The justices are sensitive to political pressure. Senate Democrats can impose that pressure through investigation.
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Posted inLaw and Justice
President Biden Must Appoint More Corporate Skeptics to Federal Courts
Republicans have been blasting right-wing propaganda at the judiciary for 50 years.
Posted inLaw and Justice
Democrats Struggle to Face the Illegitimate Court System
A few Democratic members of Congress understand what needs to be done. More should join them.
Posted inLaw and Justice
Potential U.S. Attorney Nominee Has Demonstrated Disregard for Constitutional Rights
If Keva Landrum were chosen, it would serve as yet another example of the Biden administration betraying its promises to reform the criminal legal system.
Posted inTAP
Understanding the Latest Restrictions on Mifepristone
Today on TAP: These efforts will backfire on the right—but produce a lot of suffering along the way.
Posted inPolitics
The Feinstein Affair: Senate Gerontocracy Reaches Absurd Heights
Old senators, old rules, and old traditions all are cutting against what should be a simple task of confirming judges.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Pharma Cash Built the Conservative Court Majority That Now Harms Pharma
Drug industry CEOs angrily dispute Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk’s ruling on mifepristone. But they spent millions on the Senate Republicans who confirmed him.
Posted inLaw and Justice
Federal Judges Explain Things to Me
SCOTUS and Judge Kacsmaryk force us to pose the question: Where did it all go wrong?
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
How COVID’s End Could Upend Billions in State and Local Spending
The text of the American Rescue Plan has numerous references to the COVID public-health emergency. What happens when that emergency ends on May 11?
