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Laurence H. Tribe | All the Ways a Justice Kavanaugh Would Have to Recuse Himself




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Laurence H. Tribe | All the Ways a Justice Kavanaugh Would Have to Recuse Himself 
Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh. (photo: AP)
Laurence H. Tribe, The New York Times
Tribe writes: "Given his blatant partisanship and personal animosity toward liberals, how could he be an effective member of the Supreme Court?"
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Hands texting on a phone. (photo: Shutterstock)
Hands texting on a phone. (photo: Shutterstock)


Text Messages Suggest Kavanaugh Wanted to Refute Accuser's Claim Before It Became Public
Heidi Przybyla and Leigh Ann Caldwell, NBC News
Excerpt: "In the days leading up to a public allegation that Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh exposed himself to a college classmate, the judge and his team were communicating behind the scenes with friends to refute the claim."
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Judge Brett Kavanaugh speaks before the Senate Judiciary Committee. (photo: Erin Schaff/NYT)
Judge Brett Kavanaugh speaks before the Senate Judiciary Committee. (photo: Erin Schaff/NYT)

Yale Graduate Says Brett Kavanaugh Once Started a Bar Fight That Led to His Questioning by Police
Aaron C. Davis and Amy Gardner, The Washington Post
Excerpt: "A former Yale University basketball player said he is scheduled to meet with the FBI on Tuesday to discuss Brett M. Kavanaugh's alleged role in instigating a bar fight more than three decades ago."
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Jeff Flake was confronted by two women who said they were survivors of sexual assault. (photo: Jim Lo Scalzo/Shutterstock)
Jeff Flake was confronted by two women who said they were survivors of sexual assault. (photo: Jim Lo Scalzo/Shutterstock)

Meet One of the Sexual Assault Survivors Who Confronted Jeff Flake and Triggered FBI Kavanaugh Probe
Democracy Now!
Excerpt: "Ana Maria Archila is one of the two women who confronted Senator Flake. She is co-executive director for the Center for Popular Democracy. She confronted Flake with fellow sexual assault survivor and activist Maria Gallagher."
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Today, most of the Workhouse inmates sit in jail because they can't afford to make bail. (photo: Montague Simmons)
Today, most of the Workhouse inmates sit in jail because they can't afford to make bail. (photo: Montague Simmons)

For Decades, This St. Louis Jail Held Hundreds of Impoverished Black People. Activists Are Working to Shut It Down
Anne Branigin, The Root
Branigin writes: "For decades, social justice advocates have been fighting to close down the 'Workhouse,' an infamous St. Louis jail dating back to the Civil War and known for its dehumanizing conditions."
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French-Palestinian lawyer Salah Hamouri embraces his father Hassan after being released from an Israeli prison on September 30, 2018. (photo: Ahmad Gharabli/AFP)
French-Palestinian lawyer Salah Hamouri embraces his father Hassan after being released from an Israeli prison on September 30, 2018. (photo: Ahmad Gharabli/AFP)

Israel Frees French-Palestinian After 13 Months Without Trial
Agence France-Presse
Excerpt: "Israel on Sunday released a French-Palestinian lawyer held without charge for the past 13 months over unspecified allegations, his lawyer said."
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Mining operations at one of the Cerrejón pits. (photo: El Espectador)
Mining operations at one of the Cerrejón pits. (photo: El Espectador)

Coal's Open Wounds in Colombia
Hilda Llorens and Ruth Santiago, NACLA
Excerpt: "The word used in La Guajira to refer to the open coal pits is 'tajo,' Spanish for cut or gash, because the pits look like wounds carved into the surface of the landscape. A deep tajo is also called a herida (wound), a testament to the profound physical and emotional suffering the communities in La Guajira endure."
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