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In December 2018, Kavanaugh (along with [[John Roberts]]) sided with the liberal wing of the Court, in a 6–3 vote to decline to hear three cases relating to Republican efforts to defund Planned Parenthood at the state level. Kavanaugh's decision (and those of the other five justices in the majority) were implicitly criticized in a dissent written by [[Clarence Thomas]], which stated that "the Court's refusal to do its job" may have had "something to do with the fact that some respondents in these cases are named 'Planned Parenthood.'"<ref>https://www.lifenews.com/2018/12/10/supreme-court-may-have-declined-planned-parenthood-funding-case-for-non-abortion-reasons/</ref><ref>https://dailycaller.com/2018/12/10/planned-parenthood-kavanaugh/</ref><ref>Klukowski, Ken (December 10, 2018). [https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2018/12/10/brett-kavanaugh-and-john-roberts-reject-two-cases-involving-planned-parenthood/ Brett Kavanaugh and John Roberts Reject Two Cases Involving Planned Parenthood]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved December 10, 2018.</ref>
In December 2018, Kavanaugh (along with [[John Roberts]]) sided with the liberal wing of the Court, in a 6–3 vote to decline to hear three cases relating to Republican efforts to defund Planned Parenthood at the state level. Kavanaugh's decision (and those of the other five justices in the majority) were implicitly criticized in a dissent written by [[Clarence Thomas]], which stated that "the Court's refusal to do its job" may have had "something to do with the fact that some respondents in these cases are named 'Planned Parenthood.'"<ref>https://www.lifenews.com/2018/12/10/supreme-court-may-have-declined-planned-parenthood-funding-case-for-non-abortion-reasons/</ref><ref>https://dailycaller.com/2018/12/10/planned-parenthood-kavanaugh/</ref><ref>Klukowski, Ken (December 10, 2018). [https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2018/12/10/brett-kavanaugh-and-john-roberts-reject-two-cases-involving-planned-parenthood/ Brett Kavanaugh and John Roberts Reject Two Cases Involving Planned Parenthood]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved December 10, 2018.</ref>
== See also ==
*[https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2023/07/brett-kavanaugh-supreme-court-intellectual-lightweight.html The Supreme Court Has a Clear Intellectual Lightweight]
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