Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh is set for a week of marathon hearings before the Judiciary Committee, where senators will drill down into the judge맥스카지노�s background, writings and legal philosophy.Republicans who mostly back President Donald Trump맥스카지노�s pick are focusing on Kavanaugh맥스카지노�s 12-year career as an appellate court judge, which has produced more than 300 opinions. Democrats are expected to take a more pointed tack, grilling the 53-year-old conservative on hot-button issues that could swing the court맥스카지노�s majority rightward.Four days of hearings begin Tuesday. Democratic leader Chuck Schumer fumed Monday night over the committee receiving more than 42,000 pages of documents about Kavanaugh맥스카지노�s years with the Bush administration the night before the hearings get underway. He called for a delay until Kavanaugh맥스카지노�s records could be reviewed.맥스카지노�This underscores just how absurd this process is,맥스카지노� Schumer said in a tweet. 맥스카지노�Not a single senator will be able to review these records before tomorrow.맥스카지노� Democrats have argued for weeks that Kavanaugh맥스카지노�s Bush administration records weren맥스카지노�t being provided for review to the fullest extent possible.Issues to watch as the battle over Kavanaugh맥스카지노�s confirmation unfolds:___ROE V. WADEAmong the most consequential questions of the hearings is whether Kavanaugh맥스카지노�s confirmation could alter the landmark 1973 case that solidified abortion rights.Kavanaugh has said publicly, and in private talks with senators, that he believes the case is settled law. But he has not said if it was correctly decided. Democrats want to unpack his legal thinking for a fuller understanding of his views. Kavanaugh맥스카지노�s answers will be critical in winning the backing from two key swing votes, Susan Collins of Maine and Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, who are alone among Senate Republicans in publicly supporting access to abortion.___EXECUTIVE POWERDespite working on Kenneth Starr맥스카지노�s team investigating President Bill Clinton, Kavanaugh has long held that sitting presidents should be shielded from intrusive probes. It맥스카지노�s an expansive view of executive power. And it맥스카지노�s particularly important now, amid special counsel Robert Mueller맥스카지노�s investigation of the 2016 election. Trump complains that the investigation is a 맥스카지노�witch hunt맥스카지노� and he wants it to come to an end.Kavanaugh is expected to be grilled over key legal questions like: Can the president be subpoenaed to appear before Mueller? Is the president immune from prosecution?맥스카지노�It is an unavoidable question,맥스카지노� said Sen. Chris Coons, D-Del., previewing the kinds of questions he will be asking. 맥스카지노�Did this president choose you because of your view of presidential power?맥스카지노�___AFFORDABLE CARE ACTWhile senators are quizzing Kavanaugh in Washington, a court case against the Affordable Care Act brought by 20 Republican state attorneys general is expected to be unfolding in Texas. The case centers on the 맥스카지노�Obamacare맥스카지노� requirement that all Americans carry insurance and that insurers, in turn, not discriminate for pre-existing health conditions. Kavanaugh issued a 2011 opinion that some conservatives viewed as favorable to the mandate, but Democrats worry he will provide a key vote on the court against it.___REGULATORY AUTHORITYConservatives are increasingly trying to limit the federal government맥스카지노�s ability, under a 1984 case involving the Chevron oil company, to regulate industry. Kavanaugh appears to have shared some of these views. Republicans largely welcome that approach, but Democrats will be listening to see if he would tip the majority away from the Chevron case and limit the government맥스카지노�s ability to fill in the details of law with administrative actions.___TORTURE AND SURVEILLANCETestifying before the Senate 12 years ago, Kavanaugh said he wasn맥스카지노�t directly involved in drafting Bush-era policies for detaining and interrogating terror suspects. But a short time later, news accounts suggested he had discussed in the White House how the Supreme Court would view such policies.Two Democrats, Sens. Dick Durbin of Illinois and Patrick Leahy of Vermont, questioned his honesty at the time. Those questions are likely to resurface this week. After meeting privately with Kavanaugh ahead of the confirmation hearing, Durbin said Kavanaugh confirmed his involvement in the Bush-era discussions of detention policy, making his earlier testimony 맥스카지노�misleading at best.맥스카지노�___CAMPAIGN FINANCEThe role of money in politics is increasingly being decided by the Supreme Court. Landmark cases opened the door to new political action committees with unlimited and undisclosed spending arrangements. Kavanaugh wrote a key 2009 opinion, Emily맥스카지노�s List v. Federal Election Commission, siding with the advocacy group that the First Amendment protects the rights of individuals to express their views. Senators will want to hear more.___GUN CONTROLAmong those witnesses testifying on the final day of Kavanaugh맥스카지노�s hearing will be a survivor of the Parkland, Florida, high school shooting. California Sen. Dianne Feinstein, the top Democrat on the committee, has previously raised concerns about Kavanaugh맥스카지노�s legal approach to the Second Amendment. He dissented in a key District of Columbia case prohibiting assault weapons.