Justice Kavanaugh Tests Positive for Covid

• Oct. 1, 2021, 9:16 a.m. ET

Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh has tested affirmative for the coronavirus, a Supreme Court spokeswoman said connected Friday. She said the justness had been afloat vaccinated since January and that helium was not showing symptoms of the virus.

Justice Kavanaugh, 56, was tested connected Thursday earlier the ceremonial investiture of Justice Amy Coney Barrett astatine the tribunal connected Friday morning, the spokeswoman, Patricia McCabe, said successful a statement.

“Justice Kavanaugh’s woman and daughters are besides afloat vaccinated, and they tested antagonistic connected Thursday,” Ms. McCabe said. “As a precaution, Justice and Mrs. Kavanaugh volition not be Justice Barrett’s investiture this morning.”

All of the justices were tested connected Monday greeting earlier their backstage league to sermon the petitions seeking reappraisal that had piled up implicit their summertime break. “All tested negative, including Justice Kavanaugh,” Ms. McCabe said.