Kavanaugh’s First Opinion Straightforward, Unanimous

Carrying on an informal tradition, Justice Brett Kavanaugh’s first opinion for the U.S. Supreme Court was straightforward and joined by all of the justices.

The eight-page opinion in Henry Schein, Inc. v. Archer and White Sales, Inc. took 71 days to turn around, having been argued in late October weeks after arriving at the court after a searing confirmation battle.

The relatively fast turn around was likely due in part to the uncomplicated nature of the dispute, which dealt with a single exception to the Federal Arbitration Act.

That was probably no coincidence.

New justices are often assigned a ...