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Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation is on shaky ground with credible accusations of sexual assault now public. Serious questions also remain about whether he lied under oath and whether senators should have access to more information relating to his time serving in the White House. Attend a #StopKavanaugh event<\/a><\/span> and tell Susan Collins to demand the FBI investigate assault claims, allow the National Archives to complete its work, and resolve questions of lying before any confirmation vote takes place.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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UPDATE 9\/22:<\/strong>\u00a0Dr. Christine Blasey Ford has agreed to testify<\/a> before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday, Sept. 27.<\/span><\/p>\n

UPDATE 9\/13: <\/strong>Read Suit Up Maine’s statement<\/a><\/span> on Sen. Collins’ recent remarks about constituents’ contact.<\/span><\/p>\n

UPDATE 9\/12: <\/span><\/span><\/strong>Sen. King will vote NO on Kavanaugh!<\/span><\/span> Read his statement<\/a><\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n

THE ISSUE<\/span><\/h4>\n

Shortly after Kavanaugh’s nomination hearings concluded, the process was upended when Dr. Christine Blasey Ford went public with her accusation that\u00a0Kavanaugh sexually assaulted her<\/a> when they were high school students. Dr. Ford’s claims are credible, and she has already submitted to and passed a polygraph test. Kavanaugh has denied the accusation. The Judiciary Committee delayed its vote<\/a> on Kavanaugh’s confirmation until both Dr. Ford and Kavanaugh can testify publicly, under oath, about the accusation. That hearing is scheduled for Monday, Sept. 24, but Dr. Ford has requested<\/a> that it be moved to Thursday, Sept. 27, at the earliest. Democrats are also demanding that the\u00a0FBI investigate<\/a>\u00a0Dr. Ford’s claims before the hearing takes place, and Dr. Ford’s lawyers have echoed that demand<\/a>. Susan Collins stated that while she does not have enough information to know if she believes Dr. Ford’s claims, if Kavanaugh is shown to have lied about his conduct she feels he would not be qualified<\/a> to serve on the Supreme Court.<\/span><\/p>\n

Other important issues with the nomination have yet to be resolved. Kavanaugh’s confirmation hearings ended last week amid an uproar over the handling of documents<\/a> related to his service in the George W. Bush White House and new questions about whether he lied under oath<\/a>. In an unprecedented move<\/a>, the Senate Judiciary Committee allowed the hearings to proceed and conclude before the National Archives and Records Administration completed its job of reviewing and clearing documents related to Kavanaugh. Instead, it granted final authority to William Burck<\/a>, a Bush lawyer and friend of Kavanaugh who also represents at least three Trump Administration officials regarding Mueller’s investigation — Steve Bannon, Reince Priebus, and Don McGahn. More than 40,000 of the documents from Burck were classified as “committee confidential” and Trump has claimed executive privilege over more than 100,000 others. Some of the committee confidential documents were made public by Democrats to question the criteria for the classification as well as to highlight important inconsistencies in Kavanaugh’s testimony. Those inconsistencies may amount lying to Congress or even to perjury<\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Leaders of Suit Up Maine joined advocates from the\u00a0Maine Family Planning<\/a>,\u00a0Immigrant Legal Advocacy Project<\/a>,\u00a0Natural Resources Council of Maine<\/a>,\u00a0and\u00a0States United to Prevent Gun Violence<\/a>\u00a0for meetings during the Senate recess with senior legislative aides who advise King and Collins on judicial nominees. Read our report<\/a><\/span><\/strong>, which includes cases that could come before the Supreme Court soon that would affect the health, environment, and civil rights of Mainers, and Kavanaugh’s record on those issues. And find more\u00a0talking points<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/strong>\u00a0below for your calls and letters.<\/span><\/p>\n

THE ACTION<\/span><\/h4>\n

Tell Senator Collins:<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n