Law

News Brief: Brett Kavanaugh, Brazil Election, Nobel Peace Prize

4:59am October 05, 2018

A Senate procedural vote will likely determine the fate of Supreme Court nominee Kavanaugh. Brazilians go to the polls Sunday to elect the next president. The Nobel Peace Prize winner is announced.

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Judge Brett Kavanaugh testifies during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on September 27.

Kavanaugh Pledges To Be 'Independent, Impartial' If Confirmed As Senators Weigh Votes

10:12pm October 04, 2018

by Ryan Lucas

The embattled Supreme Court nominee published an op-ed on the Wall Street Journal website Thursday evening while key GOP senators whose votes will be decisive continued to weigh their decision.

Donald Trump, accompanied by Donald Trump Jr. (from left), Ivanka Trump and Eric Trump at an event in 2016. New York Attorney General Barbara Underwood says the younger Trumps had exercised no real control over the Trump Foundation's activities, despite b

New York AG Presses Forward With Suit Against Trump's Charitable Foundation

8:45pm October 04, 2018

by Jim Zarroli

The state Attorney General's office sued the Donald J. Trump Foundation in June, accusing it of repeatedly violating state and federal laws, but the foundation says the suit it politically motivated.

How The Legal Community Is Reacting To The Planned Senate Vote On Kavanaugh

5:12pm October 04, 2018

by Brakkton Booker

The legal community reacts to the Senate's planned confirmation vote on Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, including more than 1,700 law professors who say he displayed a lack of judicial restraint at a hearing last week that should disqualify him.

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South Dakota Sen. Mike Rounds Discusses FBI Background Check On Kavanaugh

4:58pm October 04, 2018

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Sen. Mike Rounds, R-S.D., about the newly released FBI background check of Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh.

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Decisive Vote On Kavanaugh Expected After Senators Review FBI Report

4:25pm October 04, 2018

by Kelsey Snell

On Thursday, Senators had access to the FBI supplemental background check into accusations of sexual assault against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh. A decisive vote is set for Friday.

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Senate Judiciary Committee Holds Vote On Brett Kavanaugh Nomination

Politics & Government

FBI Releases Kavanaugh Report To The Senate

2:14pm October 04, 2018

Woe to the senator that spills coffee on the single copy of the report.

Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., joined by Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, (right) last week during questioning of Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh.

National

House Intern Arrested, Charged With Doxing Senator During Kavanaugh Hearing

1:14pm October 04, 2018

by Emily Sullivan

Jackson Cosko, who was working in the office of Democratic Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, has been charged with publishing restricted personal information, witness tampering and other crimes.

Christine Blasey Ford testifies before the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee on Sept. 27. Ford's lawyers say she was not interviewed by the FBI for its supplemental investigation into allegations of sexual misconduct against Judge Brett Kavanaugh.

Who Talked To The FBI In The Kavanaugh Case — And Who Didn't?

11:13am October 04, 2018

The FBI spoke with nine people as it looked into sexual misconduct allegations against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh. He and Christine Blasey Ford apparently weren't among them.

Politics & Government

Longtime Friend Defends Kavanaugh Against Sexual Assault Allegations

7:45am October 04, 2018

Rachel Martin talks to Missy Bigelow Carr, who has stood by her friend Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh. She joined 64 other women last month in signing a letter supporting him.

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