Press & News

Hoodline: Justin Smith Confirmed To Eighth Circuit Court

June 16, 2026

Hoodline: Justin Smith Confirmed To Eighth Circuit Court

In the News

Missouri

Nomination Notes: Advocates denounce the Senate’s confirmation of “committed Trump loyalist” Justin Smith

June 15, 2026

Nomination Notes: Advocates denounce the Senate’s confirmation of “committed Trump loyalist” Justin Smith

In the News

Missouri

Senate Confirms Trump’s Personal Lawyer to Lifetime Judgeship

June 15, 2026

Senate Confirms Trump’s Personal Lawyer to Lifetime Judgeship

Press Release

Missouri

Trump Judicial Nominee Would Weaken Environmental Protections and Champion Corporations

May 11, 2026

Trump Judicial Nominee Would Weaken Environmental Protections and Champion Corporations

Blog

Missouri

Issues

Consumers, Environment

Justin Smith’s Anti-LGBTQ+ Attacks Could Lead to a Lifetime of Harm

April 28, 2026

Justin Smith’s Anti-LGBTQ+ Attacks Could Lead to a Lifetime of Harm

Blog

Arizona, Missouri

Issues

LGBTQ+ Americans

This Would-Be Trump Judge Actually Tried to Overturn the 2020 Election

April 20, 2026

This Would-Be Trump Judge Actually Tried to Overturn the 2020 Election

Blog

Missouri

Issues

Voting Rights

Justin Smith Hearing Reveals Grave Threat to Judiciary

April 15, 2026

Justin Smith Hearing Reveals Grave Threat to Judiciary

Press Release

Missouri

Issues

Executive Power & Civil Liberties

Trump’s Eighth Circuit Nominee Justin Smith Has Disturbing Anti-Abortion Record

April 13, 2026

Trump’s Eighth Circuit Nominee Justin Smith Has Disturbing Anti-Abortion Record

Blog

Arizona, Missouri

Issues

Reproductive Rights

Law360: Senate Confirms Another Missouri Judge

July 23, 2025

Law360: Senate Confirms Another Missouri Judge

In the News

Missouri

Senate Confirms Extreme Trump Judges to Missouri Federal Courts

July 22, 2025

Senate Confirms Extreme Trump Judges to Missouri Federal Courts

Press Release

Missouri

AFJ Opposes Entire First Slate of Trump Judicial Nominees

May 28, 2025

AFJ Opposes Entire First Slate of Trump Judicial Nominees

Press Release

Missouri

HuffPost: Trump Court Pick Once Called For Bringing Back Literacy Tests In Elections

May 27, 2025

HuffPost: Trump Court Pick Once Called For Bringing Back Literacy Tests In Elections

In the News

Missouri

Issues

Racial Equity, Voting Rights

What Apathetic Death Penalty Rulings Tell Us About the Supreme Court

November 1, 2024

What Apathetic Death Penalty Rulings Tell Us About the Supreme Court

Op-ed

Missouri

Issues

Death Penalty