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Neil Gorsuch Supreme Court Nomination Protest

Keep Fighting the Nomination of Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court Keep Fighting the Nomination of Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court

And hold your senators accountable for their vote on the “nuclear” option. 

Apr 5, 2017 / NationAction

Senator Jeff Merkley filibusters

Jeff Merkley’s Heroic Fight Against Gorsuch Is a Fight for the Constitution Jeff Merkley’s Heroic Fight Against Gorsuch Is a Fight for the Constitution

The Oregon senator filibustered for more than 15 hours to challenge the awarding of a stolen seat to Trump’s nominee.

Apr 5, 2017 / John Nichols

declaration of independence painting by John Trumbull

What Did Equality Mean for the Founders? What Did Equality Mean for the Founders?

Three new books on the early republic explore the critical, if contested, role equality has played in shaping American political culture.

Apr 5, 2017 / Books & the Arts / Sophia Rosenfeld

Neil Gorsuch protesters

The Democratic Filibuster of Neil Gorsuch Is On The Democratic Filibuster of Neil Gorsuch Is On

Five good reasons why Democrats are right to block Trump’s nominee.

Apr 3, 2017 / Ari Berman

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 / 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

devin nunes

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

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