Kavanaugh May Face Stealth Hurdle in Confirmation: Rand Paul
- Kentucky senator disagrees with Trump’s nominee on privacy
- 2014 lawsuit argued metadata program violated Fourth Amendment
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Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh’s road to confirmation may have a little-noticed obstacle: Senator Rand Paul’s firm views on privacy.
While abortion has gotten most of the attention in the partisan fight over the nomination, the Kentucky Republican strongly disagrees with Kavanaugh on the meaning of the Constitution’s Fourth Amendment, and he’s shown little reluctance to defy Senate GOP leaders or the White House to make a point on civil liberties and other privacy issues.