Brett Kavanaugh

As Republicans Target Roe, New Poll Shows Majority of Americans Don't Want Landmark Ruling Overturned

Kavanaugh's Confirmation Traumatized American Women, Study Shows—And May Have Made Them Less Safe

Julia Conley, staff writer

The Supreme Court Justice's confirmation hearings left Americans fearful for women's rights and safety and left many men less likely to believe a woman's allegations of assault

Progressives Call on House Democrats to Probe 'Sham Confirmation Process' for Brett Kavanaugh

Jessica Corbett, staff writer

"Senate Republicans made a mockery of their constitutional responsibility to...

As GOP Deploys 'Nuclear Option', New Reports Detail Damage Done By Trump's Far-Right Takeover of Judiciary

Julia Conley, staff writer

"In just under two years on the bench, these narrow-minded elitist judges have...

'Pay Attention to This': Right-Wing Supreme Court Hints at Troubling Decision on Partisan Gerrymandering

'We Won't Forget': New Digital Ad Campaign Targets Susan Collins Over Kavanaugh Vote

'Paging Senator Collins—This Is on You': Efforts to Oust Maine Republican Intensify After Kavanaugh's Anti-Abortion Vote

After Dissent in Louisiana Abortion Case, Warnings That 'Kavanaugh Has Declared War on Roe v. Wade'

'These Are Not Normal Nominees': As Trump Stacks Courts With Far-Right Judges, Dems Urged to Recognize Depth of Crisis

'Not Qualified': Critics Decry Bigoted Views of Trump's Pick to Replace Kavanaugh on DC Circuit Court

After Blasey Ford Thanks Supporters, Women Nationwide Respond: No. The Thanks Goes to You.

After Ruth Bader Ginsburg Hospitalized, Horrified Americans Offer to Donate Ribs, Organs as Needed

With Kavanaugh Aboard, Supreme Court Shields Wilbur Ross From Testifying Under Oath About How He Lied Under Oath

'Disgraceful and Enraging': Supreme Court Halts Youth Climate Case After Last-Ditch Trump Effort to Kill Suit

To Build 'Firewall' Against Trump Agenda in State Houses Across US, Women's Group Endorses 10 Under-the-Radar Progressives

"It Doesn't Matter" If Accusations Against Kavanaugh True, Says Trump: "We Won"

Further

On Zinn and An Aroused Citizenry

While we await Kavanaugh's impeachment - and after a spurious swearing-in that deemed him "proven innocent" of "a hoax" enacted by "evil people" - we take succor from a prescient Howard Zinn, who years ago called out the distinction between law and justice. Citing the hypocrisy of the "pious veneration" of an infinitely flexible "rule of law" and judicial system always attuned to politics, he reminded us, "The courts have never been on the side of justice...unless pushed by the people."