Congress actually has a lot of mostly unused power to rein in the Roberts Court by clarifying the intent of the law.
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John Roberts (the Tortoise) Is Outrunning Trump (the Hare)
To advance the conservative agenda, Roberts invokes the fiction of a nonpartisan judiciary.
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Trump and McConnell Take Gaslighting to New Level in Kavanaugh Confirmation Fight
The use of an anti-Semitic trope to condemn protesters for exercising their First Amendment rights signals a turning point in the authoritarian trajectory of our politics.
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Thursday’s Anti-Kavanaugh March
Sexual-assault survivors and protesters demonstrated in front of the Supreme Court against Brett Kavanaugh’s Supreme Court nomination.
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Enough Is Enough: Kavanaugh Should Not Sit on the Supreme Court
A law professor who works with juvenile offenders believes that the judge’s behavior during his Senate Judiciary Committee hearing disqualifies him from a lifetime appointment.
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A Very Tarnished Court
Kavanaugh, or his replacement, will be the fifth Republican justice sitting illegitimately.
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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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Gorsuch’s First Opinion: Let Debt Collectors Run Amok
Through a narrow reading of three words, the Court takes a leash off an irresponsible industry.
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Pro-Gorsuch Ads Backfired
Conservatives spent millions on ads to pressure Democrats to back Neil Gorsuch for the Supreme Court, one key reason many are now voting against him
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The People’s Defense: Why Senators Must Reject Gorsuch
Activists have mounted an unprecedented grassroots campaign to reject Judge Neil Gorsuch’s nomination to the Supreme Court.