Charles Pierce | The Supreme Court's Legitimacy Is on the Brink of Collapse




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Charles Pierce | The Supreme Court's Legitimacy Is on the Brink of Collapse 
(L-R) Tim Kaine, Heidi Heitkamp, Joe Manchin, Susan Collins, Jeff Flake, Lisa Murkowski, Amy Klobuchar (photo: Tom Williams/Getty Images)
Charles Pierce, Esquire
Pierce writes: "That's the sticking point for succeeding generations. Kavanaugh's entire career prior to being installed in the federal court where he now sits was as a partisan lawyer, the political equivalent of an ambulance chaser. That was the part of him that came out in his now infamous tirade. That was where 'revenge for the Clintons' came from."
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Donald Trump supporters. (photo: Damon Winter/NYT)
Donald Trump supporters. (photo: Damon Winter/NYT)

Drain What Swamp? Trump's Supporters Embrace Kavanaugh, Member of a Class They Once Rebuked.
Jenna Johnson, The Washington Post
Johnson writes: "At the heart of President Trump's political movement is this paradox: A wealthy reality television star who lived in a gold-encrusted Manhattan penthouse was able to gather a dedicated following of the less privileged and launch a war against his own social class."
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Christine Blasey Ford answers questions at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Capitol Hill, Washington, D.C., September 27, 2018. (photo: Melina Mara/Reuters)
Christine Blasey Ford answers questions at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Capitol Hill, Washington, D.C., September 27, 2018. (photo: Melina Mara/Reuters)

Christine Blasey Ford's Friend Criticizes FBI for Not Interviewing Him
CBS News
Excerpt: "Koegler said there are a minimum of seven people who knew about Ford's allegation of sexual assault against Kavanaugh before his nomination and were not interviewed by the FBI."
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Activists celebrate outside the Leighton Criminal Courts Building hearing the verdict in the murder trial of Chicago police officer Jason Van Dyke on Oct. 5, 2018 in Chicago. (photo: Scott Olson/Getty Images)
Activists celebrate outside the Leighton Criminal Courts Building hearing the verdict in the murder trial of Chicago police officer Jason Van Dyke on Oct. 5, 2018 in Chicago. (photo: Scott Olson/Getty Images)

Jason Van Dyke Trial: Chicago Takes to the Streets Following Murder Conviction
Safia Samee Ali and Doha Madani, NBC News
Excerpt: "Activists in Chicago used protests to celebrate the murder conviction of a white police officer who killed a black teenager in 2014."
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Hadi Mohammed sits with his 9 year old son Mohammed Ghaleb in their Lincoln, Neb. apartment. (photo: Nati Harnik/AP)
Hadi Mohammed sits with his 9 year old son Mohammed Ghaleb in their Lincoln, Neb. apartment. (photo: Nati Harnik/AP)

Trump Refugee Policy Leaves Thousands Stranded Outside US
Susannah George and Colleen Long, Associated Press
Excerpt: "Death threats drove Hadi Mohammed out of Iraq and to a small apartment in Nebraska, where he and his two young sons managed to settle as refugees. But the danger hasn't been enough to allow his wife to join them."
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Saudi dissident Jamal Khashoggi speaks at an event hosted by Middle East Monitor in London Britain, September 29, 2018. (photo: Middle East Monitor/Reuters)
Saudi dissident Jamal Khashoggi speaks at an event hosted by Middle East Monitor in London Britain, September 29, 2018. (photo: Middle East Monitor/Reuters)

Turkey Concludes Missing Saudi Journalist Was Killed in Consulate
Orhan Coskun, Reuters
Coskun writes: "Turkish authorities believe that prominent Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, who disappeared four days ago after entering Saudi Arabia’s consulate in Istanbul, was killed inside the consulate, two Turkish sources said on Saturday."
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At least 388 houses were flooded in Nicaragua due to the rains over the last 24 hours. (photo: Jorge Torres/EPA)
At least 388 houses were flooded in Nicaragua due to the rains over the last 24 hours. (photo: Jorge Torres/EPA)

Heavy Rain Causes Floods, Landslides in Central America
Al Jazeera
Excerpt: "Heavy rain has lashed parts of Central America and has led to flash flooding and landslides."
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