By Joan Biskupic, CNN legal analyst & Supreme Court biographer Updated 1242 GMT (2042 HKT) July 29, 2020 Chat with us in Facebook Messenger. Find out what’s happening in the world as it unfolds. (CNN)Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh urged his colleagues in a series of private memos this spring to consider avoiding decisions in major disputes over abortion and Democratic subpoenas for President Donald Trump’s financial records, according to multiple sources familiar with the inner workings of the court. In the abortion controversy, Kavanaugh wanted the justices to sidestep any ruling on the merits of a Louisiana law that could have closed abortion clinics in the state, CNN has learned. The case marked the first time in four years the justices were taking up the heated subject. Kavanaugh’s plan would have ensured the law — a credentialing mandate for doctors who perform abortions — would not go into immediate effect but also ensured that the justices would not have to put their own views on the line. About this series Joan Biskupic takes you inside the Supreme Court with exclusive new details about how the court handled its pivotal term that dealt with LGBTQ rights, abortion and investigating President… Read full this story
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