Trump's Supreme Court Pick: Not Great On The 4th Amendment, But His Take On The Third Party Doctrine Has Already Gone Out Of Style

Trump's Supreme Court Pick: Not Great On The 4th Amendment, But His Take On The Third Party Doctrine Has Already Gone Out Of Style

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Donald Trump gets to roll the Supreme Court dice twice this term (so far!) and he's chosen Judge Brett Kavanaugh of the DC Circuit Appeals Court for the position. Gallons of digital ink have been spilled speculating about his impact on abortion rights, gun control, and immigration. We're also concerned about Kavanaugh's take on two of our favorite amendments: the First and Fourth.

Mike Masnick is taking on the First Amendment implications of Kavanaugh's seat on the Supreme Court bench (Karl Bode has also taken a shot here), so I'll be taking a look at Kavanaugh's record on the Fourth. The most famous case Kavanaugh delivered a ruling on pertaining to the Fourth Amendment also pertains to the Deep State NSA and its bulk collection of phone records.