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" Even the lesser burdens of a criminal investigation - including preparing for questioning by criminal investigators - are time-consuming and distracting. "
Brett Kavanaugh
Investigation
Criminal
Questioning
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" I believe that an independent judiciary is the crown jewel of our constitutional republic. "
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" As a judge, I hire four law clerks each year. I look for the best. "
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Look
Best
" When people ask what it's like to be an only child, I say it depends on who your parents are. I was lucky. "
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" A president who is concerned about an ongoing criminal investigation is almost inevitably going to do a worse job as president. "
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Job
" A judge must interpret statutes as written. And a judge must interpret the Constitution as written, informed by history and tradition and precedent. "
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History
Tradition
" I am part of the vibrant Catholic community in the D.C. area. The members of that community disagree about many things, but we are united by a commitment to serve. "
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Disagree
I Am
Commitment
" 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. "
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Stripes
Agree
Important
" Semi-automatic rifles, like semi-automatic handguns, have not traditionally been banned and are in common use by law-abiding citizens for self-defense in the home, hunting, and other lawful uses. "
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Like
Self-Defense
Been
" A ban on a class of arms is not an 'incidental' regulation. It is equivalent to a ban on a category of speech. "
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Ban
Arms
Speech
" I was not involved and am not involved in the questions about the rules governing detention of combatants. "
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Questions
Rules
About
" My dad went to law school at night while working full-time. He has an unparalleled work ethic and has passed down to me his passion for playing and watching sports. I love him dearly. "
Brett Kavanaugh
Love
Sports
Law
" The task of dealing with global warming is urgent and important. "
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Dealing
Important
Task
" I thank God every day for my family. "
Brett Kavanaugh
Every Day
Family
Day
" We should not burden a sitting president with civil suits, criminal investigations, or criminal prosecutions. "
Brett Kavanaugh
Civil
Suits
Sitting
" The earth is warming. Humans are contributing. "
Brett Kavanaugh
Earth
Contributing
Humans
" My judicial philosophy is straightforward. "
Brett Kavanaugh
Philosophy
Straightforward
Judicial
" Justice Kennedy devoted his career to securing liberty. I am deeply honored to be nominated to fill his seat on the Supreme Court. "
Brett Kavanaugh
I Am
Supreme Court
Career
" I am proud that a majority of my law clerks have been women. "
Brett Kavanaugh
Women
Law
I Am
" My law clerks come from diverse backgrounds and points of view. "
Brett Kavanaugh
Points
Come
Law
" Like civil suits, criminal investigations take the president's focus away from his or her responsibilities to the people. "
Brett Kavanaugh
Focus
Her
Like
" A judge must be independent and must interpret the law, not make the law. "
Brett Kavanaugh
Must
Independent
Law
" My mom was a teacher. In the 1960s and '70s, she taught history at two largely African American public high schools in Washington, D.C. - McKinley Tech and H.D. Woodson. Her example taught me the importance of equality for all Americans. "
Brett Kavanaugh
Me
Mom
She
" Whether the Constitution allows indictment of a sitting president is debatable. "
Brett Kavanaugh
Constitution
President
Sitting
" However much we might sympathize or agree with EPA's policy objectives, EPA may act only within the boundaries of its statutory authority. "
Brett Kavanaugh
Policy
Boundaries
Authority
" I believe that the president should be excused from some of the burdens of ordinary citizenship while serving in office. This is not something I necessarily thought in the 1980s or 1990s. Like many Americans at that time, I believed that the president should be required to shoulder the same obligations that we all carry. "
Brett Kavanaugh
Thought
Believe
Citizenship
" A court's assessment of an agency's compliance with statutory limits does not depend on whether the agency's policy is good or whether the agency's intentions are laudatory. "
Brett Kavanaugh
Policy
Depend
Compliance
" If confirmed to the D.C. Circuit, I would follow Roe v. Wade faithfully and fully. That would be binding precedent of the court. It's been decided by the Supreme Court. "
Brett Kavanaugh
Follow
Supreme
Supreme Court
" The Senate should consider a rule ensuring that every judicial nominee receives a vote by the Senate within 180 days of being nominated by the president. "
Brett Kavanaugh
Judicial
President
Days
" Having seen first-hand how complex and difficult the job is, I believe it vital that the president be able to focus on his never-ending tasks with as few distractions as possible. "
Brett Kavanaugh
Job
Possible
Believe
" 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. "
Brett Kavanaugh
Legal
News
Summer