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In an early decision involving abortion, newly confirmed Supreme Court Justice #BrettKavanaugh sided with liberals in declining to hear a case that could have allowed states to defund #PlannedParenthood in state #Medicaid programs. My colleague Kimberly Leonard has more background and details of the cases, but the basic gist is that lower court rulings prevented Louisiana and Kansas from blocking abortion provider Planned Parenthood from participating in Medicaid. The Supreme Court has now decided to pass on the cases. Only four justices are needed to agree to grant a hearing on any case. So to stop it from reaching the high court, it took Kavanaugh siding with Chief Justice John Roberts and liberal justices. Three conservative justices -- Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito, and Neil Gorsuch -- all voted to hear the case. Supreme Court watchers are hanging on every sign from Kavanaugh and Roberts as to how they may rule on abortion given the new makeup of the bench. While it's ...

Speaking to a class at Emory University in Atlanta on Wednesday, Carter said that Kavanaugh’s behavior during his confirmation hearings demonstrated that his appointment was “a very serious mistake,” according to Emory’s independent, student-run newspaper, The Emory Wheel. “Whether or not [Kavanaugh] attempted to rape [Christine Blasey Ford], I thought he was temperamentally unfit to serve on the Supreme Court because of his outburst during the hearing,” Carter said, according to video taken by a student during his remarks. “I saw him lose his cool.” Kavanaugh’s confirmation process was derailed after Ford, a California professor, accused him of sexually assaulting her at a high school party in the 1980s. After testimony from both Ford and Kavanaugh, the Senate ultimately voted to confirm President Trump's second Supreme Court nominee. Carter is just one of a number of political leaders to take issue with Kavanaugh’s testimony on the allegations, which critics said was “non...

It’s official: Judge Brett Kavanaugh, soon to be Justice Kavanaugh,  has been confirmed  to the Supreme Court of the United States. The nomination of Kavanaugh, who stands accused of sexual assault by three women, has bitterly divided the nation over the past several weeks — except in Hollywood. (He has strongly denied misconduct claims.) Celebrities such as  Kathy Griffin ,  Chelsea Handler ,  Lena Dunham , and more were quick to express disappointment and disgust Saturday after the Senate’s final vote of 50 to 48, confirming the embattled judge to the nation’s highest court. Gabrielle Union ✔ @itsgabrielleu There will be no rest, no peace for the wicked. None. Absolutely not. 2:50 PM - Oct 6, 2018 18.4K 3,717 people are talking about this Twitter Ads info and privacy devon sawa ✔ @DevonESawa It’s all it’s really about, isn’t it? Winning. Doesn’t matter what’s happening as long as t...