News | Politics & Elections Trump Loses Lawsuit to Toss Out 53 Absentee Ballots in Georgia The suit was dismissed after witnesses citing wrongdoing admitted they hadn't actually seen what they alleged they had. By Chris Walker , Truthout November 5, 2020 Truthout
Op-Ed | Politics & Elections 201 Trump Judges Are Busy Defining the Political Landscape for the Decades Ahead Those 201 judges are serving without the consent of the governed because Trump lost the popular vote by 2.8 million. By Peter Montague , Truthout August 6, 2020 Truthout
News Analysis | Prisons & Policing Trump’s Federal Police Surge Could Provoke an Election Day Constitutional Crisis If courts don’t stop Trump’s police, feds could bolster the ranks of 50,000 poll watchers or be called upon if he loses. By Candice Bernd , Truthout July 27, 2020 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections DC Court Upholding DOJ’s Decision to Drop Flynn Case Is a “Travesty” Say Critics Michael Flynn, who served as Trump’s first national security adviser, had pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI. By Chris Walker , Truthout June 24, 2020 Truthout
News Analysis | Immigration The Courts Won’t Free Migrant Children Because of COVID-19. We Must. Migrant jails don’t need court orders to expedite the release of children in custody. We must pressure them to do so. By Lyn Rye , Truthout April 24, 2020 Truthout
Op-Ed | Racial Justice The Slave Trade Used to Be Legal. Let’s Not Glorify the Law. While legal strategies have been important in achieving historic gains for Black people, so have illegal acts. By William C. Anderson , Truthout February 18, 2020 Truthout
Op-Ed | Politics & Elections Senate GOP Must Stop Confirming Judicial Nominees of an Impeached President The signs suggest Republicans intend to double down on stacking the judiciary with Trump judges. By Jessica Mason Pieklo , Rewire.News January 9, 2020 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Trump-Appointed Judges Will Imperil Progressive Change “for as Long as We Live” One in five federal judges is now a Trump appointee. By Jake Johnson , CommonDreams December 6, 2019 Truthout
News Analysis | Immigration New Court Rulings Challenge Trump’s Anti-Immigrant Agenda After a series of anti-immigrant attacks dressed up like regulatory tweaks, the administration has hit a judicial wall. By Sasha Abramsky , Truthout October 15, 2019 Truthout
News | Environment & Health Do We Have a Right to a Livable Climate? A lawsuit moving forward this week could help determine if U.S. citizens have a constitutional right to a safe climate. By Valerie Brown , TheRevelator June 4, 2019 Truthout