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On the recordSeptember 3, 2018
Judge Kavanaugh, who relies heavily on the same textualist reading of the Constitution employed by former Justice Scalia, possesses a conservative judicial record that leads us to believe that voting rights, education, criminal law outcomes will be greatly endangered in the coming years.
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Cedric Richmond
Democratic · Louisiana

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Richmond warned that Kavanaugh's confirmation could threaten rights and legal outcomes for communities of color.

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