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I cover the U.S. Supreme Court and related issues for Reuters

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    1. Lawrence Hurley‏Verified account @lawrencehurley Sep 4

      Supreme Court confirmation hearing kicks off today. In excerpts of Brett Kavanaugh's opening statement released by White House, he references a certain Merrick Garland, who he serves with on the DC Circuit, calling him "our superb chief judge"https://reut.rs/2wIiGLT 

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    2. Lawrence Hurley‏Verified account @lawrencehurley Sep 4

      Lawrence Hurley Retweeted Lawrence Hurley

      As we wait for the hearing to start at 9:30, here's more background reading:https://twitter.com/lawrencehurley/status/1035494278154346496 …

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      Lawrence HurleyVerified account @lawrencehurley
      NEW: What are the stakes? Trump's Supreme Court nominee will face intense questioning next week over his views on when to overturn long-standing precedent. It's all about abortion: https://reut.rs/2LKnCVf 
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    3. Lawrence Hurley‏Verified account @lawrencehurley Sep 4

      Lawrence Hurley Retweeted Lawrence Hurley

      More:https://twitter.com/lawrencehurley/status/1035528569533943808 …

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      Lawrence HurleyVerified account @lawrencehurley
      What the hell is stare decisis anyway and why does it matter? Reuters has this Q&A: Factbox: Kavanaugh's view on precedent central to U.S. abortion debate https://reut.rs/2LIreHp 
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    4. Lawrence Hurley‏Verified account @lawrencehurley Sep 4

      Lawrence Hurley Retweeted Reuters Live

      If you feel like following along:https://twitter.com/ReutersLive/status/1036967199876022274 …

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      Reuters Live @ReutersLive
      LIVE: Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation hearing https://reut.rs/2wEWmBV  pic.twitter.com/J27CvkORm7
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    5. Lawrence Hurley‏Verified account @lawrencehurley Sep 4

      Democrats are seeking to have meeting adjourned over lack of access to documents

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      Lawrence Hurley‏Verified account @lawrencehurley Sep 4

      Democrats and protesters lead to chaotic opening minutes of Supreme Court confirmation hearing. Grassley keen to get moving but is now responding to some of the issues raised by the Democrats

      6:47 AM - 4 Sep 2018
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        2. Lawrence Hurley‏Verified account @lawrencehurley Sep 4

          Grassley now seems to have got things going but Dems are still calling for a vote to adjourn

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        3. Lawrence Hurley‏Verified account @lawrencehurley Sep 4

          UPDATE: Democrats protest as U.S. Supreme Court nominee's hearing beginshttps://reut.rs/2wGHseD 

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        4. Lawrence Hurley‏Verified account @lawrencehurley Sep 4

          Latest Reuters polling on the Kavanaugh nomination: Support the nomination: 28.1 percent Oppose the nomination: 30.1 percent Don't know: 41.8 percenthttps://bit.ly/2oBPAcu 

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        5. Lawrence Hurley‏Verified account @lawrencehurley Sep 4

          Kavanaugh hearing has been going for almost an hour and basically hasn't got started due to Democrats' mass protest over access to documents related to nominee's time in the Bush White House

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        6. Lawrence Hurley‏Verified account @lawrencehurley Sep 4

          So far, Kavanaugh is very much the bystander at his own confirmation hearing

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        7. Lawrence Hurley‏Verified account @lawrencehurley Sep 4

          Chairman Grassley has kept his cool so far but signs of exasperation are emerging. Turning to Democrats, he says: "How long do you want to go on with this?"

          2 replies 3 retweets 5 likes
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        8. Lawrence Hurley‏Verified account @lawrencehurley Sep 4

          1hr15mins after start of hearing, Grassley is now giving his opening statement

          2 replies 1 retweet 3 likes
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        9. Lawrence Hurley‏Verified account @lawrencehurley Sep 4

          26 women and 4 men have been removed from the hearing room after disrupting the hearing, per @AmandaBecker

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        10. Lawrence Hurley‏Verified account @lawrencehurley Sep 4

          "I find it difficult to imagine that your views on this subject escaped the attention of President Trump who seems increasingly fixated on his own ballooning legal jeopardy" Sen. Leahy tells Kavanaugh re: the nominee's views on presidential power

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        11. Lawrence Hurley‏Verified account @lawrencehurley Sep 4

          Some Republicans expressing disbelief about Democrats saying they won't support Kavanaugh even before the hearing started are the same Republicans who helped prevent a hearing from even taking place for Merrick Garland

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        12. Lawrence Hurley‏Verified account @lawrencehurley Sep 4

          "We need a direct, credible answer from you, is this president or any president above the law?" Democratic Senator Dick Durbin asks Brett Kavanaugh

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        13. Lawrence Hurley‏Verified account @lawrencehurley Sep 4

          Senator Whitehouse points out Gorsuch's testimony last year about not being a "philosopher-king" and then notes his vote in major labor case that threw out a 1977 precedent on 5-4 ideological vote

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        14. Lawrence Hurley‏Verified account @lawrencehurley Sep 4

          Sen Cruz says Clinton had litmus test for judicial nominees but Trump didn't, despite the fact Trump said he would appoint "pro-life judges"

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        15. Lawrence Hurley‏Verified account @lawrencehurley Sep 4

          Re: Sen. Cruz's comments, this story from Nov. 2016: Trump promises pro-life, pro-gun judges, will keep some Obama policies in place - http://go.shr.lc/2PD5ezX  - @WashTimes

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        16. Lawrence Hurley‏Verified account @lawrencehurley Sep 4

          Sen. Sasse is repeating the GOP talking points attacking the "administrative state"

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        17. Lawrence Hurley‏Verified account @lawrencehurley Sep 4

          Still eight senators to go until we even get to Kavanaugh's opening statement

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        18. Lawrence Hurley‏Verified account @lawrencehurley Sep 4

          "We got off to a very bad start" -- Chuck Grassley

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        19. Lawrence Hurley‏Verified account @lawrencehurley Sep 4

          Supreme Court nominee Kavanaugh finally gets a word in after 7 hours

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        20. Lawrence Hurley‏Verified account @lawrencehurley Sep 4

          Kavanaugh: "My judicial philosophy is straightforward. A judge must be independent and must interpret the law, not make the law. A judge must interpret statutes as written. A judge must interpret the Constitution as written, informed by history and tradition and precedent. "

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        21. Lawrence Hurley‏Verified account @lawrencehurley Sep 4

          Kavanaugh also stresses the independence of the judiciary, which will be a topic in his hearing due to Trump's frequent criticism of decisions he doesn't like: "As Justice Kennedy showed us, a judge must be independent, not swayed by public pressure."

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        22. Lawrence Hurley‏Verified account @lawrencehurley Sep 4

          Kavanaugh: "The Supreme Court must never be viewed as a partisan institution"

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        23. Lawrence Hurley‏Verified account @lawrencehurley Sep 4

          Hearing over for the day. Mammoth session of questioning due tomorrow. Don't forget snacks

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