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The allegation made by Christine Blasey Ford — that at age 15 she was the victim of a sexual assault by a 17-year-old Brett Kavanaugh — has not only upended Judge Kavanaugh’s Supreme Court confirmation hearings, but has also left Americans wondering what standards should apply to an accusation like this.
Publication Date
9-20-2018
Publisher
The New York Times
Keywords
Brett Kavanaugh, Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS), U.S. Constitution, Supreme Court confirmation hearing
Disciplines
Constitutional Law | Law | Supreme Court of the United States
Recommended Citation
Shaw, Katherine A., "How Strong Does the Evidence Against Kavanaugh Need to Be?" (2018). Online Publications. 23.
https://larc.cardozo.yu.edu/faculty-online-pubs/23