circuit court of appeals. it is essential to our entire system of government will stop there is no such thing as a republican or democratic judge. once you are on the court all of the judges are there representing the justice system representing the idea of justice. >> thank you. my time is expired. sen. feinstein:: i'm happy to yield to senator kennedy. my understanding is he wanted to come back. >> i appreciate that. we had this health legislation on the floor now which we are trying to work through if it is convenient for the senator from california to take the time to think the chair. judge, congratulations. congratulations for gaining the presidents confidence. the circuit court, as you know, has such special jurisdiction in terms of somebody different areas of legislation we pass. national relations board, what happens to workers, discrimination against workers, .nd for mental issues their judgments on somebody of these end up being the law and the supreme to court. we have seen very interesting trends ta

court of appeals for the d.c. rcuit, where he amassed a lengthy record of very key important decisions considering one of the most important courts of the land including multiple opinions i can see over of then president obama's epa. other opinions which in fact bolstered our second amendment rights. one point of concern was his mixed track record on one issue, obamacare. but after years on the d.c. court of appeals, what is his originalist and constitutional's track record is fairly extensive and fairly robust. and oh by the way to all of you never trump ors out there, you tried so hard to prevent the presidency. are you happy at all? are you happy about tax cuts, promises made and promises kept? are you happy this was not hillary clinton tonight appointing a judicial activist or a left-wing activist to the supreme court? are you happy you don't have too radical justices on the supreme court? would you rather have hillary rodham clinton making this decision? it's also important to reveal the extreme measures that

circuit court of appeals, that would add to the d.c. me court that includes john roberts and ruth bader ginsburg. as is clarence thomas, and a lot of people called the d.c. circuit the farm team for good reason. he's authored some 300 opinions at the d.c. circuit court of appeals which gives him a rich judicial history. mitch mcconnell is talking to the president over the weekend and said that's a pretty big paper trail. also, judge cavanaugh has a history with the bush family and, he was appointed to the d.c. circuit court of appeals by george w. bush but it looks like all the indications we are getting hard that president trump has decided to go with the choice that he thinks will satisfy conservatives and will satisfy enough people on the senate and for him to get confirmed. the one i want to give the viewers are flavor for the kind of reporting we do every day. you are sitting through this and not speculating, carefully reporting what we know accurately. 2 minutes ago i talked to a source who said there was a person who spoke to the

court of appeals. i do know that his 100 most often cited opinions have been cited by more than 210 judges around the country. i do know that the supreme court has endorsed his opinions of the law at least a dozen times and adopted them as the opinions of the supreme court. remember the way this works. the judge that -- the job that brett kavanaugh currently has is a job that, like all other circuit judges, the court of appeals before the court. but unlike all others, it is a court that often is the court that has the real jurisdiction over a constitutional case. so lots of cases, 12 years of looking at what he has done as a judge. i know there's some requests we ought to see every piece of paper that brett kavanaugh had in his hands when he was the staff secretary, the assistant to the president when george w. bush was president. well, that would be every piece of paper that came to the white house because the job of the staff secretary is not to have an opinion on those pieces of paper. in fact, he's

court of appeals for the 6th circuit. heard his name a little bit more today. >> yeah, another kennedy -- former kennedy clerk 20 years ago. so he's been on the u.s. court of appeals for a longer time. he has a little bit more seasoning, not quite as long as judge kavanaugh but enough for them to get a real sense of him. we have several of these judges who are out of michigan from the heartland of the country, and the president last time seemed very interested in that. we didn't get a lot of inside the beltway action. >> the woman who could be the second woman on the president's list that he's talking about, joan larsen of michigan, court of appeals, sixth circuit. >> another recent transplant to the court of appeals. she came off the state supreme court. she hasn't been there very long. has been regarded in academic circles for quite a while has someone who is a very, very solid conservative. in the president is interested in somebody who is interested in somebody who has more judicial experience, he might go for larsen.

circuit court of appeals. hese are people with impeccable reputations. not only did you distinguish yourself as a clerk on two appellate courts, but you also served as a clerk on the supreme court and had an academic career that was pretty impressive as well. you have a series of impressive jobs in both the executive and private sector. you are a talented appellate advocate as well. let me just say my time is running out, but in addition to your three judicial workships you worked in the solicitor general's office, the department of justice with ken starr, and of course with the office of special counsel and of course nobody should judge you as an attorney for having worked at something as unpleasant as that. attorneys work on unpleasant manners in many ways and you would be a pretty doggone poor attorney if you are not willing to work with distinction and fairness when called upon to do so in and knowing what happened the clinton matter, you served with distinction and fairness. my time is on. but i just want

chief judge of the ninth circuit court of appeals. both senator sullivan and gains are strongly in support of splitting the ninth circuit and they will be splitting an additional statement for the record today. our record will remain open for seven days. this hearing is adjourned. thank you. [captions made possible by mlb network] [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] [various inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] today, president trump will hold a campaign rally in florida speaking in support of three candidates. defeat bill bid to nelson and congressman matt gaetz's reelection bid. right after that, the aspen institute will hold a discussion on the future of college sports. former collegee basketball coaches and players, ncaa officials and sports law experts. testify onofficials border security and immigration policy for migrant families coming to the u.s.. 9:30will start tonight at p.m. eastern on c-span. brette court nomi

court of appeals. his nomination was stalled for nearly three years before he was confirmed in may, 2006. here's mr. kavanaugh's opening statement from his confirmation hearing. >> perhaps other family. would you introduce them, please. mr. kavanaugh: yes. thank you very much, mr. chairman, for the opportunity to appear here. before the committee. i'm grateful to the president or nominating me to this important -- >> mr. kavanaugh, there is a question pending. would you introduce your family. mr. kavanaugh: yes coverage here on c-span.. i thank my family for being here. since i last appeared before the committee there have been two major changes in my record. they are both sitting behind me. y wife, ashley, and my 8-month-old daughter, margaret. she's watched a little c-span in her day. this is her first live senate hearing, however. i'm not sure as you probably already noticed, i'm not sure she's going to make it very long but she wanted to be here for the start. my uncle, mark murphy, is here. brothe

i know from my own experience, when i served with a colleague for a number of years on the court of appeals and gotten to know that person and agree to disagree when you go through a lot with them, when they left the court, i felt a deep sense of loss. as if this man or woman could not be replaced. i know you and justice kennedy served very closely and cordially for a number of years and i wonder if you had some words about his departure? ask >> you are right, you feel a sense of loss. i'm sure we will feel a sense of loss is going to the next term. he is an extraordinary man and an extraordinary jurist. he was deeply committed to collegiality and civil discourse. he talked up by example. widely read, very thoughtful, one moment he is talking about socrates and plato and the next moment talking about his time as a teenager working in the oil rigs in the gulf of mexico. a wonderful role model for public service. he is very committed. he goes often he is teaching and giving speeches and other types of engagement, very keen on improving civic engagement making sure that people understood their

circuit court of appeals. ere are a lot of people who thought that this was maybe too much of an establishment toys, that maybe he should have gone with tony amy barrett, but nexe around if another justice steps down while the president is still sitting in the oval office, amy coney barrett would likely be his next choice. >> we are only ten seconds away, the president of the united states banking because big announcement. the ap reporting and fact that it is judge kavanaugh which have been removed most of last week. again, i would confirm -- if there is the president now headed to the podium and what is history in the making. this now his second supreme court nominee. here is the president. [applause] speak to my fellow americans, tonight i speak to you from the east room of the white house, regarding one of the most profound responsibilities of the president of the united states. and that is the selection of a supreme court justice. i have often heard that, other than matters of war and peace, this is the mos

circuit court of appeals with great distinction, authoring been widely admired for their skill, insight and adherence to the law. among those opinions are more than a dozen that the supreme court has adopted as the law of the land. beyond his great renown as a judge, he is active in his community. he coaches cyo basketball, serves meals to needy families, and, having learned from his mom, who is a schoolteacher in d.c., tutors children at local elementary schools. there is no one in america more qualified for this position, and no one more deserving. i want to thank the senators on both sides of the aisle, republican and democrat for their consultation and advice during the selection process. this incredibly-qualified nominee deserves a swift confirmation and bipartisan support. the rule of law is our nation's proud heritage. it is the cornerstone of our freedom. it is what guarantees equal justice. and the senate now has the chance to protect this glorious heritage by sending judge brett kavanaugh to the united states supreme court. and now, judge, the podium is yours. [ applause ] >>

. of appeal as to whether they can appeal the judgment. in court indication yet as to whether they will take it further. this will cost licence free payers money and we have already heard to date of significant costs paid to cliff richard. yes, if there is an appeal, that will not be as expensive as the original case earlier this year. that is because they will not call witnesses. what they do in an appeal, they go through caselaw. it will not be as expensive, it still will not be as expensive, it still will cost quite a lot of money, and as you say, 850 thousand pounds is how much the bbc has agreed to pay sir cliff richard in legal costs, thatis sir cliff richard in legal costs, that is an initial figure, sir cliff richard in legal costs, that is an initialfigure, that sir cliff richard in legal costs, that is an initial figure, that is on account, that means that bigger is very likely to increase. they also have to pay south yorkshire police a huge amount of money. to put it very simply, at this stage, at the moment, the bbc is looking at at the

court of appeals in the d.c. circuit. i have served with 17 other judges, each of them, a colleague and a friend. my judicial philosophy history for. the judge must be independent of must interpret the law, not make the law. the judge must interpret and a judgewritten must interpret the constitution as written informed by history, tradition, and precedents. for the past 11 years, i have taught hundreds of students, primarily at harvard law school food -- over law school. law school . i remain grateful to the dean who hired me. as a judge, i hired for clerks each year. i love trailer -- law clerks come from diverse points of view. i am proud that the majority of my law clerk seven women. i am part of the vibrant catholic community in the d.c. area. the members of that community, disagree about many things, but we are united by commitment to serve. here. john gensler is 40 years ago, i was an altar boy for father john. opened serve meals to the homeless. daughters.spirited sports and she loves to read. sports and she loves t

brett kavanaugh is a 53—year—old conservative justice who serves on the us court of appeals in washington confirmed, he'll move the supreme court further to the right. i'm sophie long, live outside the caves where rescue teams will shortly resume their operation to bring the remaining boys to safety. so far, eight of the children have been brought to safety. all are said to be in good health. in the past hour president trump has named his nominee for the supreme court. he's brett kavanaugh, a 53—year—old conservative justice who serves on the us court of appeals in washington. judge kavanaugh worked as a white house aide under president george w bush and faced a long confirmation battle when nominated for his current post. here is what president trump had to say about him. judge kavanaugh has impeccable credentials, unsurpassed provocations and an unproven commitment to equal justice provocations and an unproven commitment to equaljustice under the law. a graduate of yarck college at school, he teaches at harvard, yale and georgetown. he is considered a judge isjudge, a true thought leade

case goes to second circuit court of appeals. courts rule against him. courts rule against him. one of the judges say yeah, sure, he had a right to speak, a constitutional right to speak, but doesn't have constitutional right to say anything he wants and be a student at brooklyn college. as far as the judges viewed it in the steyer case, his being at brooklyn college was a matter of grace and he had to conform to the school's rules and regulations and since he didn't, he could be chucked out of there. steyer was no outlier, they could be expelled on virtually whatever terms school officials determined. it is against that backdrop that the dixon case is rightly seen as a pioneering ruling. here i want to stop for a minute. i mean, you all read the newspapers. every other day there are some newspaper articles about first amendment issues arising on college campuses, public college campuses all across the united states, and usually when these articles are written, there's the obligatory reference to the free speech at berkeley, and what happened at berkeley was wonderful as far as i

circuit court of appeals. it's also important to know the man, to know the person. unfortunately, washington, d.c. has a way of chewing up people. , because their personality and humanity become separated from the political basis or ideological basis from which people may oppose them. i think it is important to know the qualities of this man, because it informs us about his character which i hope we all agree is an important element in qualifications for federal judge. judge kavanaugh is active in his community. we heard on the night the announcement he was made, he is known as coach k for his daughter's basketball team and acts as a lector at his church. he serves meals to needy families and tutors children at local elementary schools. frankly, i don't know where he finds the time to do all those things while serving on the district court of appeals. one friend calls him a carpool dad. we all know that is a dad who drives the kids to school. that comment was reported in the washington post. the spring they wrote that those who know judge kavanaugh's character was re

circuit court of appeals. in 2006 when he was confirmed to the circuit court of appeals, the second highest in the nation. they made no request for the records that came across his desk when he served as staff secretary at the bush white house. basically managing the paper flow for the administration. expect to see a lot of requests for documents, expect to see requests for delays. we are determined to make sure that supporting the chairman -- that this is a fair and full hearing. we are not going to sit idly by and allow our democratic colleagues to draw this out by making unreasonable document demands that will delay this hearing until well past the election. the more that people see of judge kavanagh, the more they like him, which has prompted the media to point out that the democrats are struggling for a message. they have quite -- gotten quite desperate. the new york times and washington post have pointed out that many of the statements made are over the top, hyperbolic and one rated a four pinocchio ratin

court of appeals for the d.c. circuit. i have served with 17 other judges, each of them a colleague and a friend. my judicial philosophy is straightforward, a judge must be independent and must interpret the law, not make the law. a judge must interpret statutes as written, and a judge must interpret the constitution as written, informed by history and tradition and precedent. for the past 11 years, i have taught hundreds of students, primarily at harvard law school. i teach that the constitution's separation of powers protects individual liberty, and i remain grateful to the dean who hired me, justice elena kagan. as a judge, i hire four law clerks each year. i look for the best. my law clerks come from diverse backgrounds and points of view. i am proud that a majority of my law clerks have been women. i am part of the vibrant catholic community in the d.c. area. the members of that community disagree about many things, but we are united by a commitment to serve. father john enzler is here. forty years ago, i was an altar

she is 46 and has seven children.she was recently appointed to the us court of appeals in chicago, forhas clerked for supreme court justice antonin scalia. a new york times profile explored barrett's membership in a group called "people of praise" -- a christian organization that the article says has life long loyalty oaths, requires submission to advisors of the same gender, and believes in prophesy. in 2006, barrett told notre dame graduates that "your legal career is but a means to an end, and that end is building the kingdom of god." democrat dianne feinstein: "when you read your speeches, um the conclusion one draws is that the dogma lives loudly within you. and that's of concern.... "despite barrett's comment that she believed roe v. wade would not be overturned...amy coney barrett: "i would have no interest in as a court of appeals judge challenging that precedent." new york senator chuck schumer criticized barrett on twitter, calling her an "activist judge" who will be the deciding vote to overturn roe v wade. three judges.. three very different backgrounds... the nomination pr

court of appeals for the sixth circuit where raymond kethlength is. she was a michigan supreme court justice, also taught an the university of michigan. she would be the likeliest. i don't see quite right now kind of another one from the original list. who knows? he doesn't go by a playbook familiar to a lot of people. >> that's true. traditionally -- traditional playbook or not, this is one of those things that's kept very close to the vest. >> can i add one more? just one more who could be interviewed today or later this week. thomas hardiman, the runner-up when president trump chose neil gorsuch last time. he is on short list. he have not interviewed yesterday. he sits on the u.s. court of appeals for the third circuit in philadelphia where donald trump's sister sat. >> that name sounds familiar if anyone was watching last time around. stay close. thank you. >>> from there, let's talk about putting allies on notice. president trump demanding that fellow members of nato military alliance spend more on defense. according to the "new york times," the p

decision of two lower courts that dot com and three of his colleagues are eligible for surrender on charges related to the now defunct file sharing website mega upload in a statement the court said the appeal was declined because the u.s. government had presented sufficient evidence to warrant extradition discuss the possibilities of settling the business across the it was hinted by that you know we're not one hundred percent jet since two thousand and twelve the u.s. has been seeking dotcoms extradition on thirteen counts including conspiracy to commit wreckage tearing copyright infringement money laundering and wire fraud it alleges that he ran a criminal organization could lead to copyright holders losing more than five hundred million u.s. dollars kim dotcom has a final chance to appeal to the new zealand supreme court the country's highest judicial body if you like he says he's confident that the supreme court will rule in his favor but if the court doesn't accept the appeal it's up to new zealand's minister of justice to make a final decision potentially turning the case into a political franco. when if you're the owner of one of the world's over two billion smartphones chances are i

experience,my own when i served with a colleague for a number of years on the court of appeals and have gotten to know that person and agreed and disagreed, you go through a lot with them. when they left the court, i really felt a deep sense of loss , as if this man or woman could not be replaced. i know you and justice kennedy closely and cordially for a number of years. i just wonder if you had some words about his departure. chief justice roberts: sure. you are right, you do feel a sense of loss. i am sure we will feel a sense of loss as we go into the next term. he was an extraordinary man and jurist. he was deeply committed to collegiality and civil discourse. he taught that by example. very widely read, very thoughtful. one moment he is talking about nexttes and plato and the talking about his time as a teenager working oil rigs in the gulf of mexico. just a wonderful role model for public service, and very committed. he goes off and would be teaching or giving speeches or other types of engagement. civiceen on improving engagement, making sure that people understood their heritag

away at it he's not going to vote to overrule it the rules of precedent are different by the way in the supreme court and in the court of appeals the court of appeals are bound absolute bound by the president and if you violate press that the sprinkle overrule you but the supreme court has nobody to overrule them i think it was justice jackson who said we're not infallible because we are always right we're only weighs right because we're the last word and therefore nobody could ever reverse us but that doesn't mean they're right the law is what the supreme court says it is well that's what people have said over the years but the supreme court has changed its mind the supreme court validated slavery this very good validated segregation supreme court permitted the confinement of one hundred ten thousand japanese most of the american citizens in detention. centers sterilization of people they thought were mentally unfit some of the worst decisions of the world the conference frequent many of them by liberal judges that japanese detention douglas lack the sterilization cases holmes brandeis also ordered that so you know we don't kn

circuit court of appeals and widely regarded as the most prestigious court outside of the united states. judge cavanaugh is straight out of central casting, a judge who would have strongly been considered i think by any republican president. he is a graduate and the man he's nominated to succeed, justice anthony kennedy. joining me now to analyze a presidents pick is the senior fox news political analyst, brit hume, ken starr who washe judge kavanaugh's boss, justin walker, who clerked for both judge kavanaugh and justice kennedy and leonard at leo, the president's top outside advisor on judicial picks. leonard, let's go to your first. congratulations, you are also kind of the man of the moment because you've been working this process behind the scene. we were both in that room together when brett kavanaugh walked out, as father comes out first, as mother, mrs. scalia was there. two of the sons of mrs. scalia, and of course general edwin meese from the reagan administration, former attorney general. what did you feel? i know what i felt when that was all going down. the idea of transfor

circuit court of appeals, but i want to give you some assistance of judges that sit on other circuits and other district courts to say, to make it understood why the congressional black caucus is so alarmed at what is happening. some federal court nominees proposed by this president had had to be rejected because they were unacceptable on any court beyond any sense of conservatism. most recently, i believe just to week, ryan baums was serve on the ninth circuit court of appeals. republican senate forced majority leader mitch mcconnell o simply withdraw his name. because two republicans, two republican senators, senator tim scott of south carolina and senator marco rubio, had indicated that they could not because of n bounds remarks he had made on multiculturalism and racial issues. you don't want anybody on the bench who's already showing animous. muss -- since the senate is so closely divided, 51 republicans to 49 democrats, they were forced to withdraw the nominee. now, i pount that out to let you know -- point that out to let you know that it is not a done deal that brett kavanaugh

court. he has a solid record on the bench of the dc circuit court of appeals.lid conservative who will help the conservative bloc on the supreme court push the conservative counterrevolution further and deeper for the next few decades. what do you think the effect will be on the direction the supreme court will go if his selection is approved by the senate? the supreme court has leaned conservative, it has leaned republican since the 1990s, but during that time there's always been at least one and at times two moderate centrists on the court, swing justices, who have moderated the far right faction and the far left faction of the court. this bend over the last 20 years, while the law has moved in a more conservative direction, the centre on the court, comprised of anthony kennedy over the last few years, and he is stepping down, has ensured neither side has moved the law to two fast, too farc. side has moved the law to two fast, too fa rc. —— side has moved the law to two fast, too farc. —— too fast. —— too far. it seems some senators will be looking for a clea

] >> judge kavanaugh has devoted his life to public service, he has served on the dc circuit court of appeals with greatauthoring over 300. -- opinions, widely admired for their skill, and the law, among those are more than a dozen that the supreme court has adopted as the law of the land. beyond his great renown as a judge, he is active in his community. he coaches basketball serves meals to needy families, and having learned from his mom, who was a schoolteacher in dc, tutors children at local elementary schools. there is no one america more qualified for this position, and no one more deserving. i want to think the senators on both sides of the aisle, republican and democrat for their consultation and advice during the selection process. this incredibly qualified nominee deserves a swift confirmation and robust bipartisan support, the rule of law is our nation's proud heritage it is the cornerstone of our freedom. it is what guarantees equal justice and the senate now has the chance to protect this glorious heritage by sending judge kavanaugh to the united states supreme court. and now, ju

court of appeals circuit. he was put on the appeals court here in washington by george w. but he's a former law clerk to justice anthony kennedy, a nice passing of the baton from the man leaving the bench, and quickly, just so the audience knows the others, amulamul amul is already named to the 6th circuit court of appeals, a favorite of mitch mcconnell, from kentucky, 49, went to berkley law school, and, finally, raymond, 51, a president george w. bush appointee. >> in my understanding, correct me if i'm wrong, bringing the conversation to charlie now, is there's every wherein to believe the four judges with the other 21 on the list of 25 we've seen from the federal society and others, all oppose abortion rights and would, in herely, work to roll back parts of roe v. wade. congressman, you are now in the conversation right know. the president says he's not asking about roe when he meets with these people, but the fact is, he doesn't have to ask, does he? >> no, he doesn't. we've always gone through this pretense, presidents of both parties. no litmus test, when, in fact, w

court of appeals for the d.c. circuit i have served with seventeen other judges each of them a colleague and a friend my judicial philosophy is straightforward a judge must be independent and must interpret the law not make the law a judge must interpret statute says written and a judge must interpret the constitution as written informed by history and tradition and precedent for the past eleven years of taught hundreds of students primarily at harvard law school i teach that the constitution's separation of powers protects individual liberty and i remain grateful to the dean who hired me justice alaina kagan as a judge on hire for law clerks each year i look for the best by law clerks come from diverse backgrounds and points of view. i am proud that a majority of my law clerks have been women i am part of the vibrant catholic community in the d.c. area the members of that community disagree about many things but we are united by a commitment to serve father john engler is here forty years ago i was an altar boy fo

circuit court of appeals. and he has consistently impressed me with his thoughtfulness, his deliberativeness, his outstanding legal and academic credentials and of course his experience on the d.c. circuit court of appeals. he was candid and open, professional and impressive. so i hope all of our colleagues will meet with judge kavanaugh to see for themselves. i've been told that already they've been making -- he's been making some calls at some democratic senators' offices and they refuse to see him at all. this is simply an accomplished jurist who will fairly and faithfully apply the law as written and adhere to the text of the constitution, as judges are obligated to do. and leave the policymaking and the politics to the congress and the executive branch. so i look forward to continuing our vetting process and voting to confirm judge kavanaugh this fall well in advance of the october term of the supreme court. madam president, on a separate note, this afternoon we'll vote to confirm another accomplished lega

court of appeals in d.c., dozens of administrative decisions of the obama white house. some conservatives are concerned about the 53-year-old's ruling in 2015 on obama care which upheld the affordable care act on technicalities. among trump supporters there's also concern kavanaugh is too much of a d.c. insider given he served five years in the george w. bush white house. amy barrett has drawn praise from conservatives in being outspoken in her religious beliefs. devout catholic mother of 7 and just last year democratic senators went after her during her confirmation hearings for the 7th circuit court of appeals in chicago and questioned how her beliefs would impact her rulings on issues such as abortion. barrett is expected to face another tough confirmation process if she gets the nomination. and that's in part why there is a growing sense inside the white house that raymond kethledge could be the front-runner right now. the 51 year old serves on the u.s. court of appeals for the 6th circuit where he has a solid conservative record. but he also hasn't had any hot butt

he transformed the fourth circuit court of appeals. you know well, judge starr. he transformed that court with his nominations. >> laura, this is not in fact what the founding generation intended. when we go back to alexander hamilton, the alexander hamilton of broadway fame, and we read his federalist 78. what he said so eloquently any scented in the about four pages. every school child in america should read it and now every grown-up shed. that this, the judiciary is the least dangerous branch. why? because it's not going to be imposing its will on the american people. it is simply going to be exercising judgment. that's what i call the grand tradition in american constitutionalist law. john marshall all boy through so many justices who are revered even to a great extent by the left, like louis brandeis and benjamin cardozo. they would not in fact count on the scare tactics. this is beyond the pale. but also the jurisprudential approach that we just care about results. we are here to make what we believe to be the most humane and compassionate public policy. tha

circuit court of appeals with great distinction offering 300 bee opinions which have been widely admired adherent to the law. among those opinions are more than a dozen that the supreme court adopted as the law of the land. beyond his great renown as a judge, he's active in his community. he coaches cyo basketball and serve meals to needy families and having lunch with his mom in d.c. and tutor children at local elementary schools. there is no one in america that's qualified for this position and deserving. i want to thank both senators and both sides of the isle and republicans and democrats of their advice of the selection process. this incredibly qualified nominee deliver a robust by partisan support. the rule of law is our nation's proud heritage. it is the corner stone of our freedom. it is what guarantees equal justice and the senate now has the chance to protect this glorious heritage by sending judge brett kavanaugh to the united states supreme court and now judge, the podium is yours. >> mr. president, thank you. throughout this process i have witnessed firsthand your appreciati

circuit court of appeals with other judges of the supreme court, other circuit courts, the district court, were looking at what he wrote as established law. he was a bush appointee in 2006. he worked inside the bush white house. he was a staff secretary who worked in the white house counsel's office. prior to that, he worked for the independent counsel looking into bill clinton, ken starr. and authored most of the starr report. tonight has he met the nation, he outlined his approach to the law. >> my judicial philosophy is straightforward. a judge must be independent and must interpret the law, not make the law. a judge must interpret statutes as written and a judge must interpret the constitution as written. informed by history and tradition and precedent. >> a little bit of color as to how this went down, the president made the decision last night when he got back from the white house. he telephoned brett kavanaugh to say you are my choice to be the nominee for that supreme court and then called donald mcgahn and the vice president. today he called justice kennedy who was traveling in a

court of appeals judge brett cavanagh. they also include two women. the appellate court judge and the sixth circuit court of appeals. the white house sti keeping the list confidential. sarah sanders confird that mr. trump is still reviewing ndidates. >>> new reaction from the white house after a mother confront the embattled leader of the environmental protection agency. a spokesperson for president trump calls reports against scott pruitt troublesome. yesterday, kristin and her family were at a restaurant when they spotted pruitt. he walked over with her 2-year-old son. listen. >> they said they left the restaurant before she got bacer to seat. pruitt is in 13 ethics vehicles. the president is said to be concerned about the probe but has nothing to announce at this time. >>> next, risky rescue. why it could take tonths get a young soccer team trapped in a land.d cave back on dry >> plus, a local man takes out the trash only to find this creeping in his backyard. creeping in his backyard. >> and a dangerous hea wavet ♪ ♪ ♪ raindrops on roses and whiske

circuit court of appeals. during this short period of time, just a little over two weeks, we've seen some of our friends across the aisle attempt to tank judge kavanaugh's confirmation before it really had a chance to get started, certainly before they had a chance to meet him. five of our colleagues across the aisle announced their opposition to any supreme court justice that president trump might nominate, anybody -- fill in the blank. then, once the president chose judge kavanaugh, 15 more fell into lockstep with the first five, so now we have 20 of our democratic colleagues, before they've even had chance to meet the judge have, announced their implacable opposition. well, i thought that that would pretty much take the cake until i saw reported this morning one of our colleagues across the aisle said, to support judge kavanaugh would make you complicit and evil. well, it's hard to take statements like that seriously. to me, that's completely unhinged and detached from any reality. this is the same judge who

court of appeals. he's always been considered to be the strongest horse and as race, 300 opinions to his credit. however, mitch mcconnell saying that when you have a record that big in that big of a paper trail, confirmation may get dragged out as democrats control through all of those opinions. they've only got 83 days before the beginning of october in the beginning of the neck supreme court term to get him confirmed. also on the list, raymond kethledge said to be a fairly safe choice, could probably be easily confirmed, writes his opinions in a very scholarly and colorful way and then you see amy coney barrett from the seventh circuit court of appeals. she really kind of is i'm told the president's favorite, but she is the one who would likely face the most bruising confirmation battle and the one thing that president doesn't want to do with conservative balance over the court hanging in the balance here is not get his pick for the supreme court confirmed. leaving morristown yesterday, the president

circuit court of appeals and know what it would mean to the supreme court. to the millions of americans to protect our freedoms and this union, this senate judiciary committee is ready to act. senator whitehouse: this nominee, like other recent republican nominees to the supreme court has had to run a special interest obstacle course moderated by the federalist society. as a committee, we need to understand what assurances were made to those special interests as this nominee ran that obstacle course that put him at the top of the list. that is vitally important question. you may say it is improbable that we are in a country where that question would need to be asked. you could look at 5-4 decisions, partisan decisions of the united states supreme court that inevitably and predictably decide in favor of republican political interests at the polls and with dark money and predictably decide in favor of big republican special interests both in accountability to their employees and accountability to regulators. we are going to look into what went on and what assur

these are rights not to be tampered with but he has tampered with them on the court of appeals. this court, the court of appeals for the district of columbia and i won't go into all the details, has shown he is an executive-oriented justice, that is to say whatever the president wants, the president gets. and this is the court that looks at most administrative law decisions before they go anywhere else. upheld -- he struck down or net neutrality rule. that is controversial here. but the bases he used for the courts to do it, the majority said, the majority in which republicans, republican president has apointed, the majority noted that the dissent -- using their words, misconceived because he claimed protection for large internet providers never found by any urt and found to be by again his republican colleagues on at court to be counter intuitive. i don't want to go through each and every one of his decisions that i have uncovered but i must say what is the most extreme. d this was a decision on the affordable care act. where he would have overturned the affordable care act, uph

court of appeals for the seventh circuit. she was confirmed by the senate, but after some fireworks alison, and i'm sure that folks have heard plenty now about the exchange she had with senator dianne feinstein, who because of her catholic infused writing said to now judge parbarrett th the doing ma lives loudly in you. it could make for a harder confirmation hearing because roe v. wade is so front and cent center. >> and the third name is judge kethledge. he is right in the middle of the two in terms of age. he is 51. he went to the university of michigan for his law degree, which is not the ivys, but he might have a more fuller kind of resumÉ. he was a counsellor at ford motor company. he is more outdoorsy. we talk about who might be conservative and who might not be, all of these people will have a story told around them. you know what they were like as children. what they can offer some relatibility that president trump will want to pitch when he rolls this out on monday night. >> right now it seems like it is barrett, ka