When Justice Brett Kavanaugh of the Supreme Court delivered his "separation of powers" speech at the University of Minnesota a decade or so ago, he did little sensation

but President Donald Trump announced Monday his appointment. Supreme Court, a principle of this address quickly became a national sensation: Kavanaugh proposed that presiding officers be exempt from criminal or civil investigations to avoid distracting them from their work.

Kavanaugh Delivered the Opening Speech on October 17, 2008 Minnesota The Annual Law Review Symposium, entitled "Law and Politics in the 21st Century", was subsequently published in an article in a 2009 edition of The Law Review

"Ten years ago, there were discussions about this. seen as a massively controversial thought or paper, "said Timothy Johnson, a professor of Political Science and Law U who attended the speech." That did not seem particularly partisan at the time, but now you put in the context of these times … it puts it in a completely different light. "

Minnesota Sense. Amy Klobuchar and Tina Smith have expressed concern about Kavanaugh's antecedents and others worry about his presidential immunity philosophy given the investigation into possible links between the Trump campaign and Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election. [19659002] Johnson, who spoke at a colloquium A relevant point to raise at Kavanaugh's confirmation hearing, but did not think he necessarily prevailed over D & # 39; 39, other questions.

"It is, in some ways orte, his personal interpretation of the law, "said Johnson. "I do not know if it's anything very disturbing, but I think it's really worth asking questions."

Although Kavanaugh co-authored the 1998 Starr report exposing the charges against President Bill Clinton He made a 180-speech saying that Congress should ensure that this never happens again.

"It makes sense to ensure, as a country, that we give our president as much room as possible to function freely.University of Minnesota Law School and Law Review published Thursday a 38-minute excerpt from the speech, showing that Kavanaugh had unknowingly predicted the re-emergence and impact of his own statements 19659002] "… American law and public policy can be shaped, improved and improved through new ideas that are proposed and discussed and tested at symposia like this, "said Kavanaugh." I've seen it on several occasions – an article from the law journal by a scholar is picked up years later or by an appellate court or by an opinion of the Supreme Court … "

Timothy Schmidt, a lawyer in the Chicago area A law student and a Law Review employee at at the time were attending the speech they did not remember the event.

"… I do not think people thought the same things as in 2018," Schmidt said. with Kavanaugh by e-mail to check the facts and edit Kavanaugh's article

Schmidt stated that Kavanaugh was "demanding but graceful, and willing to be collegial with those who were certainly not his colleagues . "

Heidi Kitrosser, a law professor, who also spoke at the 2008 symposium, is more concerned about Kavanaugh's possible impact on the reversal of abortion rights. and positive action.

She is also concerned that Kavanaugh is under the veil of constitutional "originalism", which interprets the law at the time it was promulgated.

"I am much more interested in her file," she said.

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