Hundreds of law professors write to Senate to oppose Kavanaugh
More than 650 law professors nationwide signed a letter urging the Senate to reject Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, citing concerns about his temperament during a Senate Judiciary Hearing last week.
The professors wrote in a letter published in The New York Times that Kavanaugh's performance during the hearing — in which he vigorously denied allegations that he sexually assaulted Christine Blasey Ford — would be disqualifying for service on any court. The letter is expected to be delivered on Thursday.
"Judge Kavanaugh exhibited a lack of commitment to judicious inquiry," the professors wrote. "Instead of being open to the necessary search for accuracy, Judge Kavanaugh was repeatedly aggressive with questioners.
The professors cited Kavanaugh's fiery opening statement, where he decried the hearing as part of an "orchestrated political hit" based on anger over the 2016 election and "revenge" on behalf of the Clintons.
"We have differing views about the other qualifications of Judge Kavanaugh," the letter states. "But we are united, as professors of law and scholars of judicial institutions, in believing that he did not display the impartiality and judicial temperament requisite to sit on the highest court of our land."
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