ACLU screwed up

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Originally Posted by JustRalph

The ACLU ran ads against Kavanaugh’s confirmation.

Today legal eagles are saying that as long as Kavanaugh is on the court, they will now have to recuse themselves from any case that goes to the Supremes

This could be a real screw up

Where did you get this information? It sounds funky from two perspectives. One, Do you have it reversed? Are you sure you don't have that reversed and it's Kavanaugh who has to recuse himself? Are your legal eagles aware of the first Amendment regarding speech?

Two, this is the fourth time the ACLU opposed a SC nominee. I don't remember them ever having to recuse themselves because of opposition to a nominee. It's possible, but I'm sure we would have heard about it each time it happened previously.

I don't know who your legal sparrows are, but I'd be surprised if ANYONE who opposed the appointment of a new justice (including the 2,400 law professors) was subsequently banned from arguing before the court.

The law doesn't always make sense, but this sounds like fake news.

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Originally Posted by barahona44

People have the right to criticize.It's called the First Amendment.If someone is slandering and lying, there are legal recourses to seek relief.

And didn't Judge Keganaugh lash out at "Senate Democrats" during the hearings? Sounds like he's being a bit of a matador himself.

I thought we were talking about the ACLU and Kavanaugh?

And by the way...it's now Justice Kavanaugh.

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Originally Posted by Dave Schwartz

That's a great answer, and makes a lot of sense.

But the parallel between Kavanaugh-ACLU and the Supreme Court case cited earlier is weak at best. Is the ACLU actively investigating Kavanaugh for criminal activities?