The Supreme Court justice has spoken to at least two GOP senators about his former law clerk, Neomi Rao, who has been nominated to replace Kavanaugh on a federal appeals court.
By Ann E. Marimow and Ann E. Marimow Reporter covering legal affairs Email Bio Follow Seung Min Kim Seung Min Kim White House reporter Email Bio Follow February 28 at 4:35 PM Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas is working behind the scenes to boost the prospects of his former law clerk, Neomi Rao, to serve on a powerful federal appeals court in Washington — speaking privately with at least two Republican senators as she faces a contentious confirmation fight.
Scott stressed that he was undecided on Rao’s nomination to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, saying he would continue to study her record. President Trump nominated Rao in November to replace Brett M. Kavanaugh, now a Supreme Court justice. Rao spent 10 years in academia before joining the Trump administration in 2017 as the White House’s regulatory affairs administrator.
Hawley outlined his initial concerns about Rao in a column about judges who read or invent new “implied rights out of thin air.” Critics of Roe v. Wade, the 1973 decision legalizing abortion, say it was wrongly decided in part because there is no stated right to abortion in the Constitution. During the committee meeting Thursday, Republican Sens. Ted Cruz and John Neely Kennedy condemned the organized efforts to pressure Hawley. Cruz called the criticism from The Wall Street Journal “wrong, arrogant and misinformed” and bristled at the idea that “people think they can pummel senators into keeping their mouth shut” for doing their jobs.
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