Senate Judiciary Sets Thursday Vote on Kavanaugh; Cantwell Opposes Over Net Neutrality Case Dissent
The Senate Judiciary Committee set a Thursday vote on advancing Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation as part of a committee executive session. Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., tweeted Monday she plans to vote no on Kavanaugh if he reaches the…
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full Senate based in part on his dissent in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit's 2017 en banc affirmation of the now-rescinded 2015 net neutrality rules in USTelecom v. FCC (see 1705010038). Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., pressed Kavanaugh on the USTelecom dissent during his Senate Judiciary confirmation hearing last week. The nominee defended his application of the major rules doctrine and the First Amendment as bases for his dissent, saying there was high court precedent for his view (see 1809050061 and 1809070046). Judiciary on Thursday will also vote on the CyberTipline Modernization Act (S-3170), which would reauthorize and modernize the Center for Missing and Exploited Children’s CyberTipline. The markup will begin at 10 a.m. in 226 Dirksen.