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7 Oct 2018, 6:39 am
The cold open shows GOP Senators celebrating their Kavanaugh victory in sports-locker-room style and "Chuck Schumer" weakly whining over the Democrats defeat and then getting punched in the balls by "Joe Manchin":You can watch the whole sketch if you scroll back to the beginning, but I'm setting it to start at the depiction of Susan Collins, who, of course, can't be shown as a strong, principled woman who gave the best speech anyone can remember a… [read post]
7 Oct 2018, 4:18 am by SHG
Maine Senator Susan Collins explained her reason for voting to confirm Justice Brett Kavanaugh in a 45 minute speech. [read post]
6 Oct 2018, 7:16 pm by Walter Olson
Susan Collins (R-Maine) explained her vote in a widely noted speech [video and transcript] Commentary: Politico symposium with Ilya Shapiro, Ilya Somin, and others; David French (pro) and Benjamin Wittes (con) views of confirmation; point-counterpoint on Kavanaugh’s final hearing testimony from David Post (critical of nominee), Eugene Volokh response, David Post rejoinder. [read post]
6 Oct 2018, 4:23 pm
I'm reminded of this passage in the Susan Collins speech:The President nominated Brett Kavanaugh on July 9th. [read post]
6 Oct 2018, 1:10 pm by Amy Howe
But two other key senators, Senators Susan Collins of Maine and Joe Manchin of West Virginia, voted for cloture, with Collins indicating that she would announce her final decision on how to vote by 3 pm on Friday. [read post]
6 Oct 2018, 6:26 am by Timothy P. Flynn
Thus, for this group, the allegations are disappointingly destined to go down in history, like those of Anita Hill in Justice Clarence Thomas' nomination process, as another example of largely unresolved "he said, she said" drama.This is what Senator Susan Collins [R Maine] hung her hat on when she indicated yesterday afternoon that she would be voting for Kavanaugh's confirmation. [read post]
5 Oct 2018, 6:57 pm by Howard Bashman
Susan Collins’ Bad Faith: Her pro-Kavanaugh speech on the Senate floor was an insult to Americans’ intelligence. [read post]
5 Oct 2018, 6:31 pm by Jeralyn
Susan Collins (R-Me) and Joe Manchin (D-WVA) both announced their intention... [[ This is a content summary only. [read post]
5 Oct 2018, 2:54 pm by Howard Bashman
Susan Collins’s Standard of Proof on Sexual Assault: The Maine senator said that allegations should be judged on whether they are ‘more likely that not,’ instead of whether they are beyond a reasonable doubt. [read post]
5 Oct 2018, 1:32 pm by Amy Howe
The final vote will likely occur sometime tomorrow afternoon, but Kavanaugh appears to have locked up the votes needed for confirmation: This afternoon, Senator Susan Collins, a Republican from Maine, announced that she would support Kavanaugh, as did Senator Joe Manchin, a Democrat from West Virginia. [read post]
5 Oct 2018, 1:20 pm by Sandy Levinson
 Susan Collins is simply a fool to trust Kavanaugh. [read post]
5 Oct 2018, 12:35 pm by Erin McCarthy Holliday
While holdout Susan Collins voted to advance, it remained unclear until Friday afternoon which way she would vote, at which point Collins addressed the Senate, informing them she expected to vote yes. [read post]
5 Oct 2018, 4:08 am by Edith Roberts
” Nicholas Fandos and Sheryl Gay Stolberg report for The New York Times that “[w]ith four senators still undecided — the Democrat Joe Manchin III of West Virginia and the Republicans Jeff Flake of Arizona, Susan Collins of Maine and Lisa Murkowski of Alaska — Judge Kavanaugh’s confirmation was still not assured. [read post]
5 Oct 2018, 3:03 am by Walter Olson
Susan Collins on Kavanaugh nomination [Dennis Hoey, Portland Press Herald, USM press release] Some colleges would rally around an alumnus nominated to the high court, while others would maintain institutional neutrality. [read post]
4 Oct 2018, 6:52 pm by Tom Smith
Jeff Flake of Arizona and Susan Collins of Maine gave encouraging early remarks about the FBI’s much-anticipated Kavanaugh report, enough to seal the confirmation if their statements translate into votes. [read post]
4 Oct 2018, 3:40 pm by Sara Amundson
Robert Menendez, D-N.J., Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., and Susan Collins, R-Maine, and Reps. [read post]