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October 19, 2018

Vote for the Rule of Law

The nation has rightly been consumed by the appointment of Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court. Standing at the apex of the judiciary, that institution occupies a unique position.

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October 18, 2018

Join the post-Kavanaugh fight for justice

If you joined the fight to #StopKavanaugh, you know that the fight for our courts has never been more important – and that it’s far from over. We’re put together five ways you can continue the fight for justice in a post-Kavanaugh world.

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October 5, 2018

What’s at stake if Kavanaugh is confirmed to the Supreme Court

The new Supreme Court term kicks off this week, right in the middle of a pitched battle over the nomination of Brett Kavanaugh. We’ve already outlined many of the reasons why Brett Kavanaugh should never be confirmed to the Supreme Court. If he is confirmed, we won’t have to wait long to see his impact: there are cases that could end up before the Supreme Court next term that would have major implications for all of our rights, including our reproductive rights, health care, LGBTQ rights, immigrants’ rights, voting rights, and more.

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October 2, 2018

Will the Kavanaugh Fight Create New SCOTUS Voters?

Brett Kavanaugh’s performance in front of the Senate Judiciary Committee on September 27 will go down in history as one of the worst public temper tantrums ever thrown by a Supreme Court nominee. And nobody should forget it – or Kavanaugh’s demonstrably terrible record on other issues — when they step into the voting booth in November to elect members of the U.S. Senate.

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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.