Time to shut down the Kabuki theater and vote to confirm.
Via Helena IR:
Lisa Blatt, a lawyer representing Atlantic Richfield Company in its bid to be heard before the U.S. Supreme Court, endorsed controversial Supreme Court justice nominee Brett Kavanaugh before the Senate last month.
A receptionist at Blatt’s Washington D.C. law firm, Arnold and Porter, said Monday that Blatt was not taking any more press questions regarding Kavanaugh.
During her testimony before the Senate in early September, Blatt defined herself as a “liberal Democrat” and as an “unapologetic defender of a woman’s right to choose.” Despite that, Blatt said she was “raised to call it like I see it” and urged the Senate to confirm President Donald Trump’s choice to replace former Justice Anthony Kennedy. Kennedy, 81, retired in June.
During her endorsement, Blatt said Kavanaugh had become a friend and mentor to her.
She called Kavanaugh’s judicial temperament “flawless.”[…]
The U.S. Supreme Court could still hear Atlantic Richfield’s petition to consider the Opportunity lawsuit. A jury trial in the lawsuit is set to begin at the Butte-Silver Bow County Courthouse on Oct. 29. (See related story.)
If the Supreme Court grants Atlantic Richfield the right to be heard before the highest appellate court, Blatt would likely argue the case before the court. She has argued more cases before the U.S. Supreme Court than any other woman.