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The Lawlessness Of The Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has refused to block a blatantly unconstitutional Texas law prohibiting most abortions. Why? Power, writes retired federal judge Nancy Gertner, plain and simple.
Overturning The Affordable Care Act Would Be Catastrophic — Especially For People With Disabilities
Repealing the ACA would reverse all the important gains we’ve made, write Sen. Elizabeth Warren and disability activist Matthew Cortland. But we won’t tolerate it. Disabled people are used to...
Republicans Are Using The Judiciary To Thwart The Will Of The People
Amy Coney Barrett is the crown jewel in a long campaign by corporate interests to appoint radical judges, writes Steve Almond.
Amy Coney Barrett's Nomination Is Backed By Dark Money. So Is Her Refusal To Acknowledge Basic Climate Science
Amy Coney Barrett's assertion that climate change is a "contentious matter" is the result of a coordinated effort to discredit climate science and protect the financial interests of fossil fuel...
Amy Coney Barrett May Be An ‘Originalist.’ But It’s Not 1787, And The Text Isn’t Always The Text
There has never been a difficult constitutional question in our history that could be decided by the text alone, writes Kent Greenfield. The constitution is written at a level of...
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What Amy Coney Barrett's Supreme Court Nomination Means For Women's Rights
Ahead of the start to her confirmation hearing today, we'll talk about Amy Coney Barrett's record on women's rights — and how her nomination has illuminated where the definition of...
In 2020, Is Fairness Dead?
Much of the fury about Mitch McConnell’s plans to railroad through a new SCOTUS appointment is based on his hypocrisy, writes Julie Wittes Schlack. But should we cling to a...
A Vote To Confirm Amy Coney Barrett Is A Vote To Kill The Affordable Care Act
When the Supreme Court hears arguments over the fate of Obamacare next month, potentially with Justice Barrett on hand, lives will hang in the balance, writes Rich Barlow.
Amy Coney Barrett Is Bad For Women. And Terrible For RBG’s Legacy
Amy Coney Barrett is bad for anybody who inhabits the fairer, safer world that feminists, including Ruth Bader Ginsburg, seek to create, writes Leigh Gilmore.
It's 2020. Stop Talking About Amy Coney Barrett's 'Devout' Catholicism
Let’s keep the focus during this nomination and confirmation fight on the Constitution, writes Eileen McNamara, not on the prospective nominee's religion.
First, We Mourn. Then, We Fight
Her death, at 87, will, of course, ignite a political firestorm about who gets to nominate her successor. But, Ruth Bader Ginsburg was more than a chess piece in the...
Brett Kavanaugh Has Been Unmasked As A Partisan Zealot — Confirming Him Would Do Lasting Damage To The Court
Nancy Gertner explains why she, along with 2,400 other law professors, is urging senators not to advance the nomination of Judge Kavanaugh.
Those Of Us Who Benefit From The Power Gap Have An Even Greater Responsibility To Close It
Meaningful change will require courage from individuals as well as structural solutions from our institutions, writes Emerson College president Lee Pelton.
Brett Kavanaugh Wants 'A Fair Process' — I've Got News For Him
Life is not fair, writes Amy Gutman. Even, occasionally, for people like Judge Kavanaugh.
Women's Vulnerability, Men's Anger: How The Kavanaugh Hearings Symbolize Everything Keeping Us Apart
The #MeToo movement has unleashed 12 months of raw honesty, shifting standards and occasional overreach. But the Kavanaugh spectacle has set us backwards, not forward.
'What Rings True? What Rings False?' To Republicans, It Doesn't Matter
If Judge Brett Kavanaugh is falsely accused, as he so insistently claims, he should be clamoring for an FBI investigation to clear his name. So you have to wonder, writes...
What Teenagers Think Of The Accusations Against Brett Kavanaugh
Teens and the Kavanaugh hearings. What do they think about how Washington is handling this moment? What lessons are they learning? We’ll ask teenagers from around the country.
Second Accusation For Kavanaugh And Lessons From Anita Hill
As a second woman accuses Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of sexual misconduct, we speak with an investigative reporter who revealed key information about the Thomas-Hill hearings.
Republicans Are Telling The Truth About One Thing: They Don’t Care About Women
Pledging to “plow right through” with the confirmation of Brett Kavanaugh, writes Eileen McNamara, the GOP abandons any pretense of neutrality as it weighs allegations of sexual misconduct against the...
This Is Why Good Sex Education Is So Important
The allegations against Judge Brett Kavanaugh have ignited a national debate about sexual assault. Jaclyn Friedman argues that to create a culture with less sexual violence, we need to provide...