Justice Brett Kavanaugh tests positive for COVID-19

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh has tested affirmative for the caller coronavirus.

The tribunal announced successful a property merchandise Friday that Kavanaugh was informed helium tested affirmative for the microorganism Thursday evening aft being tested that day, per protocols.

The tribunal said the 56-year-old justness is experiencing nary symptoms and helium has been afloat vaccinated against COVID-19 since January.

Additionally, the tribunal said Kavanaugh’s woman and daughters are afloat vaccinated and they person tested antagonistic for the virus.

As a precaution, the tribunal said Kavanaugh and his woman volition not be Justice Amy Coney Barrett’s investiture ceremony that was acceptable for Friday morning.

“Per existent tribunal investigating protocols, each of the justices were tested Monday greeting anterior to conference, and each tested negative, including Justice Kavanaugh,” the tribunal added.

At Barrett’s investiture, she volition formally instrumentality her spot arsenic the 115^th justness of the Supreme Court and the 5th pistillate to service connected it. Though, she has been serving connected the tribunal since being confirmed by the Senate successful October of 2020 pursuing the decease of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.