Roberts refers judicial misconduct complaints against Kavanaugh to federal appeals court in Colorado
The 10th Circuit could decide to dismiss the complaints as moot now that Kavanaugh has joined the high court.
The new justice was an active participant in his first sitting with his new colleagues.
The complaints center on the Supreme Court nominee’s comments during Senate confirmation hearing, a judge of the D.C. Circuit said.
Shielded by wealth and power, the Supreme Court nominee was, in the end, on his own.
The Supreme Court left the 6th Congressional District intact for 2018 and sent the case back to a lower court.
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A man and a woman, both in their 50s, were found dead from gunshot wounds.
Kavanaugh hearing: Supreme Court nominee insists on his innocence, calls process ‘national disgrace’
The hearing on a sexual assault allegation against Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh turned partisan as Republican senators lashed out at Democrats and the media. One of Kavanaugh’s accusers, Christine Blasey Ford, testified earlier Thursday.
The high-profile case has drawn additional attention because of Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh’s initial involvement.
