Holding a hearing in the middle of recess means no real vetting for this nominee even though she is up for a lifetime seat on one of our nation’s highest courts.
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Over the past several decades, a conservative-led campaign has eviscerated the ability of Americans to have their day in court.
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AFJ: Fourth Circuit Nominee Not Ready for Prime Time
Rushing has been nominated because she is right out of the same mold as so many Trump judicial nominees: a young social conservative with little experience but very strong ties to right-wing causes.
AFJ in the News
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Senate Truce Collapses as G.O.P. Rush to Confirm More Judges Begins Anew
Republicans on the Judiciary Committee convened yet another hearing to consider still more conservative federal court nominees — while the Senate was technically in recess. Incensed Democrats boycotted the proceedings, but their empty chairs did not prevent candidates for the bench, such as Allison Rushing, 36, a social conservative nominated by President Trump to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, from taking a crucial step toward confirmation.
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There Are More Kavanaughs and Scalias Pouring Into the Federal Courts By the Day
Now that Brett Kavanaugh is safely ensconced on the Supreme Court as a reliable vote for all things 19th Century, nobody’s paying that kind of attention to judges anymore. But the long-running project of saddling future generations with the constitutional theorizing of the distant past goes merrily on.
Blog
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The Cruelty of Brett Kavanaugh
On September 27, Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee to address Dr. Christine Blasey Ford’s credible sexual assault allegations against him. Since that hearing, much of the focus has been on Kavanaugh’s blatant lies. But Kavanaugh’s performance also laid bare what many had already known: Brett Kavanaugh acts cruelly toward those outside of his elite circle of friends and colleagues. In fact, Kavanaugh’s lack of empathy appears to extend to anyone without a country club membership. It is a central character trait – he has repeatedly demonstrated, throughout his life, a callousness that has no place on our highest court.
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We’ve Been Here Before
On Friday, the Trump Administration’s instructions to the FBI proved that we are about to repeat the mistakes of the past. The similarities between Trump’s apparent sham investigation of Brett Kavanaugh and the investigation of Clarence Thomas are striking.
Yeomans Work
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Reform the Supreme Court
The Kavanaugh confirmation debacle has justifiably left people angry. We must continue to process the allegations against Kavanaugh, the limitations imposed on the FBI investigation, and the suppression of documents by the White House and Senate Republicans. But it is also time to get serious about reforming the Supreme Court.
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Will the Kavanaugh Coverup Unravel?
Since Trump announced his nomination, Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation campaign has been defined by an obvious effort to prevent the Senate and public from learning about large chunks of his professional and personal life. The coverup has included setting an egregiously rushed schedule while concealing 90% of the documentary record from his public service, presenting false testimony, and orchestrating an absurdly hasty FBI investigation into claims of sexual assault without a final process for evaluating its findings. The effort has morphed into a desperate effort to get Kavanaugh on the Court before the Senate and public learn more disqualifying facts. Success in doing so will damage the Senate and the Court.
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Bolder Advocacy: “The Connection” New Edition Is Vital Guide for Nonprofits In Election Year
Alliance for Justice’s Bolder Advocacy program is excited to announce the fourth edition of “The Connection: Strategies for Creating and Operating 501(c)(3)s, 501(c)(4)s and Political Organizations,” its comprehensive guide for nonprofits that want to engage in assertive advocacy for their causes while staying in compliance with tax and campaign finance rules. This fourth edition of the guide is especially timely, as it sets out how 501(c)(4)s and political organizations can get involved in the upcoming midterm elections.
