Justice Brett Kavanaugh has tested positive for Covid-19, the Supreme Court said Friday, the first publicly known case of coronavirus among the high court\u2019s justices.<\/b>
\nJustice Brett Kavanaugh has tested positive for Covid-19, the Supreme Court said Friday, the first publicly known case of coronavirus among the high court\u2019s justices. Kavanaugh, who is fully vaccinated, tested positive on Thursday night, the court said in a statement. The justice\u2019s immediate family tested negative and he has no symptoms. Kavanaugh underwent a routine Covid test Thursday ahead of fellow Justice Amy Coney Barrett\u2019s investiture ceremony Friday, which he will no longer be attending out of precaution, the court said. His positive diagnosis for coronavirus may mean he won\u2019t be on the bench Monday, the start of the new term and what would be the first in-person session with all nine justices. Kavanaugh had recently tested negative for Covid-19 on Monday, along with the other justices, ahead of their meeting behind closed doors to discuss which cases should be added to the court\u2019s docket. He participated in the ACLI Capital Challenge three-mile race on Wednesday in Anacostia Park in Washington. Related Articles Pill to treat Covid-19 cuts the risk of death by half, says Merck, which will seek its emergency authorization\t Coronavirus: Orange County is 62% fully vaccinated with 398 new cases reported Sept.30\t Woman who survived 1918 flu, world war succumbs to COVID\t Prisons, border wall: How GOP is looking to use COVID money\t As COVID closed schools, teen vaping dropped significantly\t The justices plan to return to the courtroom this term for oral arguments, after the pandemic forced them to hold arguments by phone. Sessions will not be open to the general public but a live audio feed that was a staple of the telephonic oral arguments will continue. Before she joined the bench, Barrett contracted coronavirus last summer and had felt \u201ca little under the weather but recovered,\u201d CNN reported. This story has been updated with additional information. The-CNN-Wire\u2122 & \u00a9 2021 Cable News Network, Inc., a WarnerMedia Company. All rights reserved.<\/p>\n