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South Dakota Lawmakers Declare ‘State of Emergency’ to Block Reform News & Analysis 01/27/2017 by Rio Tazewell This week state legislators in South Dakota declared a ‘state of emergency’ in order to try and repeal a campaign finance and ethics reform …

Trump's Final Four? News & Analysis 01/27/2017 by Elliot Mincberg President Trump has stated that he will announce his Supreme Court nominee next Thursday, February 2. Reports are that the choice is down to four white male appellate court judges, all of …

Why We Can't Trust Jeff Sessions To Be The "People's Lawyer" News & Analysis 01/25/2017 by Marge Baker A number of events this week, including actions by President Trump and some highly concerning statements from attorney general nominee Senator Jeff …

Citizens United’s Effect on 2016 News & Analysis 01/24/2017 by Rio Tazewell This Saturday marked the 7 th anniversary of the disastrous Citizens United decision, a Supreme Court ruling that lifted limits on the ability of corporations and other outside …

Jeff Sessions Won't Even Say Racism Exists News & Analysis 01/23/2017 by Paul Gordon Alabama Sen. Jeff Sessions, President Trump’s nominee to be attorney general, has submitted responses to written questions from members of the Senate Judiciary Committee …

Sessions “Civil Rights Champion” Ad Follows in the Footsteps of the Trump Team’s Egregious Lies News & Analysis 01/23/2017 by Layne Amerikaner In spite of a mountain of evidence to the contrary, a new TV ad now airing in Washington, D.C., aims to paint …

The Upcoming Supreme Court Fight: What’s At Stake News & Analysis 01/23/2017 by People For Staff When Donald Trump nominates a jurist to sit on the Supreme Court, it won’t be business as usual. When President Obama chose a nominee to fill the Supreme …

PFAW Hosts Sessions Telebriefing News & Analysis 01/17/2017 by Jen Herrick Following last week's hearing on Jeff Sessions' nomination to serve as attorney general, PFAW staff joined members and supporters on a call about the Sessions battle and what it …

AG Hearing: Grassley's Contempt for His Colleagues & for America News & Analysis 01/17/2017 by Paul Gordon There’s an episode of Star Trek where Edith Keeler tells Captain Kirk, “A lie is a poor way to say hello.”  Whether Chuck Grassley opened Jeff …

Blistering Coretta Scott King Letter Opposing Jeff Sessions’ Judicial Nomination Kept Secret For 30 Years News & Analysis 01/11/2017 by Peter Montgomery When Jeff Sessions was nominated to a federal judgeship in 1986, the late civil rights activist …