Get Ready for an 8-Justice Supreme Court, as Kavanaugh Controversy Persists

Get Ready for an 8-Justice Supreme Court, as Kavanaugh Controversy Persists

September 19, 2018, The National Law Journal

Beth Brinkmann spoke at a Washington Legal Foundation event previewing the upcoming Supreme Court term. She is quoted in The National Law Journal regarding the current 8-Justice Supreme Court saying the justices may “try to avoid affirming by 4-4” by crafting narrow rulings that would attract more than four votes, or else by dismissing the cases altogether.