Tagged Brett Kavanaugh

As the sexual assault claim against Joe Biden builds, some Jewish women wonder whether he deserves their support

Joe Biden arrives at a media event in Wilmington, Del., March 12, 2020. (Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images)
April 30, 2020 / Ron Kampeas, JTA

WASHINGTON (JTA) — Monday was supposed to have been a good news day for Joe Biden: The venerable New York congresswoman Nita Lowey convened hundreds of women on a phone call to launch a new group, Jewish Women for Joe. The timing, though, was not auspicious. The same day,… Read more »

How Debra Katz became one of the nation’s top #MeToo lawyers

Debra Katz, left, looks on as Christine Blasey Ford testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee, Sept. 27, 2018. (Win McNamee/Getty Images)
May 22, 2019 / Josefin Dolsten, JTA

(JTA) — Fighting for the underdog has been a passion for Debra Katz for as long as she can remember. Years before she would go on to win awards for her work as a civil rights attorney and represent Christine Blasey Ford in one of the nation’s most high-profile… Read more »

How Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh could affect issues that matter to Jews

Brett Kavanaugh at the Capitol in Washington, D.C., the day after he was nominated to the U.S. Supreme Court, July 10, 2018. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
July 12, 2018 / Josefin Dolsten, JTA

  (JTA) — President Donald Trump’s Supreme Court nomination of Brett Kavanaugh, a Republican establishment favorite who has worked in the George W. Bush administration, has triggered reactions from Jewish groups ranging from furious to relieved. Progressive groups raised flags about the pick, saying Kavanaugh’s record shows he would… Read more »