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Mat Staver: ‘Literally We Are A Few Months Away’ From Ensuring End Of Roe & Obergefell 05/01/2018 by Miranda Blue Speaking on a Religious Right radio program last week, Mat Staver, the founder of the conservative legal group Liberty Counsel, urged …

Judiciary Committee Advances Jesse Helms’ Lawyer & Other Nominees With Terrible Civil Rights Records 01/19/2018 by Paul Gordon This post originally appeared on the PFAW blog. Yesterday, the Senate Judiciary Committee voted to advance a large number of …

The Year The Religious Right Moved Into The White House 12/19/2017 by Miranda Blue Donald Trump wasn’t exactly the dream candidate of the Religious Right. Throughout the Republican primary contest, many in the social conservative movement urged voters to …

After Mateer And Talley, Unacceptable Nominees Remain 12/15/2017 by Paul Gordon This post was originally published on the PFAW Blog. The White House was right to withdraw the nominations of Brett Talley and Jeff Mateer to be district court judges. But …

White House Withdraws Two Controversial Judicial Nominations 12/13/2017 by Miranda Blue The White House today walked back the nominations of two of President Trump’s most controversial judicial nominees, Brett Talley , a 36-year-old with a record of …

Marjorie Dannenfelser: Confirm Trump Judges To Let States Defund Planned Parenthood 12/05/2017 by Miranda Blue Marjorie Dannenfelser, head of the anti-choice Susan B. Anthony List, said on a podcast last week that she expected President Trump’s judicial …

The Movement To Remake ‘Religious Liberty’ Is Taking The Courts 11/29/2017 by Miranda Blue The Senate Judiciary Committee is  holding a hearing today on the nomination of Kyle Duncan to a lifetime seat on the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals. Duncan is one …