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A Deep Dive into the First SCOTUS Term of the Trump Era News & Analysis 10/17/2017 by Katie O'Connell This month’s member telebriefing was focused on the new Supreme Court term—the first of the Trump era, with Neil Gorsuch in a stolen seat—which is taking …

PFAW and Allies: Jeff Mateer is Wholly Unfit for a Lifetime Appointment News & Analysis 10/17/2017 by Jen Herrick On September 7, President Trump nominated Jeff Mateer to a seat on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas—yet another …

Letter: The Judiciary Committee Should Reject Greg Katsas’s Nomination News & Analysis 10/17/2017 by Marge Baker On September 7, President Trump nominated Greg Katsas to a seat on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia. The Senate …

The Progressive Happy Hour: Virginia is for Progressives News & Analysis 10/13/2017 by Christin "Cici" Battle Drew Courtney Lizet Ocampo The Virginia gubernatorial race is heating up, and the Republican candidate has made clear he’s eager to take a page …

The Latest Chapter in Trump’s Plan to Fill Our Courts With Judges Who Won’t Stand Up to His Abuses of Power News & Analysis 10/11/2017 by Elliot Mincberg This piece originally appeared in Huffington Post. One of the many objections to President Trump’s …

New Latinos Vote! Ad Takes on Ed Gillespie’s Anti-Immigrant Attack Ads in Spanish News & Analysis 10/11/2017 by Marie Lindberg Republican Virginia gubernatorial candidate Ed Gillespie is using both dog-whistle and overtly racist appeals in his campaign …

The Progressive Happy Hour: Shonda and the Supreme Court News & Analysis 10/06/2017 by Christin "Cici" Battle Drew Courtney Paul Gordon The first Supreme Court term of the Trump era is off and running, and there’s plenty to be paying attention to—from …

Jeff Sessions' Love Letter to the Religious Right News & Analysis 10/06/2017 by Paul Gordon Jeff Sessions’ Department of Justice has released its long-awaited guidance on how the federal government should interpret and apply the First Amendment and the …

Hundreds Rally at the Supreme Court to End Partisan Gerrymandering News & Analysis 10/05/2017 by Bradley Williams During this week’s oral arguments in a Supreme Court case called Gill v. Whitford that will have huge implications for our democracy, PFAW …

Jeff Mateer And The "Kill The Gays" Conference News & Analysis 10/03/2017 by Paul Gordon Many of President Trump’s judicial nominees have sought to ensure that LGBTQ people be considered dangerous and unworthy of equal protection under the law. But Texas …