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Loyalty Litmus: The First Year of Trump 2.0’s Federal Courts Loyalty Litmus: The First Year of Trump 2.0’s Federal Courts A new report from Alliance for Justice, Loyalty Litmus: The First Year of Trump 2.0’s Federal Courts, illustrates how Trump’s judicial nominees have been just as lacking in diversity as those from his first term, but their extremism has greatly increased.
Labor & Economic Justice Factsheet Labor & Economic Justice Factsheet Trump-appointed judges vote for corporations and against working people.
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Trump Judicial Nominee Unsure Whether Constitution Applies to Trump May 1, 2026 Trump Judicial Nominee Unsure Whether Constitution Applies to Trump Blog Issues Executive Power & Civil Liberties
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Hoodline: Senate Questions Florida Judge Over Trump-Pulitzer Ruling April 30, 2026 Hoodline: Senate Questions Florida Judge Over Trump-Pulitzer Ruling In the News
Bloomberg Law: Judicial Nominee Who Ruled for Trump Defends Non-Recusal April 29, 2026 Bloomberg Law: Judicial Nominee Who Ruled for Trump Defends Non-Recusal In the News
Rules of the Game: Candidate Appearances April 29, 2026 Rules of the Game: Candidate Appearances Podcast Topics Election Related Activities, Influencing Legislation, Public Charity Advocacy
The Supreme Court’s Overturning of the Voting Rights Act is Complete April 29, 2026 The Supreme Court’s Overturning of the Voting Rights Act is Complete Press Release Issues Racial Equity, Voting Rights
LGBTQ Nation: Progressives incensed over “pathetic” anti-trans judicial nominee & Trump sycophant April 28, 2026 LGBTQ Nation: Progressives incensed over “pathetic” anti-trans judicial nominee & Trump sycophant In the News Issues LGBTQ+ Americans
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
DOJ Southern Poverty Law Center Indictment a Dangerous New Attack on Nonprofits April 21, 2026 DOJ Southern Poverty Law Center Indictment a Dangerous New Attack on Nonprofits Press Release Alabama Issues Executive Power & Civil Liberties
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
Rules of the Game: Ballot Measure Advocacy: Yes, You Can Influence That Vote! April 15, 2026 Rules of the Game: Ballot Measure Advocacy: Yes, You Can Influence That Vote! Podcast Topics Ballot Measures, Election Related Activities
93 Ballot Measures and Counting: Nonprofits Engaging in Direct Democracy in 2026 April 14, 2026 93 Ballot Measures and Counting: Nonprofits Engaging in Direct Democracy in 2026 Blog Topics Ballot Measures
Bloomberg Law: Trump Chooses His Personal Lawyers for Federal Appeals Courts April 14, 2026 Bloomberg Law: Trump Chooses His Personal Lawyers for Federal Appeals Courts In the News
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