Brett Kavanaugh may or may not still be headed towards a seat on the United States Supreme Court despite the very serious sexual assault allegations made against him, but in the meantime it seems as if he’s lost another job. One of the GOP talking points during the hearing into Trump’s pick last week was that the scandal could cost him a gig at Harvard Law School — where he has taught since 2008 — and it would appear that has been the case.
It’s not immediately clear if Judge Miller Time was actually forced to resign, however an email sent out to students by the school’s dean for academic and faculty affairs on Monday night stated that Kavanaugh “can no longer commit to teaching his course in January Term 2019, so the course will not be offered.” Previously, Kavanaugh had been scheduled to teach a three-week course on “The Supreme Court Since 2005,” according to the Boston Globe.
Harvard's Undergraduate Council is demanding the University investigate allegations that Supreme Court nominee Brett M. Kavanaugh sexually assaulted at least three women before allowing the judge to return to campus to teach this winter. https://t.co/XT2EhQLpLd
— The Harvard Crimson (@thecrimson) October 1, 2018
BREAKING: Brett Kavanaugh will not return to teach at Harvard Law School this winter. https://t.co/3856WFUCAC
— The Harvard Crimson (@thecrimson) October 2, 2018
Harvard Law students are calling voters in key states this week and urging them to ask their senators to vote against Kavanaugh. https://t.co/V2IXuY3GXi
— The Harvard Crimson (@thecrimson) October 2, 2018
The timing is certainly suspect, given that the school has faced scrutiny by both students and alumni over Kavanaugh being permitted to continue to teach, and likewise his professor profile has since been completely scrubbed from the Law School’s public faculty directory. A direct link to his faculty page now redirects to the general faculty directory.
In what will surely come as a huge surprise, the decision did not elicit much sympathy for Kavanaugh on Twitter.
Brett Kavanaugh – Too rapey and dishonest for Harvard and the Bar Association, but just rapey enough for a permanent seat on the Supreme Court.
— The Volatile Mermaid (@OhNoSheTwitnt) October 2, 2018
Harvard Law has canceled Brett Kavanaugh's class "Boofing 101".
— Mr. Newberger (@jeremynewberger) October 2, 2018
Brett Kavanaugh won’t return to teach at Harvard Law School next semester. Good to know Harvard Law School has higher standards than the Supreme Court.
— Chelsea Handler (@chelseahandler) October 2, 2018
BREAKING: Kavanaugh Will Not Return to Teach at Harvard Law School https://t.co/09yc75aUTE pic.twitter.com/Xxbf6u2JTJ
— shauna (@goldengateblond) October 2, 2018
Corrupt Kavanaugh has been “teaching” a Supreme Court class at Harvard for the past 10 years. Harvard announced that he won’t be returning again to teach said class, canceling the already scheduled one for Spring of 2019. Student opposition played a role. What great news.
— Ricky Davila (@TheRickyDavila) October 2, 2018
After blatantly lying time and again to the Senate Judiciary Committee, in what comes as no surprise, Harvard Law School has informed students that frat-boy sexual predator Brett Kavanaugh won’t be teaching his 2019 supreme court class https://t.co/I1wwN7IvIZ #maddow
— Bill Madden (@maddenifico) October 2, 2018
Talk about spin coming from Kavanaugh in this piece. I would venture to guess Harvard doesn’t want him back. https://t.co/8rAquvsdIt
— Adam Parkhomenko (@AdamParkhomenko) October 2, 2018
Oh well, if Kavanaugh's deemed unfit to serve as a judge because of his history of sexual assault and lying under oath, and is terminated from his position at Harvard law school, I guess he can always fall back on Plan C and become President of the United States of America.
— Vaxine Beneba Clarke (@slamup) September 29, 2018
https://twitter.com/PaladinCornelia/status/1046932724466872322
https://twitter.com/shadowfuzz/status/1046937618813005824
So…Kavanaugh will no longer be teaching at Harvard. His class got cancelled. Wise move coming from a university whose motto is “veritas.” Perjurers not welcome.
— 🕷Dante Atkins🕷 (@DanteAtkins) October 2, 2018
If Kavanaugh manages to get confirmed anyway, which is unfortunately still a likely possibility, his rise to power will mimic that of the guy who hired him. Before being elected President of the United States amid his own sexual assault allegations, Trump was unceremoniously fired by NBC for calling Mexicans “criminals and rapists.”