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September 4, 2018

Listen Up: The Kavanaugh Hearings Start Today!

Let’s face it, Congressional hearings aren’t everybody’s first choice of viewing. But the Senate Judiciary Committee hearings on Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination to the Supreme Court are too important to be ignored because, literally, your life and the future of our country depend on whether he gets in—and how he votes.

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September 1, 2018

There’s a Reason Brett Kavanaugh’s Been Called Trump’s “Get Out of Jail Free Card”

Kavanaugh’s record paints a pretty disturbing picture when it comes to presidential power – because Kavanaugh seems to be cool giving the president a massive amount of unchecked authority. What does that mean? Here are a few possibilities.

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August 27, 2018

5 Reasons You Should Call Your Senators to #StopKavanaugh

By now, you’ve probably heard of Brett Kavanaugh, Donald Trump’s nominee to the Supreme Court. He’s a current D.C. Circuit judge with a hyperpartisan record and Trump picked him to do two things: gut Roe v. Wade and undermine access to affordable health care. Oh – and it doesn’t hurt that Kavanaugh has had a lot to say about how presidents should be above the law and shouldn’t be investigated while they’re in office, now that Trump’s own lawyer has implicated Trump in a felony. So there’s that, too.

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August 14, 2018

Brett Kavanaugh would gut Roe v. Wade and criminalize abortion.

During his campaign, President Trump wasn’t exactly shy when he talked about what he wanted in a Supreme Court justice. Trump specifically said he would appoint “pro-life” judges who would “automatically” overturn Roe v. Wade. He also called for people who had abortions to be punished. So it wasn’t really a surprise when he nominated Brett Kavanaugh. Kavanaugh’s record is clear: if you’re looking for a fifth vote to gut reproductive rights, he’s your guy.

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June 4, 2018

Democratic Prospects for 2018 and Beyond

Unexpected Democratic successes in Pennsylvania, Virginia, Alabama, Wisconsin and elsewhere have raised Democrats’ hopes for a big November victory to jumpstart a recovery from 2010 and other recent electoral disasters.

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September 17, 2017

“Stilted” and “wooden,” “uninspiring” and “misleading.”

Insulting ways to describe anyone, for sure. But when you put them in context, it only gets worse: Minnesota Supreme Court Justice David Stras – President Trump’s nominee to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit – used them to disparage United States Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor after her confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee.

August 30, 2017

The final countdown: 8 things you can do to #StopBarrett

It’s (almost) here: Amy Coney Barrett’s hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee is on Tuesday, September 6th. That’s only 8 days away. We know. It feels WAY too soon. But we’ve got you covered: below is a day-by-day breakdown of actions you can take to help #StopBarrett leading up to her hearing.

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August 18, 2017

Examining Barrett’s Record on Criminal Justice

Criminal justice issues haven’t been the focus of Amy Coney Barrett’s scholarship, but when she has written about them, the results…haven’t been great.

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August 10, 2017

5 reasons you should oppose Amy Coney Barrett

Meet Amy Coney Barrett: She’s a Notre Dame Law professor with no judicial experience, limited courtroom experience, and plenty of dangerous ideas about the role of religion and the law, reproductive rights, criminal justice, and more. She also happens to be Donald Trump’s nominee for a lifetime seat on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit.

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May 1, 2017

Gavel Grab: News Roundup

President Trump told The Washington Times he will be using the same list of candidates for any future Supreme Court vacancies that he used to select Justice Neil Gorsuch. The list of 21 potential Supreme Court nominees was significantly influenced by the Federalist Society and The Heritage Foundation.

April 26, 2017

Gavel Grab: Federal Judge Blocks Trump’s Sanctuary Cities Order

A federal judge in San Francisco temporarily blocked President Trump’s efforts to withhold federal funding from “sanctuary cities” that choose not to cooperate with immigration enforcement.

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April 21, 2017

Gavel Grab: AG Sessions’ Remarks Betray “Rank Ignorance”

Judge Gonzalo Curiel, the federal judge President Donald Trump attacked as “a Mexican” and “a hater” on the campaign trail, will hear the case of Juan Manuel Montes Bojorquez, a Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipient who was deported earlier this year, reported NBC News.​