Punching In: The Kavanaugh Court Seat Shuffle

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Chris Opfer: Brett Kavanaugh’s Supreme Court confirmation hearing last week brought some renewed speculation about Labor Secretary Alex Acosta’s potential pathway to becoming a judge. We reported earlier this year that some folks think Acosta is keeping a relatively low profile because he has one eye on the bench. If Kavanaugh’s seat on the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals opens up, might the former U.S. Attorney Acosta get the nod?

“It is 100%, unequivocally untrue,” Labor Department spokesman Jeff Grappone told me when I ...