The Kavanaugh Hearing: A Battle of Two Constitutions

President George W. Bush looks on as Justice Anthony Kennedy swears in Brett Kavanaugh to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia during a ceremony Thursday, June 1, 2006, in the Rose Garden. Mrs. Ashley Kavanaugh holds the Holy Bible. White House photo by Eric Draper

In two days The Claremont Institute will host and event in conjunction with The Heritage Foundation and James Wilson Institute, about what to expect from the confirmation hearings of Judge Brett Kavanaugh. Here’s the description of the event from Claremont’s website:

DESCRIPTION

On July 9, President Donald Trump announced his nomination of Judge Brett Kavanaugh of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit to succeed Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy. Confirmation will not come without a fight. Progressives and other advocates of the “living Constitution” are already engaged in that battle. Judge Kavanaugh will be confronted with ideological challenges regarding his views on legal issues ranging from the powers of the administrative state to abortion rights. More broadly, critics of Judge Kavanaugh will no doubt take aim at his evident commitment to textualism and upholding the original meaning of the Constitution. How can supporters of Judge Kavanaugh best defend his nomination, answer these attacks, and use the confirmation process to advance the public’s understanding of American constitutionalism? Our distinguished panel of legal scholars and Supreme Court experts will discuss the best strategies as the Senate Judiciary Committee prepares for its hearing.

FEATURING

John Eastman
Founding Director, Claremont Institute’s Center for Constitutional Jurisprudence; Henry Salvatori Professor and former Dean, Chapman University’s Fowler School of Law

Hadley Arkes
Founder and Director, James Wilson Institute

Tom Jipping
Deputy Director, Edwin Meese III Center for Legal and Judicial Studies and a Senior Legal Fellow, The Heritage Foundation

Michael McGinley
Partner, Dechert LLP, and former Special Assistant and Associate Counsel to the President, The White House