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Brett Kavanaugh

Arcs in the news about Brett Kavanaugh from the outlets we track, each followed from its first story to its last, with who covered it.

Person · 32 stories · 158 articles · earliest story we hold Dec 11, 2023

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Stories before June 28, 2026 come from archived pages, so who covered them is limited to the outlets we recovered for that period.

Everything else15 stories in 2026 not part of any arc, newest first

Stories about Brett Kavanaugh that are not part of any arc yet

  1. Sep 17– 18Kavanaugh throws Trump ‘a lifeline’ on mail ballot rules despite Supreme Court rejecting restrictions6 articles · 5 independent sources
    0 left, 0 center, 5 right
  2. Aug 31– Sep 4Michigan Supreme Court declines to force citizenship voting proposal on the ballot16 articles · 11 independent sources
    2 left, 2 center, 6 right
  3. Apr 15– 16Justice Sotomayor issues apology over Kavanaugh comments29 articles · 18 independent sources
    3 left, 6 center, 5 right

Stories that name Brett Kavanaugh

  1. Sep 27– 28Supreme Court vote shadows Maine Sen. Susan Collins in her first race after abortion rights decision14 articles · 13 independent sources
    0 left, 4 center, 1 right
  2. Sep 21– 27Supreme Court rejects a Trump-backed Missouri congressional map for the third time162 articles · 60 independent sources
    12 left, 25 center, 13 right
  3. Sep 17– 18Ex-US Sen. Jon Kyl of Arizona dies at 84 after battling neurological disorder35 articles · 28 independent sources
    5 left, 9 center, 4 right
  4. Sep 14– 16Supreme Court rejects Trump mail ballot restrictions ahead of midterms395 articles · 143 independent sources
    39 left, 56 center, 27 right
  5. Sep 9– 13Supreme Court blocks Missouri from using new map favoring Republicans in midterms133 articles · 60 independent sources
    15 left, 25 center, 8 right
  6. Sep 2– 9Supreme Court rejects Missouri’s request to use congressional map with extra GOP seat157 articles · 62 independent sources
    18 left, 21 center, 13 right
  7. Sep 2– 6Birthright citizenship order blocked by judge82 articles · 58 independent sources
    8 left, 11 center, 18 right
  8. Aug 18Planned Parenthood makes big ad buy in Maine Senate race1 articles · 1 independent sources
    0 left, 1 center, 1 right
  9. Jun 30– Jul 3Did the Supreme Court ban transgender athletes from girls sports? Not exactly151 articles · 86 independent sources
    30 left, 21 center, 26 right
  10. Jun 30– Jul 4After Supreme Court defeat, Sen. Mike Lee pushes to end birthright citizenship326 articles · 129 independent sources
    37 left, 35 center, 45 right
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