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President Donald Trump announces his nomination of Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court.

This Weekend, Join a ‘People’s Filibuster’ Against Neil Gorsuch This Weekend, Join a ‘People’s Filibuster’ Against Neil Gorsuch

Protests are planned in cities from San Francisco to Phoenix to Sioux Falls, South Dakota, to Portland, Maine.

Mar 31, 2017 / no-paywall / NationAction

Franken Gorsuch Confirmation Hearing

Democrats Need to Call Mitch McConnell’s Bluff and Filibuster Neil Gorsuch Democrats Need to Call Mitch McConnell’s Bluff and Filibuster Neil Gorsuch

If Republicans nuke the filibuster for Supreme Court nominees, they have more to lose than Democrats do.

Mar 31, 2017 / Joshua Holland

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Only One House Republican is Taking a Stand Against Devin Nunes’ Tainted Investigation Only One House Republican is Taking a Stand Against Devin Nunes’ Tainted Investigation

The only way to restore legitimacy to the Trump-Russia investigation is to demand that Nunes recuse.

Mar 29, 2017 / John Nichols

Neil Gorsuch Confirmation Hearing

Neil Gorsuch’s Own Testimony Clearly Disqualifies Him Neil Gorsuch’s Own Testimony Clearly Disqualifies Him

The nominee failed to outline even minimal concerns about the GOP’s judicial coup.

Mar 27, 2017 / John Nichols

Gorsuch Senate Confirmation

Yes, Dems Should Block Gorsuch While the FBI’s Trump Probe Goes on Yes, Dems Should Block Gorsuch While the FBI’s Trump Probe Goes on

Mitch McConnell obstructed not only Obama’s Supreme Court pick but his effort to alert voters about Russian election hacking—inextricably tying these issues together.

Mar 22, 2017 / Joan Walsh

Neil Gorsuch Confirmation Hearing

Neil Gorsuch Is Not Another Scalia. He’s the Next John Roberts. Neil Gorsuch Is Not Another Scalia. He’s the Next John Roberts.

Gorsuch puts a handsome face on an ugly ideology.

Mar 21, 2017 / Ari Berman

Neil Gorsuch Supreme Court Nomination Protest

Call Your Senators and Demand That They Reject Neil Gorsuch Call Your Senators and Demand That They Reject Neil Gorsuch

Unlike Trump’s other appointments, Democrats can filibuster a Supreme Court nominee.

Mar 21, 2017 / no-paywall / NationAction

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How To Fight for Your Rights and Privacy Online How To Fight for Your Rights and Privacy Online

Contact Congress, call the FCC, and stay engaged.

Mar 17, 2017 / no-paywall / Evan Malmgren

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Blue-State Secession Is Dumb and Cruel Blue-State Secession Is Dumb and Cruel

All States Matter. 

Mar 13, 2017 / Paul Blest

Texas polling station

Texas’s Redistricting Maps and Voter-ID Law Intentionally Discriminated Against Minority Voters Texas’s Redistricting Maps and Voter-ID Law Intentionally Discriminated Against Minority Voters

Federal courts have now found that the state’s voter-ID law and redistricting maps purposefully targeted black and Latino voters.

Mar 13, 2017 / Ari Berman

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