Confidential emails from Judge Kavanaugh’s years as a lawyer in the George W. Bush administration were released on Thursday, prompting a new round of objections to his confirmation from Senate Democrats - New York Times

Confidential emails from Judge Kavanaugh’s years as a lawyer in the George W. Bush administration were released on Thursday, prompting a new round of objections to his confirmation from Senate Democrats.

Sept. 7, 2018


All week, Senate Democrats have furiously protested the decision by Republicans to protect thousands of documents related to Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh, President Trump’s nominee to the Supreme Court. On the third day of his confirmation hearings, that fury came to a head.

On today’s episode:

Adam Liptak, who covers the Supreme Court for The New York Times.

Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh on Thursday was pressed to explain his position on the landmark abortion decision Roe v. Wade. He wrote in a leaked email from 2003, “I am not sure that all legal scholars refer to Roe as the settled law of the land.”CreditErin Schaff for The New York Times
Background coverage:

Confidential emails from Judge Kavanaugh’s years as a lawyer in the George W. Bush administration were released on Thursday, prompting a new round of objections to his confirmation from Senate Democrats.

Over two days of questioning, Judge Kavanaugh was asked about his stance on major issues including abortion, presidential power, voting rights, gun rights, same-sex marriage and government regulation. Here are rundowns of Day 2 and Day 3 of the hearings.

Three prominent Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee — Cory Booker of New Jersey, Kamala Harris of California and Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota — are said to be contemplating running for president in 2020 and to have used the live televised event as a proving ground.