The Supreme Court rules against the LGBTQ+ community—again.
Ketanji Brown Jackson
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Cry, the Beloved Country
Today on TAP: Comparing the Senate’s decorous treatment of Thurgood Marshall with the Republican inquisition of Ketanji Brown Jackson
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Advise and Pontificate
The rot at the core of the Senate turns Supreme Court confirmation hearings into gratuitous distractions—or frequently, worse.
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The Ted Cruz CRT Minstrel Show
Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson held her own during the Texas senator’s bizarre show-and-tell over teaching American history.
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A Justice for a Progressive Future
What really matters is how Ketanji Brown Jackson can help turn American law in a more progressive direction decades from now.
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The ‘Black Woman Question’ and the Court Nominee
There’s a world of difference between Biden’s possible picks. And then there are administration policies that afflict and even endanger Black women.
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Biden’s Supreme Court Pick
Today on TAP: Appointing a centrist whom Republicans love is the wrong sort of bipartisanship.
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Biden’s Bad Luck
Today on TAP: Lujan’s stroke temporarily deprives Democrats of a Senate working majority.
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The GOP’s Two Attacks on Biden’s Possible Court Pick
Today on TAP: The top Republican on the Judiciary Committee can’t complain about ‘affirmative action,’ but there’s a fallback strategy.
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Clyburn Pushes Management-Side Labor Attorney for Supreme Court
Michelle Childs, a potential choice to replace Stephen Breyer, worked for years defending employers accused in racial, gender, and other discrimination cases.