Ryan Bounds was rejected today because of his troubling views on race & equal protection—which I raised in opposing him. He should never have been nominated.
This nomination’s defeat is a sign of inadequate vetting & excessive haste.
It should stand as a rebuke to my Republican colleagues who are seeking to severely constrict review of Judge Kavanaugh’s nomination to #SCOTUS.
Restricting access to his documents is a grave mistake for lifetime judicial appointments.
