ACLU breaks its own policy, comes out against Kavanaugh nomination
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) announced Saturday that it has decided to break with its own policy and come out in opposition to Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination to the Supreme Court in light of the sexual assault allegations being leveled against him.
The ACLU announced in a statement that the testimony on Thursday of Christine Blasey Ford, the first woman to accuse him of sexual assault, before the Senate Judiciary Committee has led to an “exception” in policy.
“As a matter of organizational policy, the ACLU does not support or oppose candidates for political or judicial office,” the statement said. “In this instance, the national board held an extraordinary meeting, and has chosen to make an exception to that policy.”
ACLU President Susan Herman said in the statement that the board of directors was “deeply concerned” by the allegations presented against Kavanaugh from Ford and two other women, Deborah Ramirez and Julie Swetnick.
The national board of directors passed a resolution opposing Kavanaugh’s nomination to the Supreme Court.
https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/409081-aclu-breaks-its-own-policy-comes-out-against-kavanaugh
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