In this Sept. 6, 2018 photo, Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh…

Judge Brett Kavanaugh, President Trump's nominee for the U.S. Supreme Court, appears at his confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill. Judge Brett Kavanaugh, President Trump's nominee for the U.S. Supreme Court, appears at his confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill.

Christine Blasey Ford willing to testify about alleged assault

Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh listens to a opening statement from Sen. John Kennedy, R-La., during the Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill, Tuesday, Sept. 4, 2018, in Brett Kavanaugh, seen appearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee this month, has been accused by a Bay Area woman of sexually assaulting her more than 30 years ago.

Cole: ‘Threats can give rise to opportunity if people engage’

When David Cole agreed to become national legal director of the American Civil Liberties Union in summer 2016, he was dead-certain about the outcome of the November presidential election. "Hillary Clinton was going to win the presidency, she would name Justice Scalia's replacement, and for the first time in four decades, we would have a liberal-majority Supreme Court," Cole recalled while delivering UC Davis School of Law's annual Edward L. Barrett Jr. Lecture on constitutional law on Sept.

Kavanaugh accuser Ford agrees to testify

Christine Blasey Ford agreed to testify about her sexual assault allegations against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh shortly before a 2:30 p.m. Saturday deadline. Attorneys for Ford, who accuses Kavanaugh of sexual assaulting her at a party in Maryland 36 years ago, wrote in an email Saturday afternoon she "accepts the committee's request to provide her firsthand knowledge of Brett Kavanaugh's sexual misconduct next week."

Standoff has Kavanaugh accusera s Senate appearance in limbo

The high-stakes confrontation over whether Brett Kavanaugh's accuser will testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee grinded into Saturday as Republican Chairman Chuck Grassley gave Christine Blasey Ford more time to decide whether to tell her story to his panel and a riveted nation. Grassley had set a Friday night deadline for the 51-year-old California psychology professor to agree to the latest offer setting terms for her appearance.

GOP to Kavanaugh accuser: Reach deal or panel votes Monday The Senate …

The Senate Judiciary Chairman on Friday rejected key conditions that Brett Kavanaugh's accuser wants if she is to testify about her claim of sexual assault, and said his panel would vote Monday on Kavanaugh's S GOP to Kavanaugh accuser: Reach deal or panel votes Monday The Senate Judiciary Chairman on Friday rejected key conditions that Brett Kavanaugh's accuser wants if she is to testify about her claim of sexual assault, and said his panel would vote Monday on Kavanaugh's S Check out this story on yorkdispatch.com: Demonstrators hold signs outside Saint Anselm College, Friday, Sept.

Hillary Clinton to Colbert: Would Be ‘Very Easy’ for FBI to Investigate Kavanaugh Allegation

When Hillary Clinton sat down for an interview with Stephen Colbert set to air on Friday night's Late Show , it was still up in the air whether or not Christine Blasey Ford would agree to testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee next week about her sexual-assault allegation against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh.

Poll: Brett Kavanaugh faces unprecedented opposition to Supreme Court confirmation

Brett Kavanaugh, a judge with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, delivers the Commencement address for the Catholic University of America's Columbus School of Law on May 25, 2018 at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, DC. Brett Kavanaugh is nominated to replace retiring Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy.

Should Christine Blasey Ford testify in Kavanaugh hearing?

As pressure builds for Christine Blasey Ford to testify Monday about her sexual assault allegations against U.S. Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, a burgeoning group of friends, neighbors and activists is supporting her either way. Whether she appears or not, a banner will still fly over her neighborhood on Thursday, saying "Thank you, Christine.

Kavanaugh friend who ID’d someone else as attacker adds to turmoil

Brett Kavanaugh's nomination to U.S. Supreme Court was roiled further late Thursday by incendiary tweets from a prominent friend and supporter who publicly identified another high school classmate of Kavanaugh's as a possible attacker of a woman accusing the judge of sexually assaulting her when they were teenagers. Ed Whelan, a former clerk to the late Justice Antonin Scalia and president of the Ethics and Public Policy Center, pointed to floor plans, online photographs and other information to suggest a location for the house party in suburban Maryland that Christine Blasey Ford described.

‘Green News Report’ – September 20, 2018

Hurricane Florence floodwaters pose toxic public health threat; NC begins long road of recovery; PLUS : Trump Interior Dept. formally rolls back still more methane regulations... Also: Toxic disaster begins after Florence; AL SoS sued for Twitter blocking ; Bad news for 'dark money', good news for voters... Guest: Salon's Heather Digby Parton; Also: Florence fallout made worst by Trump tariffs; Judge allows use of GA's 100% unverifiable touchscreen voting systems in November... Florence wreaks havoc, death in 4 states; Strongest storm of year slams Philippines, Hong Kong; PLUS : Aftermath of Boston-area natural gas pipeline explosions... Guest host Angie Coiro with special guest Chris Hedges on his new book.