Kavanaugh, Brett M

• Supreme Court Hearing Reveals Unease Over Threats to Fed Independence - As the justices weighed the consequences of allowing President Trump to fire a Federal Reserve official, the president reprised his pressure campaign on the central bank.
• 4 Takeaways from Supreme Court Hearing on Trump’s Firing of Fed Official - The justices were alert to the central bank’s crucial role and wary of issuing a broad ruling based on rushed briefing and incomplete information.
• How a Scholar Nudged the Supreme Court Toward Its Troop Deployment Ruling - Accepting an argument from a law professor that no party to the case had made, the Supreme Court handed the Trump administration a stinging loss that could lead to more aggressive tactics.