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Courts Aren’t Impartial or Apolitical. Trump Is Using That to His Advantage.
Courts treat the First Amendment as Trump’s impenetrable armor, and it has become so.
Americans Have Less Trust in Supreme Court Than Ever, Poll Finds
The proportion of people with “hardly any” confidence in the Supreme Court has shot up by 15 points since 2021.
Republicans Ready Battle for State-Level Court Takeovers in Texas
A judicial reform proposal backed by big business in Texas could further GOP domination of state courts.
Following Supreme Court Rulings, Trump Attacks the Independence of the Judiciary
The administration is showing an increased willingness to find any way around a court decision that it does not like.
Trump Judge Argues the Government Can Execute People Any Way It Wants
Former deputy White House counsel Gregory Katsas gave several thousand dollars to Senate Judiciary Committee members.
Under Trump, a Decade of Anti-Abortion Momentum May Overturn “Roe”
With the judiciary stacked with Trump appointees, understanding anti-abortion tactics is key to fighting back.
Trump Wants to Control the Judicial System, But Judges Are Fighting Back
Judges and former DOJ employees are criticizing Trump in ways that may prove hard for Senate Republicans to ignore.
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.
Trump-Appointed Judges Will Imperil Progressive Change “for as Long as We Live”
One in five federal judges is now a Trump appointee.
We Need to Reclaim State Courts From Big Money and Hateful Agendas
The same moneyed interests that hijacked our legislative representatives are corrupting our state courts.