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In an unusual break with their own policies, the American Civil Liberties Union announced that it opposed the appointment of Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court.
The ACLU is non-partisan – it does not oppose or support candidates for judicial or political office – but the group said in a statement released Saturday afternoon that its board of directors had held an "extraordinary meeting, and had chosen to make an exception to this policy".
The group said he did so because he believes that there are allegations of credible sexual assault against the candidate.
"This is not a decision made lightly," said the organization in a resolution passed by the board of directors. "We can not be silent in these extraordinary circumstances about a lifetime appointment to the highest court in the country, the standard for such an appointment should be high and the burden shifts to the candidate. Is not satisfied as long as there are unresolved issues regarding credible allegations of sexual assault. "
This is the fourth time the group has opposed a candidate for the Supreme Court in its 98 years of existence, they said in a statement, but the group noted that they did not take a position on the appointment of Judge Neil Gorsuch.
Christine Blasey Ford's emotional testimony about her alleged aggression provoked a wave of unusual reactions from outside groups.
A large Catholic Jesuit magazine, America, is retracted in a surprising turnaround; The magazine warmly supported Kavanaugh in July.
The American Bar Association – a group that had previously awarded Kavanaugh its best rating and whose appointment of Kavanaugh as a candidate boasted in his testimony – called for the appointment procedure to be suspended to allow an investigation by the FBI Thursday evening.
Yale Dean of Law, Heather Gerken, joins the ABA calls for an investigation on Friday. The school had issued a press release in July with praise from faculty members for Kavanaugh.
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