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September 18, 2018
Alex Shephard
Democrats: Don’t Get Your Hopes Up On Brett Kavanaugh
The accusations against Trump's Supreme Court pick are credible, but the GOP has shown over and over again what kind of party it is.
September 17, 2018
Alex Shephard
Confirming judges was Trump’s magic bullet until Brett Kavanaugh.
June 29, 2018
Alex Shephard
Trump’s relationship with Justice Kennedy sounds shady in this new report.
May 16, 2017
Alex Shephard
Merrick Garland now has a lifetime appointment as a political prop.
April 3, 2017
Alex Shephard
The smallest violin is playing for these Republicans crying about the Neil Gorsuch filibuster.
March 23, 2017
Alex Shephard
Democrats will use the filibuster to try to block Neil Gorsuch after all.
March 21, 2017
Alex Shephard
Neil Gorsuch will be our first lit bro Supreme Court justice.
March 21, 2017
Alex Shephard
The Democrats’ best anti-Gorsuch narrative is right in front of their nose.
February 8, 2017
Alex Shephard
Donald Trump probably isn’t too happy with Neil Gorsuch right now.
February 1, 2017
Alex Shephard
Trump gave conservatives Gorsuch. Was it worth it?
February 1, 2017
Alex Shephard
Trump’s SCOTUS nominee was always going to be branded as the heir to Antonin Scalia.
October 27, 2016
Alex Shephard
Ted Cruz would rather neuter the Supreme Court than appoint Merrick Garland or any other Democratic nominee.
July 22, 2016
Saif Alnuweiri
Republican-led voter suppression efforts just had a really bad week.
July 19, 2016
Sukjong Hong
The DOJ wants a SCOTUS do-over on immigration relief ruling in US v. Texas.
June 27, 2016
Alex Shephard
The Supreme Court has invalidated Texas’s restrictive abortion law.
June 23, 2016
Meaghan Murphy
The Supreme Court just delivered a gut punch to millions of immigrants.
June 20, 2016
Saif Alnuweiri
Sonia Sotomayor just showed the value of having a “wise Latina” on the Supreme Court.
May 16, 2016
Gwyneth Kelly
This is what happens when there’s no ninth Supreme Court justice.
March 16, 2016
Alex Shephard
Orrin Hatch once said there was “no question” Merrick Garland could be confirmed to the Supreme Court.
March 16, 2016
Alex Shephard
President Obama will nominate Merrick Garland to the Supreme Court.

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