Coverage dated May 2, 2022

Collins: Gorsuch and Kavanaugh misled on Roe during confirmation hearings

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Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME), a key centrist in Congress's upper chamber, said the leaked draft opinion suggesting the Supreme Court will rule to overturn Roe v. Wade indicates Justices Neil Gorsuch and Brett Kavanaugh misled lawmakers during their confirmation processes.

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  1. KVIA El Paso

    Collins calls draft Roe opinion 'completely inconsistent' with what Gorsuch and Kavanaugh said during hearings and meetings (opens KVIA El Paso)

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    CNN By Clare Foran and Manu Raju, CNN GOP Sen. Susan Collins said on Tuesday that a Supreme Court draft opinion that would overturn Roe v. Wade published by Politico was “completely inconsistent” with what Justice Neil Gorsuch and Justice Brett Kavanaugh “said in their hearings and in our meetings i…

  2. Fox News

    After SCOTUS abortion draft leak, liberals unload on Sen. Collins for 2018 Kavanaugh vote: ‘F— SUSAN COLLINS’ (opens Fox News)

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    Liberals on Twitter seethed at Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, for her 2018 pro-Kavanaugh vote after the SCOTUS abortion draft leak on Monday, which signaled the possible end of Roe v Wade.

  3. Forbes

    Susan Collins: Draft Supreme Court Abortion Opinion ‘Completely Inconsistent’ With What Gorsuch, Kavanaugh Said During Confirmation (opens Forbes)

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    Collins, a moderate Republican swing vote in the Senate, said in an interview in 2018 she did “not believe that Brett Kavanaugh will overturn Roe v. Wade.”

  4. Washington Examiner

    Collins: Gorsuch and Kavanaugh misled on Roe during confirmation hearings (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME), a key centrist in Congress's upper chamber, said the leaked draft opinion suggesting the Supreme Court will rule to overturn Roe v. Wade indicates Justices Neil Gorsuch and Brett Kavanaugh misled lawmakers during their confirmation processes.

  5. Insider

    Susan Collins suggests Justices Neil Gorsuch and Brett Kavanaugh might have misled her about their willingness to overturn abortion rights after draft Supreme Court opinion leaks (opens Insider)

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    Collins said the justices potentially misled her on their positions on abortion rights during their meetings with her before their confirmations.

  6. CBS News

    Abortion access advocates GOP Senators Susan Collins, Lisa Murkowski dismayed by draft opinion on Roe V. Wade (opens CBS News)

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    Collins suggested that comments made by Justices Gorsuch and Kavanaugh during their confirmation hearings are "inconsistent" with a draft opinion that suggests Roe v. Wade would be overturned.

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