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Where does Brett Kavanaugh stand on business issues and workers' rights?

Business and labor are two areas of the law that have been front and center at the Supreme Court in recent years. What does nominee Brett Kavanaugh’s record suggest about how he might rule on cases at the high court?…

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Many indifferent to Brett Kavanaugh nomination, poll finds

By Kevin Freking, Emily Swanson, Associated Press

Does Brett Kavanaugh belong on the Supreme Court? It's a question that may be consuming Washington, but one that elicits a shrug from many Americans.

North Carolina's congressional map still unlawful with partisan bias, judges rule

By Gary D. Robertson, Associated Press

Federal judges on Monday affirmed their earlier decision striking North Carolina's congressional districts as unconstitutional because Republicans drew them with excessive partisanship.

Supreme Court nominee Kavanaugh's support for surveilling Americans raises concern

By Dan Sewell, Associated Press

Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh has frequently supported giving the U.S. government wide latitude in the name of national security, including the secret collection of personal data from Americans.

Sen. Susan Collins, potential swing vote, to meet with Supreme Court nominee Kavanaugh

By Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press

Republican Sen. Susan Collins of Maine, a centrist who's seen as a potential swing vote on Brett Kavanaugh's confirmation, supports abortion rights and has vowed to oppose any nominee who has "demonstrated hostility" to Roe v. Wade.

Pressure builds on Chuck Schumer before Kavanaugh meeting

By Alan Fram, Associated Press

For weeks, Democratic leaders and liberal organizations have been discussing how to derail President Donald Trump's Supreme Court pick, conservative appellate judge Brett Kavanaugh. Up to now, participants say the strategy sessions have been cordial. Yet with Senate Judiciary Committee…

Confirmation hearings for Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh to begin Sept. 4

By Lisa Mascaro, Mark Sherman, Associated Press

Confirmation hearings for Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh to begin Sept. 4, Senate chairman says.

Teachers are getting targeted anti-union emails from conservative groups

By Sarah Schwartz, Education Week

Conservative, free-market groups across the country have launched campaigns aimed at persuading teachers to drop out of their unions, in the aftermath of a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that will put a dent in unions’ finances and membership numbers.

Former Clarence Thomas clerks are a big presence in Trump administration

By Mark Sherman, Associated Press

Twenty-two Thomas clerks, roughly 20 percent of the people who have snagged coveted jobs in his Supreme Court office since 1991, either hold political appointments in the Trump administration or have been nominated to judgeships by Trump.

With scant record, Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh elusive on abortion

By Denise Lavoie, Michael Tarm, Associated Press

The big question about Kavanaugh's view on abortion remains unanswered: whether he would vote to overturn Roe. He'll almost certainly decline to answer when he is asked directly at his confirmation hearing.