While Brett Kavanaugh says he would not judge cases based on his own views, Democrats call for a delay in the confirmation and protesters disrupt the proceedings.
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Maine Voices: Kavanaugh would endanger women’s right to make nuanced pregnancy choices
Termination might be the best option when a developing child has a debilitating condition or when delivery would pose a risk to the mother.
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Maine Voices: Senate should restore 60-vote threshold for federal judicial nominees
Also, future presidents and Senate leaders of both parties must come together to choose them.
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Commentary: As Maine goes, so may go the nation on Kavanaugh confirmation
Sen. Collins should go with Kavanaugh for one simple reason: He is the best person for the job.
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Sen. Collins says abortion rights discussed ‘at great length’ in her meeting with Supreme Court nominee
The Maine Republican says she remains undecided on whether she would vote to confirm Brett Kavanaugh, who she says agreed that the Roe v. Wade decision is ‘settled law.’
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Maine Voices: Speaking from experience about the necessity of safe, legal abortion
Sens. Collins and King should oppose Judge Kavanaugh’s nomination and preserve this right.
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Greenhouse gas emissions fight could end up at Supreme Court
The EPA is expected to announce a rollback of national fuel economy standards and the ability of California to set its own air pollution limits.
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Confirmation battle begins over Trump’s staunchly conservative Supreme Court pick
Republican leaders firmly believe that nominee Brett Kavanaugh could be instrumental in pitching the court to the right and leaving a conservative imprint on the law for a generation.
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Collins says justice’s respect for precedent will protect Roe v. Wade. Experts disagree.
Maine’s Republican senator pins her support of a Supreme Court nominee on ‘settled law,’ but her reasoning withers under scrutiny.
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Sen. Collins says she would oppose Supreme Court nominee hostile to Roe v. Wade
The Republican viewed as key to confirming Trump’s choice says she wouldn’t vote for someone who wants to overturn the decision on the right to choose, which she considers settled law.