(Very boring morning with all Dem questioning finishing off Round 1.)

In his criticism of Exxon Shipping v. Baker (again, an opinion by Souter, though no Dem ever discloses that fact), Kaufman seems not to understand that Congress has authority to legislate in this realm of maritime common law (and to supplant whatever rule the Court develops). That apparent misunderstanding is surprising, since Kaufman is a co-sponsor of legislation that would do exactly that.