Tough to say because it’s apples & oranges (they’ve all confronted different issues over the years); see generally my Kavanaugh post from yesterday (hard to compare D.C. Cir. judge with regional circuit judges). #SCOTUS #SCOTUSnominee #AppellateTwitter https://twitter.com/ixbdubcundnu/status/1014521119347564545 …
Yes, as both a predictive and normative matter (but on the predictive part, the situation remains very fluid & several folks remain in the mix).