I think it's obvious what this person will do if he's on the Supreme Court,

he's a V reproductive rights.

This is in some respects a dangerous time for the court.

People increasingly look at us and say this is just an extension of the political process.

Hi and welcome to Amicus.

This is Slate's podcast about the courts, the Supreme Court and the rule of law.

I'm Dialithwick.

I cover those things for Slate and in an admittedly counterintuitive sort of way, I'm about to start

this week's episode by talking about what we're not going to talk about.

This past week, word of a complaint against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh surfaced.

Woman had written a letter to her congresswoman and her senator detailing the complaint that

years and years ago Kavanaugh and another teen had violently assaulted, did not rape,

her at a high school party.

Judge Kavanaugh denies the allegation.

The congresswoman in question will not discuss the letter, Senator Diane Feinstein, who also

received the letter also says it was confidential and she promised as much.

This woman has decided not to come forward or to pursue the complaint.

That is her right.

And while this will not be the end of the matter for this woman, I think it's just the beginning

of the matter for cable news.

It is the end of the matter for this episode of Amicus.

We will assess Judge Kavanaugh's confirmation hearings and his adequacy to fill the seat

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