Sen. Susan Collins said Friday she will oppose one of President Trump’s federal judicial nominees over his record opposing LGBTQ rights. In a statement, the Republican from Maine, who faces reelection next year, voiced concerns regarding Matthew Kacsmaryk’s “alarming bias against LGBTQ Americans and disregard for Supreme Court precedents.”“Mr. Though the attorney has publicly opposed several Supreme Court decisions, in his response to a Judiciary Committee questionnaire, he cited Supreme Court decisions as “superprecedent,” or binding over all lower courts. Collins, who is a top target for Democrats in 2020, supports same-sex marriage and reproductive rights. But she was criticized by LGBT and women’s rights groups when she became one of the deciding votes that secured Kavanaugh’s place on the Supreme Court.

Source: Washington Post June 14, 2019 23:51 UTC