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    Lawrence Hurley‏Verified account @lawrencehurley Sep 5

    Supreme Court confirmation hearing -- what to expect on day two: Trump's Supreme Court nominee in hot seat as Democrats seek answershttps://reut.rs/2MMXDSC 

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      2. Lawrence Hurley‏Verified account @lawrencehurley Sep 5

        And here's a refresher on why Supreme Court nominee Kavanaugh's view on overturning precedent is so key to the abortion debate:https://reut.rs/2wNzwIG 

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      3. Lawrence Hurley‏Verified account @lawrencehurley Sep 5

        Day two of the Supreme Court confirmation hearing starts at 9:30. Nominee Brett Kavanaugh could be in the hot seat until late tonight, with more questions due tomorrow:https://reut.rs/2MMXDSC 

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      4. Lawrence Hurley‏Verified account @lawrencehurley Sep 5

        From the archives: Back in 1998, Brett Kavanaugh (sitting under the "L" in this clip), puts his hand up when asked if a sitting president CANNOT be indicted: https://www.c-span.org/video/?c4746396/kavanaugh-hands …

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      5. Lawrence Hurley‏Verified account @lawrencehurley Sep 5

        And in 2016, Kavanaugh talks about his views on deferences to precedent ("stare decisis"), an issue key to the abortion discussion: https://www.c-span.org/video/?c4746095/kavanaugh-stare-decisis …

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      6. Lawrence Hurley‏Verified account @lawrencehurley Sep 5

        Kavanaugh has so far stressed his independence and his respect for precedent, as would be expected

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      7. Lawrence Hurley‏Verified account @lawrencehurley Sep 5

        Here's that law review article Kavanaugh is talking about: http://www.minnesotalawreview.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/Kavanaugh_MLR.pdf …

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      8. Lawrence Hurley‏Verified account @lawrencehurley Sep 5

        Kavanaugh says he would have a "completely open mind" on the legal issues surrounding investigations/civil suits against presidents while in office if it comes before him as a judge, despite his law review article suggesting such matters could be deferred

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      9. Lawrence Hurley‏Verified account @lawrencehurley Sep 5

        Reuters story on the Hamdan ruling authored by Kavanaugh in 2012:https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-binladen-driver-idUSBRE89F0YV20121016 …

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      10. Lawrence Hurley‏Verified account @lawrencehurley Sep 5

        Bush had been out of office for three years when Kavanaugh wrote the Hamdan ruling, though

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      11. Lawrence Hurley‏Verified account @lawrencehurley Sep 5

        Early word on today's Supreme Court confirmation hearing action: Trump's Supreme Court nominee emphasizes judicial independencehttps://reut.rs/2MRYLEk 

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      12. Lawrence Hurley‏Verified account @lawrencehurley Sep 5

        Kavanaugh: "I want to reassure everyone that I base my decision on the law but I do so with an awareness of the facts and an awareness of the real-world consequences" Remember when Justice Sotomayor had to distance herself from Obama's "empathy" comments?

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      13. Lawrence Hurley‏Verified account @lawrencehurley Sep 5

        In Kavanaugh's comments earlier on abortion, in which he stressed importance of Casey v. Planned Parenthood, calling it a "precedent on precedent" he seemed to be willing to go into more detail than Gorsuch ever did

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      14. Lawrence Hurley‏Verified account @lawrencehurley Sep 5

        Here's Gorsuch's confirmation hearing, where he said similar things to Kavanaugh about Roe being a precedent that has been reaffirmed but without the "precedent on precedent" languagehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NzcZurozWr0 …

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      15. Lawrence Hurley‏Verified account @lawrencehurley Sep 5

        Lunch-time update as Kavanaugh probed on abortion, guns and presidential power:https://reut.rs/2MRYLEk 

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      16. Lawrence Hurley‏Verified account @lawrencehurley Sep 5

        On immigrant teen abortion case from last year, Kavanaugh says: "Now that is a difficult situation and ... as a judge, not the policy maker, I tried to understand whether the government’s policy was consistent with the Supreme Court’s precedents,"

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      17. Lawrence Hurley‏Verified account @lawrencehurley Sep 5

        "The long march to racial equality is not over." says Kavanaugh, which sounds like something Kennedy might say but not the other conservatives on the court.

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      18. Lawrence Hurley‏Verified account @lawrencehurley Sep 5

        Sen. Whitehouse asking about Pacific Legal Foundation scouting for cases to bring to the Supreme Court as if liberal groups don't also do that

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      19. Lawrence Hurley‏Verified account @lawrencehurley Sep 5

        (or at least would in theory if they thought the Supreme Court would rule in their favor)

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      20. Lawrence Hurley‏Verified account @lawrencehurley Sep 5

        Rick Santorum on CNN just now suggesting he wasn't too happy with what Kavanaugh said on abortion, saying his comments made him sound more like a Roberts who would chip away at Roe rather than a Thomas who would strike it down

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      21. Lawrence Hurley‏Verified account @lawrencehurley Sep 5

        Kavanaugh asked about what kind of "dastardly" act by a president that would constitute an impeachable offense: "That is really a question for the House and the Senate"

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      22. Lawrence Hurley‏Verified account @lawrencehurley Sep 5

        Kavanaugh in 1998 article: "a number of special prosecutors have been appointed throughout our history, and there is simply no persuasive evidence that the threat of removal adversely affected their investigations" https://online.wsj.com/public/resources/documents/2018_0628_kavanaugh_1998_president_independent_counsel.pdf …

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      23. Lawrence Hurley‏Verified account @lawrencehurley Sep 5

        The latest word on today's Supreme Court confirmation hearing action: Trump's Supreme Court pick touts independence, dodges questions https://reut.rs/2LYAQO9 

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      24. Lawrence Hurley‏Verified account @lawrencehurley Sep 5

        Kavanaugh declines to step aside from cases relating to Trump conduct. "To be consistent with the principle of the independence of the judiciary I should not and may not make a commitment about how I would handle a particular case," he said.

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      25. Lawrence Hurley‏Verified account @lawrencehurley Sep 5

        First question for Kavanaugh on a Trump tweet: He declines to weigh in on Trumps comment about the two GOP congressmen being prosecuted by DOJ

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      26. Lawrence Hurley‏Verified account @lawrencehurley Sep 5

        In talking about importance of thinking about people affected by a couple of cases on environmental issues, Kavanaugh mentions "businesses, workers, coal miners ... people in the timber industry"

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      27. Lawrence Hurley‏Verified account @lawrencehurley Sep 5

        Sen. Booker suggests that Kavanaugh is OK with consideration of race in police profiling but not OK with consideration of race in fostering diversity

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      28. Lawrence Hurley‏Verified account @lawrencehurley Sep 5

        Kavanaugh on cameras in the courtroom: live audio has worked at DC Circuit but hesitant to make any promises

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      29. Lawrence Hurley‏Verified account @lawrencehurley Sep 5

        Kavanaugh says he hates it when reporters talk about judges "leaning" one way or another after oral argument. If he hates it now, just wait until he's on the Supreme Court

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      30. Lawrence Hurley‏Verified account @lawrencehurley Sep 5

        Sen. Harris sounds like she's leading up to something when asking Kavanaugh if he has spoken to anyone at the law firm of Trump's personal lawyer, Marc Kasowitz, about the Mueller investigation --- but when he said he doesn't know who works there, she appeared to drop it

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      31. Lawrence Hurley‏Verified account @lawrencehurley Sep 5

        Lawrence Hurley Retweeted CSPAN

        Here's that odd exchange. Will be interesting if there's more to this that comes out:https://twitter.com/cspan/status/1037514830490607617 …

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        .@senkamalaharris asks if Judge Kavanaugh has discussed Mueller Investigation with anyone at Kasowitz Benson Torres law firm. #Kavanaugh: "I would like to know the person you're thinking of." Sen. Harris: "I think you're thinking of someone and you don't want to tell us." pic.twitter.com/pI2XEHNba9
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