By scheduling the committee vote on the Supreme Court nominee just after his accuser’s testimony, Republicans show they’ll be listening to her with their fingers in their ears—and that they’re ready to confirm a justice with expansive views of executive privilege.
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Why Republicans Are Fighting so Hard for Brett Kavanaugh
They could easily replace him with a nominee who would vote exactly the same way on the Supreme Court. But they won’t.
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SeaWorld’s and Kavanaugh’s Missing Empathy Gene
The Supreme Court nominee showed more concern for overregulation than worker safety in a U.S. Court of Appeals case involving the death of a whale trainer.
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I Know Why Sexually Assaulted Women Resist Coming Forward; I’ve Been There
To name your attacker is to invite vilification by a society more inclined to believe him than you.
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Every Woman in America Is Watching
The allegations of sexual assault against Supreme Court hopeful Brett Kavanaugh have roiled the country in much the same way that Anita Hill’s accusations against Clarence Thomas once did. Will the harsh glare of the #MeToo era spark a different outcome?
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Trump’s Bastard Children
A president who has already committed several impeachable offenses has no legitimate business filling a high court seat.
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The Big Choice about the Supreme Court that Democrats Will Face
When Democrats next hold Congress and the presidency, they could see their entire agenda nullified by the Court’s right-wing majority.
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Masterpiece Cakeshop, the Sequel: the Baker Is Back in Court
Colorado baker Jack Phillips claims that he is being harassed by the state in a new tussle over cakes, celebrations, and discrimination law.
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Kavanaugh Will Further Divide Us
If Kavanaugh is confirmed, it will be due to a process that has violated all prevailing norms for how someone should be chosen to be a Supreme Court justice.
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Kavanaugh Nomination Is Dangerous for Disability Rights Community
As an attorney and judge, Brett Kavanaugh has done everything in his power to limit the rights of people with disabilities. As a Supreme Court justice, he would have the ability to do even more damage, rolling back decades of progress in the field of disability rights—and civil rights more broadly. As a disabled Latina, […]