Brett Kavanaugh
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Impact: Brett Kavanaugh was the recipient of Sonia Sotomayor's apology after she criticized his concurring opinion on immigration raids, which allowed ethnicity as a factor in stops.
Apr 15, 2026 · 6 articles
Domestic
Impact: Justice Brett Kavanaugh authored the majority opinion for the United States — Supreme Court of the United States, stating that the coordinated-expenditure limits violated the First Amendment.
Apr 20, 2026 · 52 articles
Domestic
Impact: Brett Kavanaugh sided with the majority in blocking Donald Trump's order based on federal law, though he disagreed with the constitutional ruling, suggesting a future Congress could change the law.
Apr 20, 2026 · 194 articles
Regulatory
Impact: Justice Kavanaugh joined the majority in both cases, providing a key vote to protect Fed independence.
Apr 20, 2026 · 237 articles
Domestic
New evidence from body-camera footage, text messages, and court filings reveals that U.S. immigration agents used racial slurs and engaged in racial profiling during mass deportation sweeps in United States — Los Angeles, United States…
Impact: Kavanaugh's provisional approval of racial profiling in a Supreme Court order is a key legal development, potentially shaping future immigration enforcement.
Aug 11, 2026 · 6 articles
Domestic
Impact: Brett Kavanaugh dissented from the United States — Supreme Court of the United States's decision, arguing that Donald Trump's tariffs were lawful.
Feb 20, 2026 · 54 articles
Domestic
Impact: Brett Kavanaugh, a Conservative Justice, reported teaching income from the University of Notre Dame, adding to the details of justices' outside earnings.
Apr 20, 2026 · 6 articles
Regulatory
Impact: Authored the majority opinion, which held that FIFRA expressly preempts Durnell's state-law failure-to-warn claim.
Jun 25, 2026 · 133 articles
Domestic
Impact: Brett Kavanaugh sided with the majority opinion, affirming that constitutional privacy protections apply to cellphone location data.
Jun 29, 2026 · 46 articles
Domestic
Impact: Justice Brett Kavanaugh joined parts of Justice Samuel Alito's dissenting opinion.
Jun 29, 2026 · 78 articles
Domestic
Impact: Justice Brett Kavanaugh supported granting the application for a stay of the fine against Catherine Herridge.
Jul 02, 2026 · 12 articles
Domestic
Impact: Brett Kavanaugh is mentioned as another Supreme Court Justice who has faced threats, including an attempted assassination, highlighting the broader context of security concerns for justices.
May 28, 2026 · 7 articles
Domestic
Impact: Target of a 2022 assassination attempt; his case cited as an example of threats.
Jul 14, 2026 · 42 articles
Domestic
Impact: Brett Kavanaugh, a Justice of the United States — Supreme Court of the United States, was present at the State of the Union address.
Feb 24, 2026 · 22 articles
Domestic
Impact: Justice Brett Kavanaugh, a Donald Trump appointee, suggested ways the United States — Supreme Court of the United States could rule in Cissy Wang's favor, either constitutionally or under federal law.
Apr 01, 2026 · 65 articles
Domestic
Impact: Brett Kavanaugh, a Justice, was referenced in Sonia Sotomayor's comments regarding an immigration case and later received an apology from her.
Apr 15, 2026 · 11 articles
Domestic
Impact: Justice Kavanaugh sided with liberals in the Cook case.
Apr 20, 2026 · 95 articles
Domestic
President Donald Trump has renewed his effort to fire United States — Federal Reserve Board Governor Lisa Cook, reviving an attempt that was blocked by the Supreme Court in June. In a letter dated August…
Impact: Justice Kavanaugh joined the majority in the Supreme Court ruling that blocked the firing, contributing to the decision.
Aug 07, 2026 · 65 articles
Domestic
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito, in an interview with the The Wall Street Journal published on August 7, 2026, confirmed that he intends to remain on the Court for at least another term, tamping…
Impact: One of Trump's appointees; mentioned as part of the conservative majority.
Aug 07, 2026 · 6 articles
Domestic
President Donald Trump announced on August 9, 2026, that White House Staff Secretary Will Scharf will become the new United States — White House, effective September 1, 2026. Scharf replaces David Warrington, who is leaving…
Impact: Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh is mentioned as a judge Scharf helped confirm during Trump's first term. This highlights Scharf's role in judicial appointments.
Aug 09, 2026 · 28 articles
Domestic
Riley English, a 26-year-old transgender woman from South Deerfield, United States — Massachusetts State Police, was sentenced on August 18, 2026, to six years and one month in prison followed by three years of supervised…
Impact: Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh was the target in a similar plot, drawing parallels and emphasizing security concerns for judges.
Aug 18, 2026 · 20 articles
International
Impact: Justice Brett Kavanaugh, in his dissent, noted that the Supreme Court's ruling did not specify how the government should return the collected billions from importers.
Feb 20, 2026 · 80 articles
Regulatory
Impact: Justice Brett Kavanaugh wrote a concurrence, joined by Justice Samuel Alito, stating that the decision could increase litigation and insurance costs for freight brokers, but also emphasized the importance of truck safety.
May 14, 2026 · 7 articles
Domestic
Impact: Justice Brett Kavanaugh was mentioned as having sparred with Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson in a separate public appearance regarding emergency orders, and was present during Justice Sonia Sotomayor's dissent.
Jun 25, 2026 · 95 articles
Regulatory
Impact: Justice Kavanaugh wrote a concurrence in a similar Mississippi case, suggesting such laws may be unconstitutional but not blocking enforcement. He did not write separately here.
Apr 20, 2026 · 31 articles
Domestic
Impact: Graham passionately defended him during confirmation.
Jul 11, 2026 · 362 articles
International
Impact: Justice Kavanaugh was target of a threat; not directly impacted by conflict.
Apr 20, 2026 · 304 articles
Domestic
Impact: Attended funeral; Graham advocated for his confirmation.
Jul 12, 2026 · 283 articles
Domestic
Impact: Brett Kavanaugh was nominated by Donald Trump to the United States — Supreme Court of the United States.
Jun 30, 2026 · 20 articles
International
Impact: Brett Kavanaugh, a United States — Supreme Court of the United States Justice, wrote a dissenting opinion in the tariff case and was praised by Donald Trump.
Feb 20, 2026 · 48 articles
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