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* Here's the truth behind what some saw as Zina Bash making a "white power" sign at the confirmation hearings of her former boss, Judge Brett Kavanaugh. [Washington Post]
* With the Kavanaugh confirmation hearings in the rearview mirror, now is a good time to look back at the last four Supreme Court confirmation hearings. [Empirical SCOTUS]
* Thomas Jipping summarizes research showing that the American Bar Association does tilt leftward in rating judicial nominees -- which is why its unanimous "well qualified" rating for Judge Brett Kavanaugh is especially impressive. [Bench Memos / National Review]
* Jonathan Adler argues that claims of a Justice Kavanaugh threatening the Affordable Care Act aka Obamacare have been greatly exaggerated. [Volokh Conspiracy / Reason]
* But a Justice Kavanaugh likely would affect the Supreme Court's jurisprudence on presidential authority and the separation of powers. [Instapundit]
* Speaking of the Supreme Court, conservative (and tiny) Hillsdale College punches above its weight in producing SCOTUS clerks -- so Paul Rahe wants to know, why can't his school get any love from the U.S. News Wall Street Journal rankings? [Ricochet]
* President Donald Trump's "radically direct" tweets about pending prosecutions threaten the rule of law, according to Gerald Lefcourt and Joel Cohen. [Law & Crime]
* Legal research smackdown: Lexis v. Casetext! [Dewey B Strategic]
* And in other notable news from the world of legal tech, iManage just acquired business-process company Elegrity, which works in the risk and compliance management space. [Artificial Lawyer]
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