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'Our Democracy Hangs in the Balance': Calls Grow for Justice Breyer to Retire

"Democrats could lose our razor-thin majority in the Senate at any moment," warns Rep. Mondaire Jones. "It would be irresponsible to leave the future of our democracy up to chance."

Brett Wilkins ·

U.S. Supreme Court Justices Brett Kavanaugh and Amy Coney Barrett arrive for the inauguration of Joe Biden as the 46th president of the United States at the U.S. Capitol in Washington D.C. on January 20, 2021. (Photo: Jonathan Ernst/Pool/AFP via Getty Images)

'Alarm Bells Are Ringing Loudly': Supreme Court Takes Up Case That Could Reverse Roe v. Wade

"Let's be explicit: Anti-abortion extremists made it clear that this was the goal all along. It's why they couldn't wait to rush Amy Coney Barrett onto the Supreme Court before the November election."

Jessica Corbett ·

The message to these judges could not be clearer: go ahead and impose those parole-less life sentences without digging too deep into the rehabilitative promise of teenagers and don’t worry about having us later tell you that you’ve gone too far. (Photo: Getty/powerofforeve)

Supreme Court: Let's Make It Easier for Judges to Send Teenagers to Die in Prison

The judicial counterrevolution to juvenile sentencing reform is here, arriving in a regressive decision about a teenager condemned to life without parole.

Andrew Cohen ·

Razor wire-topped fencing is seen surrounding the Supreme Court of the United States on Monday, February 22, 2021 in Washington, D.C. (Photo: Kent Nishimura / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)

Justice Advocates Blast 'Dishonest and Barbaric' Majority Opinion by Kavanaugh in Juvenile Life Sentence Case

Sotomayor said the troubling majority opinion was "fooling no one" in a dissent characterized as "extremely powerful."

Jessica Corbett ·

Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett arrives for the inauguration of Joe Biden as the 46th U.S. president on the West Front of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. on January 20, 2021.

Democratic Lawmakers Urge Barrett to Recuse Herself From Koch Dark Money Case

The members of Congress note that Americans for Prosperity, a Koch-funded advocacy group, mounted a "full-scale campaign" in support of the justice's confirmation.

Jake Johnson ·

Rep. Mondaire Jones (D-N.Y.) said Friday that failing to expand the U.S. Supreme Court "would leave the future of our nation, our planet, and our fundamental civil rights at the whim of a far-right supermajority that is hostile to democracy itself." (Photo: Ting Shen/Xinhua via Getty Images)

Biden Creates Commission to Study Supreme Court Expansion, Other Reforms

"To restore our democracy, we must expand the Supreme Court," said Rep. Mondaire Jones.

Kenny Stancil ·

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer speaks at the Brookings Institution on January 21, 2016. (Photo: Paul Morigi/Brookings Institution/Flickr/cc)

'Retire, Breyer': Progressive Group Joins Growing Call for SCOTUS Justice to Step Down

"We cannot afford to risk Democrats losing control of the Senate before a Biden nominee can be confirmed," asserted Demand Justice director Brian Fallon.

Brett Wilkins ·

U.S. President Donald Trump stands with newly sworn-in U.S. Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett during a ceremonial swearing-in event on the South Lawn of the White House on October 26, 2020. (Photo: Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images)

With Deep Fossil Fuel Ties, Justice Barrett Called to Recuse Herself From Pending Climate Case

"Barrett posing as an impartial judge in this hearing for climate accountability is about as safe as the Big Bad Wolf giving Little Red Riding Hood directions to Grandma's house."

Jon Queally ·

Thousands attend the wedding of the grandson of Satmar Rabbi Aaron Teitelbaum in Brooklyn, NY on November 8, 2020

Supreme Court's Scientifically Illiterate Decision Will Cost Lives

Pope Francis: The common good takes precedence over simplistic appeals to "personal freedom" in protests against justified public health measures.

Jeffrey D. Sachs ·

Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) attends the fourth day of the Supreme Court confirmation hearing for nominee Judge Amy Coney Barrett before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill on October 15, 2020 in Washington, D.C.

As Feinstein Steps Down as Top Judiciary Democrat, Sunrise Movement Demands She Go One Step Further: 'Resign'

"Feinstein lost all credibility when she showed she was more willing to treat with contempt 11-year-old climate activists demanding a livable future in her office, than the Supreme Court nominee who refused to say whether she would uphold the laws that would give that future a fighting chance."

Jake Johnson ·

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