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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 ·

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 ·

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. 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 ·

Amy Coney Barrett speaks as President Donald Trump listens during an announcement ceremony at the White House on September 26, 2020 in Washington, D.C.

'Hopefully Amy Coney Barrett Will Come Through': Trump Legal Adviser Admits Campaign Is Pining for Supreme Court Rescue

"The GOP is telling the nation, on cable television, that it installed its 6-3 Supreme Court majority in order to steal elections. Believe them."

Jake Johnson ·

President Donald Trump and newly sworn-in U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Amy Coney Barrett look on during a ceremonial swearing-in on the South Lawn of the White House October 26, 2020 in Washington, DC. The Senate confirmed Barrett’s nomination to the Supreme Court today by a vote of 52-48. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Trump's Politicized Supreme Court Has Lost Legitimacy. 2021's Dems, Do Something!

A Democratic Congress and White House could expand the Supreme Court by just three seats—the same number as appointed by Trump during a presidency that history may regard as essentially invalid.

Will Bunch ·

Supreme Court Associate Justice Amy Coney Barrett during her confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee on October 14, 2020 in Washington, D.C. (Photo: Jonathan Ernst-Pool/Getty Images)

Incensed Over Amy Coney Barrett's Confirmation? Don't Mourn—Organize and Vote

For the past half century or so, the progressive movement has  often relied on the courts, not the political branches to win and protect rights. It's time for that to change.

Jules Lobel ·

Trump may not be a close friend of Barrett’s, but his personal freedom is potentially at risk if Biden wins, when Trump would no longer be immunized from criminal prosecution. (Photo: Chen Mengtong/China News Service via Getty Images)

Why Amy Coney Barrett Must Recuse Herself From Election-Related Cases

 The choice is simple: She must recuse, and welcome Trump’s scorn.

Renee Knake Jefferson ·

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