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Re:Supreme Court rules antitrust lawsuit against Apple can p... by beart on Monday May 13, 2019 @11:07AM (#19899999)
> Kavanaugh was viewed as one of the best supreme court justice nominations for all sides

What is this based on? Everything I've read up to today, even ignoring the confirmation events, has indicated that Kavanaugh is not a desirable choice for those on the left side of the political spectrum.

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Re:Supreme Court rules antitrust lawsuit against Apple can p... by davidu on Monday May 13, 2019 @11:16AM (#19900097)
My understanding is that when compared to alternative, qualified, right-leaning candidates, he was the most moderate. This is just based on people I know who have worked with him and tried cases in front of him.
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Re:Supreme Court rules antitrust lawsuit against Apple can p... by hadrien01 on Monday May 13, 2019 @12:17PM (#19900780)
He's the second most right-leaning Supreme Court justice:

https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/how-conservative-is-bre...

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Re:Supreme Court rules antitrust lawsuit against Apple can p... by burfog on Monday May 13, 2019 @02:20PM (#19902168)
That is a year old, guessing based on what he did before being appointed. His actual votes put him much closer to the middle.
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