The high court could either keep protection for Dreamers in place or issue a decision that would open the door to deportations.
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Blumenthal: ‘Sparks will fly’ at Kavanaugh hearing
WASHINGTON ā Sen. Richard Blumenthal will be at the center of what is expected to be a historic partisan firefight this week over the nomination of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court.Ā Blumenthal plans to use his skills as a former litigator and what he knows as a former Supreme Court law clerk to persuade colleagues Kavanaugh is out of the mainstream when it comes to legal thought and would set the high court on a rightward course for decades.
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There’s a reason CT Dems among the first to say they’ll vote ‘no’ on Kavanaugh
WASHINGTON ā When President Donald Trump nominated federal judge Neil Gorsuch to fill an open seat on the Supreme Court last year, Connecticutās Democratic senators waited two months to decide to vote against the candidate. Not this time with Trump’s second Supreme Court nominee, They were among the first out of the gate to say they will vote “no” on Brett Kavanaugh.
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Trump: Never thought of dropping Gorsuch because of his comments to Blumenthal
WASHINGTON ā President Donald Trump on Tuesday blasted as āFAKE NEWSā a report that he considered pulling the nomination of then-Supreme Court candidate Neil Gorsuch because the judge criticized the presidentās escalating attacks on the federal judiciary to Sen. Richard Blumenthal.
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Trump attacks on Blumenthal may have political and personal roots
WASHINGTON ā President Donald Trump has disparaged other U.S. senators, but no one has been targeted more than Sen. Richard Blumenthal, who, perhaps for a number of reasons Ā — both political and personal Ā — has gotten under the presidentās skin.
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Blumenthal, Murphy face new Senate landscape after ‘nuclear’ deployment
WASHINGTON ā While angered that the GOP āwent nuclear,ā changing Senate rules to win confirmation of Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court, Sen. Chris Murphy said he will still try to work with Republicans on common interests, while Sen. Richard Blumenthal warned of ārepercussions.ā
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Blumenthal: Gorsuch unqualified over Roe ‘litmus test’
U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal pledged Friday to oppose the nomination of Neil Gorsuch to theĀ Supreme Court through all available means, saying the Harvard-educated, conservative jurist failed during his confirmation hearings to demonstrate he is not bound by an anti-abortion litmus test imposed by President Trump.
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Murphy says he opposes Gorsuch
WASHINGTON ā “I am deeply concerned about the politicization of the court, and its recent capture by corporate and special interests,ā Murphy said.
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Blumenthal, Murphy not yet among Dems opposing Gorsuch
WASHINGTON ā At least 19 senators have said they will not vote for Judge Neil Gorsuchās confirmation to the Supreme Court, but Sens. Richard Blumenthal and Chris Murphy have not joined that group, at least not yet.
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Blumenthal presses Gorsuch on key cases, but judge won’t be pinned down
WASHINGTON ā On Day 3 of the Supreme Court confirmation hearing of Neil Gorsuch, Sen. Richard Blumenthal tried to do what other Democrats have tried, and failed, to do ā pin down the nomineeās opinion on a hot-button issue. Gorsuch deftly avoided giving his views ā and Blumenthal said it leaves doubt in the minds of Americans about the nominee.
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Gorsuch tells Blumenthal he’s offended by Trump’s attacks on judges
WASHINGTON ā Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch on Tuesday confirmed he found President Donald Trumpās criticism of federal judges who ruled to block his travel ban ādisheartening and demoralizingā ā statements Trump said had been āmisrepresentedā by Sen. Richard Blumenthal.
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Blumenthal to grill Gorsuch on independence from Trump
WASHINGTON ā While showing sympathy for the embattled nominee, Sen. Richard Blumenthal on Monday laid out his strategy for questioning Judge Neil Gorsuch, saying he would press him on his relationship with the man who appointed him to the Supreme Court, President Donald Trump.
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Blumenthal wants Gorsuch emails to private address used by former WH official
WASHINGTON ā Foreshadowing the partisan fight that will break out during Judge Neil Gorsuchās impending Supreme Court confirmation hearing, Sen. Richard Blumenthal on Thursday asked the George W. Bush presidential library for any emails between the nominee and private email addresses of White House officials.
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Malloy: ‘The world is upside down in Trump world’
Gov. Dannel P. Malloy said Thursday that President Trumpās claim that Sen. Richard Blumenthal misrepresented Judge Neil Gorsuchās discomfort at Trumpās attacks on the judiciary was the latest evidence āthe world is upside down in Trump world.ā
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Trump attacks Blumenthal over Gorsuch comments ā others confirm them
WASHINGTON ā President Donald Trump put Sen. Richard Blumenthal in the bulls-eye Thursday, attacking the Connecticut senatorās credibility in description of a private meeting with Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch. But others, including a Nebraska Republican, confirm the nominee took issue with Trump’s attack on the federal judiciary.