcia Lawler
  14. power
    Christine Blasey Ford Speaks Out About the Threats She’s Faced“Words are not adequate to thank all of you who supported me,” she writes in her latest update on GoFundMe.
    By Amanda Arnold
  15. the kavanaugh hearings
    Christine Blasey Ford Is Still Being Put Through HellShe’s had to move four times and hasn’t been able to return to her job.
    By Lisa Ryan
  16. the body politic
    The Ruling Minority Will Stop at Nothing to Stay in ControlWhich is why we need to pick ourselves up and keep fighting.
    By Rebecca Traister
  17. allegations
    Michael Avenatti Under Suspicion for Claims Made Against Brett KavanaughAn NBC News report details discrepancies between statements Avenatti released from clients about Kavanaugh, and what those women told reporters.
    By Opheli Garcia Lawler
  18. trump rallies
    Trump Said the Midterm Elections Are About KavanaughDuring a hard-to-follow and often bizarre campaign event in Montana, Trump outlined what he believes will define the midterm elections.
    By Opheli Garcia Lawler
  19. suspicious package
    Suspicious Letter Sent to Senator Susan Collins’s Home in MaineLocal authorities and the FBI are investigating.
    By Opheli Garcia Lawler
  20. #believesurvivors
    Someone Bought BrettKavanaugh.com and Made It a Resource for SurvivorsAcross its home page, you’ll find “We Believe Survivors” in big text.
    By Sarah Nechamkin
  21. power
    Trump Let Kavanaugh Know You’re Sorry for All He’s Been Through“Donald Trump, you do not have authority to apologize to Kavanaugh on my behalf.”
    By Amanda Arnold
  22. the kavanaugh confirmation
    New Poll Shows 51 Percent of People Oppose Kavanaugh’s ConfirmationThe CNN poll also shows that his popularity improved among the GOP.
    By Opheli Garcia Lawler
  25. the kavanaugh confirmation
    Republicans Are Suggesting Brett Kavanaugh Sue His AccusersNothing says “victory lap” like spiteful litigation.
    By Opheli Garcia Lawler
  26. a guys girl
    Senator Collins Didn’t Even Like Brett Kavanaugh’s TestimonyShe still voted to confirm him to the Supreme Court, though.
    By Opheli Garcia Lawler
  27. susan collins
    SNL’s Susan Collins Believes Women, Until It’s Time to Stop“I also believe that I’m a guys’ girl, okay?”
    By Devon Ivie
  28. the kavanaugh confirmation
    Men Celebrate Kavanuaugh’s Win With #BeersForBrettA running list of men to avoid.
    By Opheli Garcia Lawler
  29. the kavanaugh confirmation
    Women React to Kavanaugh’s Confirmation With RageWomen are productively raging and making their anger known.
    By Opheli Garcia Lawler
  30. the kavanaugh confirmation
    Fox News Contributor Thinks Women Protesters Should Be TaseredTodd Starnes tweeted that women protesting the Kavanaugh vote were “animals.”
    By Opheli Garcia Lawler
  31. the kavanaugh confirmation
    Screams From Protesting Women Interrupted Kavanaugh’s VoteMike Pence called for order as women were carried out of the proceedings.
    By Opheli Garcia Lawler
  32. the body politic
    The Road to Progress Is Paved With PainDespite this loss, we must not lose the moral fortitude to fight.
    By Rebecca Traister
  33. the kavanaugh hearings
    Accused Sexual Assaulter Confirmed to Supreme CourtAs protests erupted outside the Senate, Brett Kavanaugh was officially confirmed on Saturday afternoon.
    By Lisa Ryan
  34. the kavanaugh hearings
    Susan Collins’s Ultimate BetrayalThe senator spoke of not believing Christine Blasey Ford and then of supporting the #MeToo movement — in the same speech.
    By Lisa Ryan
  37. the kavanaugh hearings
    Murkowski Just Showed That Putting Pressure on Your Senators WorksThe senator voted “no” on ending the Kavanaugh debate after her Alaskan constituents put pressure on her.
    By Lisa Ryan
  38. the kavanaugh hearings
    Senate Cuts Off Debate on Kavanaugh, Making His Confirmation All But CertainIn the end, Jeff Flake, Susan Collins and Joe Manchin are giving Kavanaugh the votes he needed.
    By Ed Kilgore
  39. conspiracy theories
    Donald Trump Thinks Sexual-Assault Protesters Are ‘Paid Professionals’Presumably in reference to the two brave sexual-assault survivors who confronted Senator Jeff Flake over his Kavanaugh vote.
    By Amanda Arnold
  40. the kavanaugh hearings
    All of Brett Kavanaugh’s Classmates Who Have Accused Him of Lying“When Brett got drunk, he was often belligerent and aggressive.”
    By Amanda Arnold
  41. the kavanaugh hearings
    Republican Senator to Kavanaugh Protesters: ‘Grow Up’Not his finest moment.
    By Adam K. Raymond
  42. the kavanaugh hearings
    Brett Kavanaugh Wants to Remind Us He’s an Emotional Dad and That Makes Him GoodHe wrote an op-ed about why he deserves to be on the Supreme Court.
    By Opheli Garcia Lawler
  43. the kavanaugh hearings
    Why Heidi Heitkamp’s ‘No’ Vote MattersHer “no” is bigger than Brett Kavanaugh.
    By Irin Carmon
  44. the kavanaugh hearings
    Sen. Heidi Heitkamp Will Vote ‘No’ on Kavanaugh As a ‘Signal to Girls and Women’A brave move that is unlikely to stop the SCOTUS nominee from being confirmed.
    By Amanda Arnold
  45. the kavanaugh hearings
    Thousands of ‘Cancel Kavanaugh’ Protesters March to the Supreme Court in D.C.“We’re marching from Kavanaugh’s current courthouse to the one he hopes to ascend to.”
    By Sarah Nechamkin
  46. the kavanaugh hearings
    Kavanaugh’s High-School Treatment of Renate Schroeder Was Worse Than We ThoughtKavanaugh says the ‘Renate Alumnius’ reference in his yearbook was not meant to offend. A former classmate says it’s the tip of the iceberg.
    By Sarah Nechamkin
  49. the kavanaugh hearings
    All the People With Crucial Information About Kavanaugh the FBI Didn’t InterviewThe investigation did not speak to Dr. Blasey Ford, Kavanaugh’s former roommate, or several others with information who tried to come forward.
    By Amanda Arnold
  50. the kavanaugh hearings
    Former Classmate ‘Shocked’ Kavanaugh Said ‘Devil’s Triangle’ Wasn’t About SexBrett Kavanaugh’s former classmate Jaime Roche told Anderson Cooper that he was shocked when Kavanaugh said it was a drinking game.
    By Opheli Garcia Lawler
  51. the kavanaugh hearings
    More Than 650 Law Professors Sign Letter in Opposition to Kavanaugh’s NominationThe letter was sent to senators ahead of the vote on Kavanaugh’s confirmation to the Supreme Court.
    By Opheli Garcia Lawler
  52. the kavanaugh hearings
    White House Apparently ‘Will Not Allow’ the FBI to Interview Kavanaugh and FordAccording to a statement from Sen. Feinstein.
    By Opheli Garcia Lawler
  53. fbi kavanaugh investigation
    FBI Is Interviewing People Who Attended the Same July 1982 Party as KavanaughMeanwhile, Dr. Blasey Ford’s lawyers say the FBI still hasn’t interviewed her.
    By Amanda Arnold
  54. the kavanaugh hearings
    Kellyanne Conway Says Trump Has Treated Dr. Blasey Ford ‘Like a Fabergé Egg’Meanwhile, Sarah Huckabee Sanders claimed he was merely “stating the facts” when he mocked her testimony to a cheering crowd.
    By Amanda Arnold
  55. student protests
    Brooklyn College Students Slam Professor Over Offensive Sexual-Assault BlogAn associate professor of business argued that committing sexual assault is a male rite of passage but says it was “satirical.”
    By Amanda Arnold
  56. women's rage
    The New Era of ConfrontationAfter Kavanaugh, sexual-assault survivors are getting in Republican senators’ faces — and they’re not going away anytime soon.
    By Madeleine Aggeler
  57. beach week
    What D.C. Kids Know About ‘Beach Week’Several days in Kavanaugh’s 1982 calendar were blocked off as “BEACH WEEK” — a decades-old tradition notorious for debauchery and underage drinking.
    By Lisa Ryan
  58. the kavanaugh hearings
    Trump Mocks and Imitates Christine Ford at Campaign Rally, Crowd Goes WildDays after calling Ford a “very fine woman,” Trump goes on the attack.
    By Adam K. Raymond
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