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Supreme Court Justice Kavanaugh Tests Positive For Covid
AP: Justice Kavanaugh Tests Positive For COVID, Has No Symptoms
The Supreme Court says Justice Brett Kavanaugh has tested positive for COVID-19.The high court said in a press release Friday that Kavanaugh has no symptoms and has been fully vaccinated since January. Kavanaugh and all the other justices had a routine coronavirus test ahead of Friday’s ceremonial investiture for Justice Amy Coney Barrett. (10/1)
NBC News: Justice Brett Kavanaugh Tests Positive For Covid
He received a test on Monday morning, before the justices met for a closed-door conference, and the result was negative. But a second test administered Thursday yielded a positive test, the court said. Kavanaugh is 56. (Williams, 10/1)
CNBC: Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh Tests Positive For Covid, Days Before New Term Begins
The court said that as a precaution, Kavanaugh and his wife not attend a Friday morning event for Justice Amy Coney Barrett, the newest member of the court, to take the oath of office in a so-called investiture ceremony. On Wednesday, Kavanaugh participated in a three-mile charity road race in Washington. (Breuninger, 10/1)
