*Brett Kavanaugh is not the only one with memory lapses.* *MCM*
"Ideology has long figured in the Supreme Court’s work, but a sharp partisan split on the court is a recent phenomenon.* Starting in 2010,* the court became divided along party lines, with all five Republican appointees to the right of all four Democratic ones." A Bitter Nominee, Questions of Neutrality, and a Damaged Supreme Court Image Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh’s testimony raised questions about his neutrality and temperament, threatening the already fragile reputation of the Supreme Court as an institution devoted to law rather than politics.CreditCreditErin Schaff for The New York Times By Adam Liptak <http://www.nytimes.com/by/adam-liptak> - Sept. 28, 2018 - - <https://www.facebook.com/dialog/feed?app_id=9869919170&link=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2F2018%2F09%2F28%2Fus%2Fpolitics%2Fkavanaugh-testimony-supreme-court.html&smid=fb-share&name=A%20Bitter%20Nominee%2C%20Questions%20of%20Neutrality%2C%20and%20a%20Damaged%20Supreme%20Court&redirect_uri=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2F> - <https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Fnyti.ms%2F2OpcOS0&text=A%20Bitter%20Nominee%2C%20Questions%20of%20Neutrality%2C%20and%20a%20Damaged%20Supreme%20Court> - <?subject=NYTimes.com%3A%20A%20Bitter%20Nominee%2C%20Questions%20of%20Neutrality%2C%20and%20a%20Damaged%20Supreme%20Court&body=From%20The%20New%20York%20Times%3A%0A%0AA%20Bitter%20Nominee%2C%20Questions%20of%20Neutrality%2C%20and%20a%20Damaged%20Supreme%20Court%0A%0AExperts%20in%20the%20law%20said%20it%20would%20be%20hard%20for%20Judge%20Kavanaugh%2C%20if%20he%20is%20confirmed%2C%20to%20set%20aside%20his%20bitter%20experience%20in%20Senate%20hearings.%0A%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2F2018%2F09%2F28%2Fus%2Fpolitics%2Fkavanaugh-testimony-supreme-court.html> - - *https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/28/us/politics/kavanaugh-testimony-supreme-court.html <https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/28/us/politics/kavanaugh-testimony-supreme-court.html>* WASHINGTON — In the first round of his Supreme Court confirmation hearings early this month, Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh kept his cool under hostile questioning, stressed his independence, and exhibited the calm judicial demeanor that characterized his dozen years on a prestigious appeals court bench. “The Supreme Court,” he said, “must never be viewed as a partisan institution.” *snip>* -- You received this message because you are subscribed to Mark Crispin Miller's "News From Underground" newsgroup. If you'd like to donate to News From Underground, please visit http://markcrispinmiller.com/donate - we appreciate your ongoing support. Ways to unsubscribe, 1) send a blank email to [email protected]. PLEASE NOTE: you must unsubscribe using the SAME email with which you subscribed; 2) go to http://groups.google.com/group/newsfromunderground and click on the "Unsubscribe or change membership" link in the yellow bar at the top of the page, then click the "Unsubscribe" button on the next page. For more News From Underground, visit http://markcrispinmiller.com
