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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 ·

Judge Amy Coney Barrett is sworn in to begin her Supreme Court nomination hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee on October 12, 2020. (Photo: Erin Schaff/Getty Images)

'This Is a Dog Whistle': Barrett Condemned for Implying That Being LGBTQ Is a Choice and Saying Working With Anti-Gay Hate Group Was 'Wonderful'

"This is why so many people, including many parents who send their children to conversion therapy, think being LGBTQ is a choice. As judges know, language matters."

Brett Wilkins ·

Eugene Scalia

Progressives Decry Senate's Approval of Labor Secretary Eugene Scalia as 'Absolute Betrayal to the American Worker'

"Scalia will undoubtedly be yet another stooge for rich and powerful interests at the very agency designed to curb that influence."

Jessica Corbett ·

Eugene Scalia

'Secretary of Corporate Interests' More Like It, Say Critics of Trump's Anti-Worker Labor Nominee

"With Scalia in charge, Trump's Department of Labor would go even further down the path of siding with big corporations over workers and the American people."

Jessica Corbett ·

AFSCME

AFSCME Opposes Scalia Appointment

When the court reconvenes in October, its docket will include a new Second Amendment appeal—New York State Rifle & Pistol Association Inc. v. City of New York—that has the potential to rival or surpass Heller for its impact on gun rights and gun regulation.(Photo: PJMixer / Flickr)

The Biggest Obstacle to Gun Control May Be the Supreme Court

With the addition of Trump appointees Neil Gorsuch and Brett Kavanaugh, today’s Supreme Court may be even more pro-gun than it was when Scalia penned Heller.

Bill Blum ·

Attorney Eugene Scalia

Trump Provokes Outrage With Plan to Nominate Ex-Walmart Attorney Eugene Scalia as Next Labor Secretary

"The Labor Dept should be a champion for workers, not corporations that pay minimum wages."

Jessica Corbett ·

The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights

Legal Scholars Urge Senate to Follow Regular Order with SCOTUS Vacancy

Republican Senators Must Fulfill Their Constitutional Duty

Olivia Alperstein ·

Elizabeth Warren Joins Groups Demanding GOP Leaders Reverse Supreme Court Blockade

'To refuse to act on a nomination of this magnitude is a failure to govern. We urge these senators to take a step back and consider what legacy of governance they want to leave for our country.'

Nadia Prupis ·

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