A biography for Brett Kavanaughhasn’t been written yet.
“As I have said repeatedly, if confirmed to the court, I would be part of a team of nine, committed to deciding cases according to the constitution and laws of the United States. I would always strive to be a team player.”
“I think justices of all stripes agree that stare decisis is important, but not an inextricable command. It's not inflexible; it's not absolute.”
“There is one kind of judge. There is an independent judge under our Constitution.”
“There is no meaningful or persuasive constitutional distinction between semiautomatic handguns and semiautomatic rifles.”
“Congress should clarify that a sitting president is not subject to criminal indictment while in office.”
“With respect to the legal justifications or the policies relating to the treatment of detainees, I was not aware of any issues on that or the legal memos that subsequently came out until the summer, sometime in 2004, when there started to be news reports on that.”
“The nation certainly would have been better off if President Clinton could have focused on Osama bin Laden without being distracted by the Paula Jones sexual harassment case and its criminal investigation offshoots.”