Brett Michael Kavanaugh is a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. Kavanaugh may become an Associate Justice of SCOTUS.
On C-SPAN, watch for Kavanaugh's views on the following hot-button topics including Judicial activism, Affordable Care Act, Executive power and last but not least, Abortion.
OK class, are you ready to know the real Kavanaugh?
Watch the confirmation hearings for Judge Kavanaugh, LIVE on C-SPAN3, from Tuesday, September 4 - Friday, September 7.
In conjunction with PSB Research, C-SPAN recently conducted a Supreme Court Survey to gauge American attitudes about the U.S. Supreme Court. 91 percent said that Supreme Court decisions affect their lives, and nearly two-thirds favor allowing television cameras in the Court. View the results, learn more about C-SPAN's requests for camera coverage in the Supreme Court, and hear what past justices have said about allowing cameras in the Court:
C-SPAN/PSB Supreme Court Survey 2018 Results (Website)
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Additional Confirmation Hearing Related Resources:
Video Clip: President Trump Nominates Judge Brett Kavanaugh (5:12)
Video Clip: Sen. Durbin (D-IL) on the Nomination of Judge Kavanaugh (2:32)
Video Clip: Democratic Document Requests & the Nomination Process (4:01)
Bell Ringer: Supreme Court Nomination Process (3:27)
Lesson Plan: Role of the U.S. Senate During the Confirmation Process
Lesson Plan: Perceptions of the Supreme Court Survey Analysis
Kavanaugh’s Unsettling Use of ‘Settled Law’ https://www.theatlantic.com/amp/article/569212/
Kavanaugh on Supreme Court could spell the end of Roe v. Wade https://usat.ly/2zxx9Ow
What to watch for as senators consider Kavanaugh nomination https://www.apnews.com/f1aa3af0c4f64e8e97ef484831aa28b9
Public split on Kavanaugh, views on abortion access shift - ABC News - https://abcn.ws/2MLnxGb
Kavanaugh Has a Strong Chance of Confirmation—and of Becoming an Election Rallying Cry
The Supreme Court nominee has become a symbol of the president’s quiet judicial legacy and the anti-Trump resistance https://www.theatlantic.com/amp/article/568732/