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The GOP's Planned Sabotage of the Supreme Court News & Analysis 10/31/2016 by Paul Gordon The Supreme Court has nine seats.  That number was established by Congress way back in 1869.  Before then, Congress had set the number to be as low as six and as …

Senator Ayotte's Real Record on Equal Pay for Women News & Analysis 10/31/2016 by Jen Herrick When New Hampshire Governor Maggie Hassan and U.S. Senator Kelly Ayotte went head to head last week in a debate hosted by NH1 News , they touched on one of the …

Proposed Local Ban on Super PACs Considered in St. Petersburg, FL News & Analysis 10/31/2016 by Rio Tazewell The fight to create a democracy that stands up to wealthy special interests is a battle that must be fought on many fronts—and much of the …

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 …