More of the same acrimony, charges and counter-charges continue to fly around the Brett Kavanaugh nomination to the Supreme Court as the FBI is quietly conducting its supplemental background investigation into allegations by several women that Kavanaugh assaulted them after drinking heavily. All the women’s lawyers, who are active in promoting the #metoo movement, are critical of […]
‘Just the Facts, Ma’am’
Late today, Senator Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) announced that the FBI has concluded its supplemental background investigation into allegations by several women that Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh assaulted them after drinking heavily. McConnell filed cloture on the nomination today, meaning that the cloture vote could come on Friday. If the Senate approves cloture […]
Catherine Glenn Foster on CA Gov Jerry Brown vetoing the abortion pill bill
“American United for Life is pleased and grateful that California Governor Jerry Brown has vetoed SB 320, a dangerous bill that would have required college health clinics across the state to stock and distribute chemical abortion drugs to young women,” said AUL President and CEO Catherine Glenn Foster. “Governor Brown recognized that in a state […]
A Historic Game of Chicken
On Friday, the Senate Judiciary Committee voted to refer Judge Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination to the U.S. Supreme Court to the full Senate along party lines, after Senate Republicans agreed to a one-week postponement of the Senate vote on the nomination to allow the FBI to conduct an investigation into the allegations against Judge Kavanaugh by Dr. Christine Blasey Ford […]
“Hello, this is the FBI. Leave a Message and We’ll Get Back to You in One Week.”
Events around the Kavanaugh nomination to the Supreme Court are happening so fast, it’s hard to keep up with them. Shortly after yesterday’s Kavanaugh Column was posted, Senate Republicans agreed to a one-week postponement of the Senate vote on the nomination. President Trump followed shortly thereafter with an announcement that he is directing the FBI to conduct […]
“Hello, Is this the FBI?… Hello? Hello?”
This afternoon, the Senate Judiciary Committee voted to refer Judge Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination to the U.S. Supreme Court to the full Senate. As expected, the vote was 11-10 along party lines, with all Senate Republicans backing Kavanaugh and all Democrats voting against him. All eyes are now on an expected vote by the full Senate this Tuesday, […]
Fifth Circuit upholds Louisiana’s admitting privileges law
September 27, 2018 Americans United for Life applauds the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals’ decision to uphold Louisiana’s admitting privileges law. This common-sense health and safety regulation requires abortion practitioners to have admitting privileges at a nearby hospital to quickly admit a patient when an emergency or complication arises that the abortion clinic is unable to […]
In the Arena
More than one participant (including Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh) described today’s hearing as a “circus.” With respect to the contestants, that is too light a term, since there was nothing amusing about it. Today’s Senate Judiciary Committee hearing could be best described as a “gladiatorial pit.” Nothing new was said by either Dr. Christine Blasey […]
AUL files brief supporting Arkansas’ medication abortion contract-physician requirement
WASHINGTON, D.C. (September 26, 2018) Today, Americans United for Life filed a “friend of the court” brief in Planned Parenthood of Arkansas and Eastern Oklahoma v. Jegley, asking the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals to reverse the lower court’s decision prohibiting Arkansas from enforcing its law requiring medication abortion providers to have a contract with a physician […]
The Battle Lines are Drawn
Whoever said “politics is blood sport” (attributed to 20th Century Welsh politician Aneurin Bevan) wasn’t kidding. Thursday’s fifth, and presumably final, day for the hearing on Judge Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination to the U.S. Supreme Court is set to go, with, it seems, half the country ready to “believe the woman” and half the country believing that Judge […]
The Judge’s Prosecutor
Thursday’s special session of the confirmation hearing for Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh before the Senate Judiciary Committee is beginning to shape up. Judge Kavanaugh and his accuser, Christine Blasey Ford, will both appear before the committee, with Ford testifying first. According to a statement by the committee today, the members of the committee will not ask […]
“I’m Not Going Anywhere”
According to the New Yorker magazine, a second woman, Deborah Ramirez, now claims that Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh sexually assaulted her. Ramirez told the New Yorker that Kavanaugh exposed himself to her during a drinking party when they were both Yale freshmen. Ramirez has not made a statement to the Senate Judiciary Committee, and she admits that her […]
“Time, Gentlemen….”
There will be time, there will be time To prepare a face to meet the faces that you meet; There will be time to murder and create, And time for all the works and days of hands That lift and drop a question on your plate…. T.S. Eliot, The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock (1920) The time […]
… And Waiting …
Friday at 10:00 a.m. is the deadline set by the Senate Judiciary Committee for a commitment and written proffer of testimony by Dr. Christine Blasey Ford, the woman who alleges that Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh sexually assaulted her at a high school party over thirty-five years ago. Dr. Ford’s attorney said Thursday it was “not possible” for […]
Waiting and Watching…
All eyes are on the Senate Judiciary Committee today, as Chairman Charles Grassley announced today that the committee will need to hear from Dr. Ford with written testimony by Friday, in order to proceed with the Monday hearing. Grassley has invited Dr. Ford to testify in public or in a private closed-door hearing. To date, Ford […]
The Judge Awaits the Witness
The Kavanaugh Column reported yesterday that Christine Blasey Ford, the Palo Alto, California psychology professor who accuses Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of assaulting her at a high school party when they were teenagers, had said through her attorney that Ford was prepared to testify under oath before the Senate Judiciary Committee. Committee Chairman Charles Grassley has set […]
