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Voting Rights – We Can Win News & Analysis 08/02/2016 by Jen Herrick This Saturday marks the 51 st anniversary of the signing of the Voting Rights Act. Though we have a long way to go to restore this landmark law and ensure that every voter can cast a …

Criticism Mounts for Senate GOP Obstruction of Judges News & Analysis 06/09/2016 by Paul Gordon Perhaps the most vital role the United States Constitution assigns to the Senate is the vetting of federal judicial nominees.  An efficient and independent …

Report by Elizabeth Warren Slams GOP Obstruction of Nominees News & Analysis 06/06/2016 by Paul Gordon Since Senate Judiciary Chair Chuck Grassley is making sure that the committee he runs completely ignores Merrick Garland’s Supreme Court nomination, one …

With 8 New Nominees, Obama Works While Grassley Shirks News & Analysis 04/28/2016 by Paul Gordon One of the most important duties of the president of the United States is to nominate judges for the Supreme Court and our nation’s federal circuit and …

A Sleazy or Principled Approach to Judicial Confirmations? News & Analysis 04/20/2016 by Paul Gordon Several days ago, USA Today reported on some comments made by Senator Patrick Leahy about the Senate GOP’s refusal to consider Merrick Garland’s …

A Circuit Court Nominee for Mitch McConnell to Consider News & Analysis 03/18/2016 by Paul Gordon Two days after nominating Rebecca Haywood to the Third Circuit , and one day after nominating Merrick Garland to the Supreme Court , President Obama today …

Some People Are Still Doing Their Job on Judges News & Analysis 03/15/2016 by Paul Gordon President Obama has nominated Rebecca Haywood of Pennsylvania to fill a vacancy on the Third Circuit Court of Appeals that opened last July.  She would bring to the …

Ron Johnson's Revisionist History News & Analysis 03/14/2016 by Paul Gordon There’s good news and bad news regarding Wisconsin Sen. Ron Johnson and the longtime effort to fill that state’s vacancy on the Seventh Circuit, which has been empty for more than …

Unlike Senate GOP, Obama Continues to Do His Job on Judges News & Analysis 02/26/2016 by Paul Gordon Senate Republicans insist they will not even consider any Supreme Court nominee put forth by the president of the United States, prompting calls from …

New Poll Shows Obstructionist Stance on Supreme Court Vacancy is Hurting Toomey and Portman With Voters News & Analysis 02/22/2016 by Layne Amerikaner Note to senators in tough reelection battles: putting your Washington DC party bosses over the …