Flood Your Senators With Calls Demanding They Block Trump’s Supreme Court Pick Flood Your Senators With Calls Demanding They Block Trump’s Supreme Court Pick
Democrats can and should fight this nomination.
Feb 1, 2017 / NationAction
Senate Democrats Can Block Trump’s Supreme Court Pick Senate Democrats Can Block Trump’s Supreme Court Pick
If Democrats can hold onto 41 of their 48 votes, they can postpone a final floor vote indefinitely.
Feb 1, 2017 / William Yeomans
Republicans Stole a Supreme Court Seat From Obama—and Are Putting Another Scalia In It Republicans Stole a Supreme Court Seat From Obama—and Are Putting Another Scalia In It
Neil Gorsuch will help Trump wage war on voting rights.
Jan 31, 2017 / Ari Berman
Has America Ever Elected a ‘Legitimate’ President? Has America Ever Elected a ‘Legitimate’ President?
Given how hard it is to vote, and how actively some states discourage voting, America elects legal presidents—but not legitimate ones.
Jan 21, 2017 / Rev. Jesse L. Jackson
Reproductive Rights Are More Popular Than Ever, but Anti-Choice Lawmakers Are About to Take Power Reproductive Rights Are More Popular Than Ever, but Anti-Choice Lawmakers Are About to Take Power
Just as the pro-choice movement is getting proactive, Washington will get even more hostile.
Jan 19, 2017 / Column / Katha Pollitt
The Holman Rule Once Allowed Congress to Purge Leftists From Government Agencies—Now It’s Back The Holman Rule Once Allowed Congress to Purge Leftists From Government Agencies—Now It’s Back
The effects could be far-reaching.
Jan 19, 2017 / Column / Patricia J. Williams
Donald Trump vs. the First Amendment Donald Trump vs. the First Amendment
Trump is no fan of free speech—which makes speaking out more important than ever.
Jan 18, 2017 / Feature / David Cole
What Is the Fate of the First Amendment in the Digital Age? What Is the Fate of the First Amendment in the Digital Age?
Freedoms of speech and of the press are some of the first victims of today’s surveillance regime. They are also some of the best defenses against it.
Jan 4, 2017 / Jameel Jaffer
Mitch McConnell Assaulted the Constitution (and Got Away With It) Mitch McConnell Assaulted the Constitution (and Got Away With It)
The senator refused to perform his duty in rejecting any consideration of Obama’s Supreme Court nominee.
Dec 21, 2016 / William Greider
President Obama Can Help Prevent Torture From Making a Comeback President Obama Can Help Prevent Torture From Making a Comeback
We need to know the whole truth about the Bush administration’s torture program.
Dec 8, 2016 / Elizabeth Holtzman