New York Times Estimates Where Kavanaugh Might Fit on the Supreme Court, Using Adam Chilton and Kyle Rozema's Research
Where Kavanaugh, Trump’s Nominee, Might Fit on the Supreme Court
In choosing Brett M. Kavanaugh, 53, to replace Justice Anthony M. Kennedy, President Trump opted for a Washington insider who, according to at least one measure, may be less conservative than Mr. Trump’s first Supreme Court nominee, Neil M. Gorsuch.
According to an analysis based on political donations given before becoming a federal judge, Judge Kavanaugh is estimated to be more conservative than 66 percent of all other current and former federal judges nominated since 1980. Using the same measure, Justice Gorsuch was estimated to be more conservative than 85 percent. About 19 percent of Judge Kavanaugh’s donations went to Richard Cordray, a Democrat who worked with him at a Washington law firm.
If confirmed, Judge Kavanaugh, who is expected to be a reliable conservative, would replace Justice Kennedy, a Reagan appointee who often voted with the court’s liberal wing on social issues like abortion and gay rights.
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