Confirmation hearings for Supreme Court nominee Kavanaugh to begin Sept. 4
Republicans are hoping to have the Supreme Court nominee confirmed before Oct. 1
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Republicans are hoping to have the Supreme Court nominee confirmed before Oct. 1
Liberals fear Kavanaugh would block business restrictions needed to tackle climate change, improve workplace safety and protect consumers
Kavanaugh has a record of slapping back Environmental Protection Agency regulations during his 12 years as a federal appeals court judge
Trump's pick for the bench is running into little GOP resistance to Senate confirmation this fall
Americans have supported the idea for years, and now the Left and the Right agree on this fundamental reform
It remains unclear what Kavanaugh would do if he had the chance about Roe v. Wade
White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders says the Trump administration wants a "thorough evaluation" of Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh but hopes to avoid a "taxpayer-funded fishing expedition" in examining his records.
The delay of documents could also delay vote to confirm Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court
On Monday, the Supreme Court nominee meets with Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin, who was one of three Democrats to back Trump's first Supreme Court nominee, Neil Gorsuch
Ginsburg, 85, also disputes the idea of setting term limits for justices, citing the Constitution
Democrats want to review all of Kavanaugh's work in the George W. Bush White House
"There will be cases involving technologies that we're not even thinking about"
"Maybe the tension of the time led to an erroneous decision" in U.S. v. Nixon, Kavanaugh said
Kavanaugh has handed 110 pages to the Senate Judiciary Committee, but Democrats want to review his decades of legal work
His approach to judging leads some scholars and activists to believe he is unlikely to echo Kennedy's votes
Records showed Kavanaugh had between $45,000 and $150,000 in credit card debt in 2016, which was paid off by the following year
Trump taps Kavanaugh for Supreme Court; Latest from Washington, D.C.
Judge Brett Kavanaugh started making the rounds in Washington Tuesday, meeting with senators who will decide whether he gets to join the Supreme Court. Some Democrats are already vowing to try and block his nomination. CBS News chief legal correspondent Jan Crawford reports.
Kavanaugh started meeting with senators a day after President Trump made his pick public
"Now is the time to fight. Now," Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said Tuesday outside the Supreme Court
But those who do are driven by partisanship according to CBS News polling analysis
A law professor who clerked for Judge Brett Kavanaugh describes the Supreme Court nominee as independent and fair
Donald Trump's nominee is known for his pro-business views on consumer protections, net neutrality, healthcare and more
The fate of President Trump's pick for Supreme Court, Brett Kavanaugh, may lie with a handful of moderate Republicans who want answers about his stance on the abortion case Roe v. Wade. Former Kavanaugh law clerk Jennifer Mascott joined CBSN to discuss.
President Trump's Supreme Court nominee will need to appeal to moderates and red-state Democrats to get confirmed