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A Reminder of Chuck Grassley's Perfidy on Judicial Nominations News & Analysis 02/28/2018 by Paul Gordon The Senate is holding a confirmation vote this week that exemplifies the GOP’s abandonment of the norms that undergird our democracy. South Carolina …

Trump Administration Undermines Human Rights with State Department Censorship News & Analysis 02/28/2018 by Jen Herrick State Department officials working on an annual global human rights report have reportedly been instructed to trim passages on …

One Last Chance to Save the Internet News & Analysis 02/27/2018 by Rio Tazewell The battle to save the internet is not over yet. During the “Operation: #OneMoreVote” day of action on Tuesday, thousands of people rallied across the country to pressure …

Trump Administration Wants a Free Pass for Manager of Deeply Flawed D.C. Voucher Program News & Analysis 02/27/2018 by Jen Herrick The deeply flawed D.C. private school voucher program clearly needs more accountability, not less, yet the Trump …

Civil Rights Nominee Kenneth Marcus Won't Protect All Students' Civil Rights News & Analysis 02/27/2018 by Jen Herrick On October 30, President Trump nominated Kenneth Marcus  to lead the Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights. The Senate …

The Progressive Happy Hour: The Census is a Civil Rights Issue News & Analysis 02/23/2018 by Christin "Cici" Battle Drew Courtney For some people the census is a form they fill out every ten years and never think about again, but the decennial census …

New Analysis Shows SCOTUS Union Case Will Particularly Impact Black Women News & Analysis 02/23/2018 by Layne Amerikaner On Monday the Supreme Court will hear arguments in Janus v. AFSCME , an enormously important case that threatens to undercut the …

Unusual Friend-of-the-Court Briefs May Make a Difference in Crucial Supreme Court Union Case News & Analysis 02/21/2018 by Elliot Mincberg This post originally appeared on Medium. Later this month, the Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in  Janus v. …

The Progressive Happy Hour: One Year of Jeff Sessions News & Analysis 02/16/2018 by Christin "Cici" Battle Drew Courtney Diallo Brooks Jeff Sessions has now been attorney general for one year, and under his leadership, much of the Justice Department’s …

Trump's Anti-LGBTQ Judicial Nominees Hall of Shame Gains a New Member News & Analysis 02/15/2018 by Paul Gordon With Donald Trump in the White House, it seems that hostility to LGBTQ equality is a ticket to a lifetime position as a federal judge. Kyle …