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Brett Kavanaugh

Brett Kavanaugh is an Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, appointed in 2018, generally seen as part of its conservative majority.

Known aliases

Justice Brett Kavanaugh
Justice Kavanaugh

Current stories

investConfirmed8 publishers

Alito's recusal leaves Exxon and Suncor needing five of eight justices to stop Boulder's climate suit

Justice Samuel Alito's recusal means a 4-4 Supreme Court split would keep Boulder's climate suit against Exxon Mobil and Suncor alive in state court. Dozens of similar city and county suits turn on the same ruling, and the companies warn the damages could run to billions of dollars.

Publishers:abcnews.com arstechnica.com cbsnews.com eos.org mezha.net nbcnews.com theguardian.com vox.com

Perspective Coverage

8 publishers

Builder: Builder 18%
Operator: Operator 47%
Investor: Investor 35%

Reality

Evidence82
Adoption: Not scored
Hype gap+10
Incentives60
Confidence72

leadershipOne report1 publisher

A federal district judge restored Missouri's new congressional map minutes after Kavanaugh denied it

The US Supreme Court's refusal to force Missouri's 2025 map into the midterms held only as long as it took a district judge in the same state to rule the other way, on identical legal arguments.

Publishers:vox.com

Reality

Evidence62
Adoption: Not scored
Hype gap+25
Incentives: Not scored
Confidence55

leadershipOne report1 publisher

Democrats concentrate roughly $6.1 million of abortion advertising in one Maine Senate race

Abortion runs in fewer than 5 percent of Democratic Senate ads nationally and about 15 percent of the $40.8 million spent in Maine, where Planned Parenthood Votes has placed its largest buy of 2026 against Susan Collins.

Publishers:vox.com

Reality

Evidence62
Adoption: Not scored
Hype gap+12
Incentives58
Confidence55

securityOne report1 publisher

Supreme Court's 7-2 order keeps the USPS citizenship-verification rule out of the 2026 midterms

Justice Kavanaugh's concurrence faults the implementation calendar and allows that the final USPS regulation may be lawful. The rule the Postal Service already finalized stays available for a cycle with more lead time.

Publishers:cyberscoop.com

Reality

Evidence42
Adoption25
Hype gap+10
Incentives55
Confidence45

productOne report1 publisher

Sony keeps two PS5 price increases while banking a $514m tariff refund

Sony's own court filing argues that raising PlayStation prices a second time after the tariffs were struck down proves tariffs were never the cause. A California class action is testing whether buyers see any of the money.

Publishers:gizmodo.com

Reality

Evidence44
Adoption52
Hype gap+22
Incentives76
Confidence51