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The Burden Is On Brett Kavanaugh to Prove He is Worthy, Not On Ford to Prove the Charges

• analysis, Editors' Picks, Featured News, sexual misconduct scandals, U.S. Supreme Court
• Tue, Sep 18th, 2018

Andy Wright, Senior Fellow and Founding Editor of Just Security, investigations lawyer and law professor, noted that the burden is on the nominee to demonstrate fitness for a lifetime appointment, contrary to a criminal prosecution burden upon the accuser.