Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh Tests Positive for Covid-19

Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh has tested positive for the coronavirus, announced the nation’s highest court on Friday.

In a statement, the Supreme Court said:

On Thursday, per the Court’s regular testing protocols, Justice Kavanaugh had a routine Covid test ahead of Justice [Amy Coney] Barrett’s investiture on Friday. On Thursday evening, Justice Kavanaugh was informed that he had tested positive for Covid-19. He has no symptoms and has been fully vaccinated since January. Per current Court testing protocols, all of the Justices were tested Monday morning prior to conference, and all tested negative, including Justice Kavanaugh. Justice Kavanaugh’s wife and daughters are also fully vaccinated, and they tested negative on Thursday. As a precaution, Justice and Mrs. Kavanaugh will not attend Justice Barrett’s investiture this morning.

This development surrounding Kavanaugh, 56, comes just days before the high court’s next term.