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Lawyer turned writer, editor, and speaker. Founder, Above The Law (@ATLblog) and Underneath Their Robes. Author, Supreme Ambitions: A Novel (@SCOTUSambitions).

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    David Lat‏Verified account @DavidLat Sep 7

    David Lat Retweeted David Lat

    And his #KavanaughConfirmationHearing testimony, now underway, reminds me: Paul Clement clerked at #SCOTUS that Term (OT 1993) as well! (It's too bad that Clement isn't on any of the #SCOTUS shortlists.)https://twitter.com/DavidLat/status/1035622320247898113 …

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    David LatVerified account @DavidLat
    I still can't get over how Neil Gorsuch & Brett Kavanaugh clerked for Justice Kennedy in the same #SCOTUS Term (along with Gary Feinerman, now a federal (& feeder) judge in Chicago). This great piece by @RichardJWolf has lots of fun color. #appellatetwitter https://twitter.com/richardjwolf/status/1035140658552614914 …
    12:05 PM - 7 Sep 2018
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      2. Maximus Markon‏ @MarkonMaximus Sep 7
        Replying to @DavidLat

        I know general norms governing SCOTUS nominations dictate that sitting judges are preferable, but are there any other practical reasons why lawyers in private practice -- especially once-a-generation stars like Clement -- aren't seriously considered?

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      3. David Lat‏Verified account @DavidLat Sep 7
        Replying to @MarkonMaximus

        I think it's mainly the norms you cite, which also go to confirmability - even the sper-qualified Elena Kagan got "she's never been a judge" criticism - but maybe there are also concerns re: more conflicts of interest/recusals (but those fall away over time).

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      2. Gabriel Steel‏ @Steel94010 Sep 7
        Replying to @DavidLat @EdWhelanEPPC

        Gabriel Steel Retweeted Slate

        https://twitter.com/slate/status/1038095711450144768?s=21 …

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        SlateVerified account @Slate
        I wrote some of the stolen memos that Brett Kavanaugh lied to the Senate about. He should be impeached, not elevated. https://slate.trib.al/BJEG87i  pic.twitter.com/VlZXQiBzh5
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      3. Ed Whelan‏ @EdWhelan123 Sep 7
        Replying to @Steel94010 @DavidLat

        Ed Whelan Retweeted David Lat

        Very weak piece that doesn't come close to establishing key claim that Kavanaugh had knowledge. See @DavidLat thread.https://twitter.com/DavidLat/status/1037928034224033792 …

        Ed Whelan added,

        David LatVerified account @DavidLat
        THREAD. 1. After I refuted "perjury" claims against Judge Kavanaugh re: his testimony on the Pryor nomination, some asked about the claim that Kavanaugh perjured himself re: #Memogate. So here goes. #SCOTUS #KavanaughHearings #KavanaughConfirmationHearings
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      4. Gabriel Steel‏ @Steel94010 Sep 7
        Replying to @EdWhelan123 @EdWhelanEPPC @DavidLat

        Read it just now- very legal argument not an ethical one unfortunately

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      1. (((Jesse Brown)))‏ @jesseblakebrown Sep 7
        Replying to @DavidLat

        Too bad since Paul Clement is the Babe Ruth of the SCOTUS bar. I had the opportunity to watch him argue twice (SCOTUS & 2nd Cir). He’s exceptionally talented at his craft.

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      1. Matthew Dowd‏ @TheRealMattDowd Sep 7
        Replying to @DavidLat

        I agree that Clement would be an outstanding #SCOTUS Justice. But then we would be deprived of enjoying the beauty of his oral arguments. They are a thing of magic.

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      1. Charles Nichols‏ @CRTC_Nichols Sep 7
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        Clement does not know how to read a plainly worded decision. Justice Scalia wrote in the Heller decision that concealed carry is not a #2A right. Kavanaugh says the Heller decision excludes concealed carry from #2A. Clement says #OpenCarry can be banned.https://youtu.be/MRgTihlLOHk 

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      1. Pacific‏ @rptowne Sep 7
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        It’s a very selective club.

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