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Lawfare September 7, 2018 A bibliography of the Supreme Court nominee’s published writings and public comments on foreign relations, national security and related issues. We’ve sorted the significant ones by topic below and attempted to present them in rough order of importance. Throughout, we have provided annotations that summarize each piece’s contents and help to explain why they are notable. This list builds upon other Lawfare coverage of Kavanaugh’s views on these issues, including commentary by Robert Loeb and Peter Margulies as well as a recent discussion on the Lawfare Podcast. That said, it does not include the judge’s…
By Elias Atienza Daily Caller September 7, 2018 Many conservatives are celebrating President Donald Trump’s Supreme Court pick, Judge Brett Kavanaugh, but several civil libertarians have raised concerns with Kavanaugh’s record on the Fourth Amendment. The most prominent critic is Republican Rep. Justin Amash of Michigan, who called Kavanaugh a “disappointing pick” and panned Kavanaugh’s decision regarding the NSA metadata collection program. Continue Reading…..
By Post Opinions Staff Washington Post September 7, 2018 Ahead of Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh’s Supreme Court confirmation hearings next week, The Post asked legal scholars to identify an opinion that best illustrates his judicial philosophy. Here’s what they had to say: Abortion rights and executive power Before his nomination to the Supreme Court, Kavanaugh’s most prominent moment during the Trump presidency was his role in Garza v. Hargan, a case involving an undocumented teenager who was blocked by the federal government from receiving an abortion. The case brings together two of the elements in Kavanaugh’s jurisprudence that have…
By Matthew Feeney Cato Institute September 7, 2018 At least one of Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh’s concurrences reveals arguments that should concern those who value civil liberties. Members of the Senate Committee on the Judiciary should press Kavanaugh on these arguments at his upcoming confirmation hearing. In 2015, Kavanaugh wrote a solo concurrence in the denial of rehearing en banc in Klayman v. Obama (full opinion below), in which the plaintiffs challenged the constitutionality of the National Security Agency’s (NSA) bulk telephony metadata program. According to Kavanaugh, this program was “entirely consistent” with the Fourth Amendment, which protects…
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Opinion | I Am Part of the Resistance Inside the Trump Administration New York Times September 6, 2018 The Times is taking the rare step of publishing an anonymous Op-Ed essay. We have done so at the request of the author, a senior official in the Trump administration whose identity is known to us and whose job would be jeopardized by its disclosure. We believe publishing this essay anonymously is the only way to deliver an important perspective to our readers. We invite you to submit a question about the essay or our vetting process here. President Trump…
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By Tyler O’Neil PJ Media September 6, 2018 Last Wednesday, Freedom Watch filed a class-action lawsuit against four social media giants, claiming that Apple, Facebook, Google, and Twitter acted in concert to suppress conservative speech online. Larry Klayman, founder of both Judicial Watch and Freedom Watch, helped President Reagan’s Justice Department break up AT&T, and two counts against the social media giants focus on anti-trust law. Klayman appeared on Fox Business the day before the Senate Intelligence Committee hearing involving Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey and Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg. Continue Reading…..
By Jenni Fink Newsweek September 6, 2018 Freedom Watch, a conservative political action group, filed a lawsuit against Google, Facebook, Twitter and Apple for allegedly conspiring to limit advocacy by conservatives and those who support President Donald Trump. The suit, filed in the District of Columbia on Wednesday, named the four internet giants as defendants and charged them with violating Section One and Two of the Sherman Act, the First Amendment, and Washington, D.C.’s discrimination law. Continue Reading…..
Sessions talking to state AGs on tech’s alleged threats to free speech By Nancy Scola and Cristiano Lima POLITICO September 6, 2018 President Donald Trump has recently championed the idea that major technology companies, including Google, Facebook and Twitter, are biased against conservatives. Other prominent Republicans, including House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy and Trump campaign manager Brad Parscale have echoed the complaint. The companies have rejected the notion that they intentionally inject partisan bias into their platforms. The Justice Department gave no date for the session. Continue Reading…..