Justice Brett Kavanaugh tests positive for Covid
WASHINGTON — Justice Brett Kavanaugh has examined optimistic for Covid-19 however has no signs, the Supreme Courtroom stated Friday.
Kavanaugh, 56, who has been absolutely vaccinated since January, obtained a check Monday morning earlier than the justices met for a closed-door convention, and the outcome was unfavorable. However a second check administered Thursday yielded a optimistic check, the court docket stated.
“Justice Kavanaugh’s spouse and daughters are additionally absolutely vaccinated, and so they examined unfavorable on Thursday,” the court docket assertion stated.
The justices have been examined Thursday as a result of they deliberate to be within the courtroom Friday for the formal investiture ceremony for the court docket’s latest justice, Amy Coney Barrett. The ceremony had been postponed due to the pandemic.
As a precaution, Kavanaugh and his spouse, Ashley, is not going to attend the ceremony, the court docket stated.