Amy Chua, a Yale Law professor better known as the author of the controversial parenting memoir, “Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother,” praised Kavanaugh as a mentor to young women. Her daughter will now be his clerk in the fall.
Three days after President Trump nominated Brett Kavanaugh as his pick for the Supreme Court, the Wall Street Journal published an op-ed by Amy Chua, a Yale Law professor better known as the author of the 2011 parenting memoir, “Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother,” who praised Kavanaugh as a mentor to young women.
Some critics called the op-ed self-serving, arguing that Chua was simply setting her daughter up for a Supreme Court clerkship once Kavanaugh was confirmed. On Monday, the Supreme Court announced that Sophia Chua-Rubenfeld had been hired by Kavanaugh for a clerkship beginning in October.First two #SCOTUS feeds by Judge Grant, both to her former boss. Congrats, Your Honor! #SCOTUS #AppellateTwitter
Kavanaugh was confirmed to the Supreme Court in October following a bitterly divisive nomination fight that included allegations of misbehavior from multiple women, which he denied. During his confirmation hearing, Dr. Christine Blasey Ford testified that Kavanaugh attempted to rape her at a party when they were teenagers.
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