“The decision to pass on the case, announced during Kavanaugh’s first day as an associate justice”
FakeNewsMSM all report this story as if Kavanaugh was on the job at the time. however note what even Reuters has reported:
9 Oct: Daily Caller: Michael Bastasch: US Supreme Court Rejects Appeals Of Brett Kavanaugh Opinion Striking Down An Obama-Era Global Warming Rule
The justices privately made the decision to not rehear the case before Kavanaugh joined the high court Tuesday, Reuters reported...
However, the high court decided not to hear appeals to the HFC decision before Kavanaugh joined the court on Tuesday
https://dailycaller.com/2018/10/09/supreme-court-kavanaugh-appeals-global-warming-obama/
Correct, and you are also right that the corporate media will usually try to twist the news to conform to their narrative.