On Monday, July 9, President Donald J. Trump nominated Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh, a federal appeals court judge, former aide to President George W. Bush and onetime investigator of President Bill Clinton, to fill Justice Anthony M. Kennedy's seat on the Supreme Court. Presenting Judge Kavanaugh at the White House, Mr. Trump declared him a jurist who would set aside his political views and apply the Constitution "as written." GW Law's faculty members shared their thoughts on the nomination and what it suggests about the future of the Court.
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