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DAILY BREAKING NEWS Photo courtesy of Strand Releasing 4 July 11, 2018 WINDY CITY TIMES Court’s history have been moments of judicial power on the Court to protect the wealthy and activism, like the Dred Scott case, like the Loch- the powerful while depriving LGBT Americans of Trump names Kavanaugh ner case, where the Court went outside its proper our dignity, demeaning our community, and di- bounds, in my judgment, in interpreting clauses minishing our status as equal citizens.” of the Constitution to impose its own policy Many political observers are speculating that as next nominee views and to supplant the proper role of the leg- Trump was drawn to Kavanaugh in no small part islative branch. So I think, in terms of judicial because he thinks Kavanaugh would protect him activism, that is something that all judges have when certain issues come before the Supreme to guard against. That is something that the Su- Court. Kavanaugh has written, for instance, that to Supreme Court preme Court has to guard against. And through- he does not believe a U.S. president can be crimi- out our history, we have seen that some of the nally indicted or subjected to a civil lawsuit while BY LISA KEEN worst moments in the Supreme Court history have in office. U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ), who is KEEN NEWS SERVICE been moments of judicial activism where courts on the Senate Judiciary Committee, told the Ra- have imposed their own policy preferences.” chel Maddow Show last night that the Kavanaugh President Trump on Monday night nominated Rachel B. Tiven, Chief Executive Officer of nomination a “get out of jail free card.” to the U.S. Supreme Court a judge who has no Lambda Legal, said LGBT people “have good rea- © 2018 Keen News Service. All rights re- known LGBT-related decisions in his 12 years on son to fear that Judge Kavanaugh will abuse his served. the federal appeals court. But LGBT activists feel certain that Judge Brett Kavanaugh will be no and evaluated to ensure his commitment to those Justice Anthony Kennedy. SIDEBAR core constitutional values. And the United States Rea Carey, head of the LGBTQ Task Force, said Senate must do its job and be faithful to our con- “There hasn’t been a nominee for the Supreme Equality Illinois stitutional values and to the rights of the Ameri- Court this extreme since Robert Bork.” releases statement can people. Jenny Pizer of Lambda Legal was more blunt, Federal courts have played critical roles in help- saying Kavanaugh will “yank the court sharply to on Kavanaugh ing to advance the civil rights of LGBTQ people, the extreme right.” including decriminalizing same-sex relationships, Equality California called him a “far-right ex- Lambda Legal CEO Rachel Tiven (above) is nomination fighting anti-LGBTQ discrimination, defending tremist.” We at Equality Illinois will work with our state among the LGBT leaders criticizing President the freedom to marry, and protecting transgender Shannon Minter of the National Center for Les- and national partners to analyze Judge Kavana- Trump’s choice of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to students in schools. These ruling have recognized bian Rights said there is nothing in Kavanaugh’s ugh’s record and call our community to action the U.S. Supreme Court. our shared American values of equality, dignity, record to indicate he “understands the real-world in the coming days. We will fight and resist an Photo by Matt Simonette and the freedom to be who we are without burden impact of discrimination on LGBT people or the anti-LGBTQ nominee who would try to turn back or discrimination.
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