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Judicial Nominees
May 4, 2023
Tori Otten
Dianne Feinstein Finally Issues Statement on Her Absence, Refuses to Say When She’ll Be Back
The California senator is pretending her absence makes no difference in what’s happening in Congress.
April 18, 2023
Grace Segers
What Can the Democrats Do Now That Republicans Blocked the Feinstein Swap?
With the proposal to temporarily seat a replacement for the ailing senator on the Judiciary Committee, the majority’s plans—and Biden’s judges—may be left in limbo.
January 31, 2023
Matt Ford
The Blue Slip Is the Hot New Senate Tradition That Democrats Should Abolish
Republicans did away with the arcane practice when it suited their purposes.
October 13, 2020
Magazine
Ryan D. Doerfler
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Samuel Moyn
Making the Supreme Court Safe for Democracy
Beyond packing schemes, we need to diminish the high court’s power.
April 8, 2020
Matt Ford
The Amateurs and Yes-Men in Trump’s Army of Judges
There’s a simple formula for getting on the judicial bench in the MAGA era.
October 24, 2018
Magazine
Matt Ford
Can State Courts Save the Liberal Agenda?
Trump has seized the federal bench, but there's hope for Democrats in the lower judiciary.
June 4, 2013
Sam Kleiner
Obama's Nominees to the D.C. Circuit Will be Hard to Obstruct
*Although that's never stopped the Senate before
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