Brett Kavanaugh

Justices Kavanaugh, Roberts suggest Obamacare might not be repealed

Roberts and Kavanaugh appeared to agree that the mandate to buy insurance can be severed from the rest of the law.

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A STATUE of Martin Luther King. Many Jews supported the Civil Rights movement in the US

Dignity and sincerity: The scriptural call in the Kavanaugh moment

U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Brett Kavanaugh is congratulated by retired Justice Anthony Kennedy, as his wife Ashley and daughters Liza and Margaret, and President Donald Trump look on during his ceremonial public swearing-in at the East Room of the White House in Washington, U.S.

Candidly Speaking: The Kavanaugh imbroglio


Column One: Jewish Federations, we need to talk

AMERICANS TAKE part in the annual Salute to Israel parade in New York City

What if Kavanaugh were a liberal Muslim?

Neutral rules should be applied to this case and every case going forward

A WOMAN protests against Brett Kavanaugh

Senate gets FBI Kavanaugh report; Trump rejects Democratic criticism

Democratic Senator Dianne Feinstein said it appeared that the White House "blocked the FBI from doing its job."

US Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) speaks to reporters about the FBI's investigation of sexual assault allegations surrounding U.S. Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh on Capitol Hill in Washington, US, October 4, 2018

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Center Field: The benefits of doubting – in the Senate and during Sukkot

Ethics of the Fathers 1:8 advises, “Consider them both guilty,” when judging two litigants.

US Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh testifies before a Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, US, September 27, 2018

FBI investigates U.S. Supreme Court nominee Kavanaugh's past

"I want them to do a very comprehensive investigation. Whatever that means," Trump said.

US Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh testifies before a Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, US, September 27, 2018

Alan Dershowitz calls for delaying vote on Kavanaugh

“The Senate Judiciary Committee needs to slow down and postpone its vote on the nomination of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court until the FBI can investigate accusations against him."

Alan Dershowitz at the Jerusalem Post Conference in New York, May 7, 2017

Senate's vote to advance Kavanaugh polarizes liberal and conservative Jews

The groups against the decision were the National Council of Jewish Women and the Reform movement. Those praising the vote included the Republican Jewish Coalition and the Coalition for Jewish Values

US Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh testifies before a Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, US, September 27, 2018

Media hypocrisy

Dissenting voices mean nothing to the media in overdrive.

Professor Christine Blasey Ford, who accused U.S. Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of a sexual assault in 1982, is sworn in to testify before a Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing for Kavanaugh on Capitol Hill in Washington, US, September 27, 2018

Rabbis discuss the Kavanaugh allegations

We asked rabbis how Jewish law and ethics can help us understand the misconduct claims. Here are their answers via email, which have been lightly edited for grammar and style.

DATE IMPORTED: September 27, 2018 Christine Blasey Ford is sworn in before testifying the Senate Judiciary Committee in the Dirksen Senate Office Building at the Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, U.S., September 27, 2018.