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It's time to restore balance to the courts.
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Joined April 2018
Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson confronted the lawyer arguing for outlawing affirmative action with how his proposed college admissions system would privilege a white legacy applicant over a Black descendent of slaves. Listen here -->
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🚨A former judge just resigned from the Supreme Court bar.🚨. Here’s what he wrote to John Roberts: "I believe that the Court, under your leadership, has become little more than a result-oriented extension of the right wing of the Republican Party.”.
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Outraged about McConnell and Trump ramming through Amy Coney Barrett's confirmation in the middle of an election? So are we. Republicans want you to believe this is the end of the fight. But it doesn't have to be. What comes next? Court reform. Here's what you need to know:
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It's time for Sen. Feinstein to step down from her leadership position on the Senate Judiciary Committee.
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The New York Times has confirmed a third incident involving Brett Kavanaugh while he was at Yale. He is unfit to sit on the Supreme Court. House Democrats must investigate Kavanaugh.
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Today Republicans break the promise they made in 2016 and start confirmation hearings for a Supreme Court justice in an election year. Apparently they don't care about getting caught lying to our faces. They care about getting to take away health care. Our new ad:
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BREAKING: Trump just announced his nomination of Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court. Anti-abortion. Anti-healthcare. Thinks Trump is above the law. Here's what you need to know to take action now: #StopKavanaugh
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“To the world, she was an icon…but to me, she was Bubbie. Her final wish was that her seat on the Supreme Court not be filled until after the election. It’s up to us to make her voice heard at the ballot box.”. Our new ad with @MoveOn featuring Clara Spera, RBG’s Granddaughter:
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If you're mad about Kavanaugh and Gorsuch, demand that Democrats play hardball back. It's time to restore balance by adding seats to the Supreme Court.
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Trump enablers already saying his SCOTUS pick shouldn't answer questions at a Senate hearing. They say this was the rule for Ruth Bader Ginsburg in '93. We went back and looked: Turns out the real “Ginsburg rule” is. stating unequivocal support for abortion rights. #receipts
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Here's how many judges recent presidents got confirmed in their first year in office. Biden: 40.Trump: 19.Obama: 13.Bush: 28.Clinton: 28.
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We’re in the fight of our lives to protect our most fundamental rights and freedoms. The confirmation of Brett Kavanaugh would put so much at stake, and we cannot back down. Join us on August 26th at events across all 50 states to stop Kavanaugh:
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Facebook should not be sponsoring the rehabbing of Brett Kavanaugh’s reputation when Dr. Blasey Ford remains unable to resume a normal life after bravely coming forward last year.
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Republicans promised a “respectful” confirmation process for Judge Jackson. Instead we got baseless smears, constant interruptions, and angry yelling. Judge Jackson responded with extraordinary grace and a commitment to explaining the facts.
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NEWS: "a former colleague of" John Roberts' wife "has provided records to the Justice Department and Congress indicating she has been paid millions of dollars in commissions for placing lawyers at firms — some of which have business before" SCOTUS.
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NEW: Join @HillaryClinton & leading voices in culture & politics on Oct. 12 at 8pm for #HonorHerWish: A Celebration & Tribute to RBG. We must protect RBG's legacy by fighting to honor her last wish: no confirmation until inauguration. 👉RSVP >>
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You gave Amy Coney Barrett a floor vote three days after her hearings ended.
My full statement on the next seven days and the Senate schedule:
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The Republican judges on the Roberts Court just overturned a 41-year-old precedent. Justice Breyer's dissent is a red alert that no Court precedent is any longer safe.
From Justice Breyer's dissent in Franchise Tax Board. Hard not to read this as a veiled warning about Roe v. Wade.
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"Does the fact that the Chief Justice is presiding over an impeachment trial in which Republican Senators have thus far refused to allow witnesses or evidence contribute to the loss of legitimacy of the Chief Justice?". Thank you, @SenWarren.
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"The creation of a 6-3 radically conservative supermajority on the Court is the result of a conservative legal movement determined to seize power at any cost.".
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BREAKING: Sen. Gillibrand announces she's a "NO" on all of Trump's SCOTUS shortlisters if confirmation fight happens this summer. Thank you @SenGillibrand!
We need fair-minded judges who will uphold the value of equality. This current list represents a clear danger to women's health and should be rejected in favor of a bipartisan nominee should there be a vacancy on the bench.
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"The right wing figured out that if you could start nudging those courts to the right, that even things they couldn't get done through the legislature. [or] the president, they'd get a third bite at the apple through the courts." — Elizabeth Warren #OurRightsOurCourts
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Five Republican Supreme Court justices have reportedly voted to overturn Roe v. Wade. But when they were testifying at their Senate confirmation hearings, they all denied they were planning to do that. Watch -->
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Justice Sotomayor: “Today, the Court, for the first time in its history, grants a business open to the public a constitutional right to refuse to serve members of a protected class.”.
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“[Roberts’] opinion purposefully opened the door to all manner of voting rights restrictions…When you see lines of Black people waiting hours and hours to vote, you can largely thank John Roberts for these scenes of racism.” @ElieNYC.
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.@yelyahwilliams dedicated her #HonorHerWish performance to the women in her family who overcame sexual and domestic violence.
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U.S. Solicitor General Elizabeth Prelogar, arguing in front of the Supreme Court, points out the “gross disparity” of just two women arguing before the Court this term →
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Among the 40 judges confirmed in Biden's first year in office: 80% are women, 70% are people of color, and more than 66% are 'professionally diverse,' meaning they bring substantial experience advocating for the rights of ordinary people in the courts.
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We cannot allow the Republican Party to use the federal courts to dismantle our democracy. Expanding the Supreme Court is the best way to take back our rights and restore legitimacy to this institution.
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Three words for anyone arguing the House is moving too fast to impeach a clearly dangerous president: Amy Coney Barrett.
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Sen. Angus King with the facts: The size of the Supreme Court is not fixed in the Constitution. It's up to the Congress. It's changed seven times over our history.
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Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson is a former public defender, an unflinching champion for justice, and Joe Biden's nominee to the second highest court in the United States.
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Dale Ho is democracy's lawyer -- and now he's nominated to be a federal judge. The director of the ACLU's voting rights project has just been nominated to be a judge. Thank you @POTUS and @SenSchumer for this phenomenal nominee.
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✍️ This is your reminder that Clarence Thomas officiated Rush Limbaugh’s wedding.
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In a newly released questionnaire, Amy Coney Barrett again failed to say the Supreme Court decision that protects access to birth control was right. Here’s what past nominees have said:
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We believe Christine Blasey Ford and so should every U.S Senator.
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We launched this ad calling on Sen. Feinstein to fight like everything is on the line — because it is. She didn’t. We’re calling on her to step down as the leader of the Democrats on the Judiciary Committee.
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NEW: Biden says Supreme Court is ‘more an advocacy group’ than an ‘even handed’ court.
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We stand with all of you protesting here in DC and across the country to #ProtectMueller. The Russia investigation must be completed fairly and without interference, because NO ONE, not even the president, is above the law. #NoOneIsAboveTheLaw
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JUST ANNOUNCED: Rally at the steps of the Supreme Court tomorrow at 10am. Join us >> #DitchtheList.
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For decades, conservatives have twisted the 14th Amendment for their own aims. Today at the Supreme Court, Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson forcefully explained its real history: "to make people who had less opportunity and less rights equal to white citizens."
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Join @ChelseaClinton, @laurenduca, @SymoneDSanders, @JessLivMo and @jess_mc TOMORROW Aug 11 in NYC to talk about what's at stake and get organized around stopping the nomination of Brett Kavanaugh. RSVP to save your spot at
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Amy Coney Barrett served on the board of a school "that effectively barred admission to children of same-sex parents and made it plain that openly gay and lesbian teachers weren’t welcome in the classroom.".
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NEW: If @SenatorCollins votes for Brett Kavanaugh now, she won’t just be breaking her word, she’ll be responsible for gutting Roe. #StopKavanaugh
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If you aren’t willing to accept a future where Brett Kavanaugh gets to decide what abortion restrictions are and aren’t acceptable, call your members of Congress and tell them to #ExpandTheCourt.
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Dr. Christine Blasey Ford is a hero for speaking out. We call on senators to clearly express that they believe her and support her, so we do not repeat the errors of past Supreme Court nominations. Kavanaugh’s nomination should not merely be delayed, it should be withdrawn.
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If Senate Democrats are going to get their act together on the courts going forward, they cannot be led by someone who treats Sunrise activists with contempt and the Republican theft of a Supreme Court seat with kid gloves.
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"If Kavanaugh can't meet the REAL RBG standard at his hearing, he shouldn't be confirmed." - @importantmeagan #RiseUpforRoe
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Today, John Roberts lashed out at Sen. Schumer (D) for criticizing Kavanaugh and Gorsuch. John Roberts was silent when Trump (R):.✔️Said Judge Curiel couldn't hear a case because "he's a Mexican”.✔️Called Judge Robart a “so-called judge".✔️Attacked Sonia Sotomayor.✔️Attacked RBG.
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.@SenWarren outside the Supreme Court right now: Mitch McConnell believes this fight is over. This fight has just begun.
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📢 Today, we're excited to launch #MomsForAFairCourt, a $2 million campaign to educate moms nationwide about the dangers posed by extreme US Supreme Court decisions. This campaign aims to protect the fundamental rights of women and families.
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Amy Coney Barrett supported an organization that advocates criminalizing common IVF practices. Watch @SenDuckworth talk about what that would mean for her family and families across America.
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"To all the young people in the audience. the ones that look like me and most importantly the ones that don't. we see you and you are not alone." Thank you to Emily Bach of @spacetospeakorg and every young person rallying to #ReclaimTheCourt
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John Roberts when Trump attacks a judge's Mexican heritage? Silent. Roberts when Democrats criticize Kavanaugh? Outraged. Tell him to do better: (202) 479-3000
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NEWS: The Supreme Court is allowing Congress to exclude residents of Puerto Rico from social safety net programs. Justice Sotomayor dissents, calling the holding: "irrational and antithetical to . the equal protection of citizens guaranteed by the Constitution.".
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.@ElieNYC: “Overturning this case will require Democrats to expand the court and appoint enough liberal justices to restore the separation between church and state… unless they want to see the 1st Amendment become as weaponized as the 2nd Amendment.”.
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We cannot believe we have to say this but Ted Cruz should absolutely not be on the Supreme Court.
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John Lewis marched and bled so The Voting Rights Act could become law. But now John Roberts and his Supreme Court are set to destroy his legacy. We must pass The John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act and reform the Supreme Court. Our new ad:
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.@HillaryClinton shares a behind the scenes look at part of Ruth Bader Ginsburg's selection for the Supreme Court for the #HonorHerWish tribute.
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The Supreme Court just voted to let your boss decide whether you have access to affordable birth control. Outraged? Join us:
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Even if you don't believe the VERY credible sexual abuse allegations against Kavanaugh, his performance today has shown that he is unhinged and unfit to serve on the Supreme Court or as a judge in any capacity. #StopKavanaugh
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"We will protect this court. We will protect this country. We will protect women's rights. We will protect LGBTQ+ rights. We will not back down. We will not grow weary. We will win." @SenGillibrand.
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Amy Coney Barrett has refused to say: .-- The president can't move the date of the election .-- Voter intimidation is illegal.-- Roe v. Wade is settled super-precedent.-- Outlawing IVF would be unconstitutional.-- She would recuse herself from Trump challenging the election.
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A history lesson from @SenKamalaHarris: when President Lincoln had the opportunity to fill a Supreme Court vacancy too close to an election he knew it wasn't the right thing to do. The same is true today. #LetThePeopleDecide
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The Federalist Society and Facebook would rather we go away, but we won’t stop holding Brett Kavanaugh and his enablers accountable. You can chip in to help us keep fighting here:
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.@SenAmyKlobuchar brought receipts today. In less than a minute and a half, she makes it very clear: Amy Coney Barrett is a threat to the ACA, Roe v. Wade, gun safety, and marriage equality.
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Don’t let the gaslighter-in-chief gaslight you about Amy Coney Barrett’s record on Roe v. Wade. Here’s the truth:
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In a hyper-partisan speech to The Federalist Society last night, Justice Samuel Alito showed he can't be trusted to put the law ahead of his partisan politics. Here he is attacking the Supreme Court decision that protects marriage equality:
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President Biden will reportedly nominate Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to be the first ever Black woman and first ever former public defender on the Supreme Court. Jackson would bring more experience as a trial court judge than any sitting Supreme Court justice.
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The Republicans on the Supreme Court have overturned Roe v. Wade. Justices Sotomayor, Kagan, and Breyer write that: "Today, the Court . says that from the very moment of fertilization, a woman has no rights to speak of.".
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There are more than 1 million pages of records from Kavanaugh's time working for President Bush. The Senate should not have a hearing until the records are released. RT if you agree. #StopKavanaugh #ReleaseTheRecords
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Voting to confirm Trump’s anti-LGBTQ+ judges is working to uphold policies like this, actually.
The Trump Administration‘s decision to eliminate protections for transgender patients is simply wrong. I’ll work to overturn this discriminatory policy.
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The Federalist Society and donors like @facebook are giving Kavanaugh a standing ovation tonight. We won’t let them forget what he’s done.
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Tomorrow 8pm on the steps of the Supreme Court there will be a vigil to honor Ruth Bader Ginsburg's life and legacy. Hosted by Demand Justice, @IndivisibleTeam, @NARAL, and @CPDAction.
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Listen to Justice Sotomayor give a history lesson about the real history of the constitutional amendments that conservatives want to twist to overturn affirmative action in college admissions -->
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New research shows corporate lawyers who become judges are more likely to rule against workers. Appointing more public defenders, civil rights lawyers, and legal aid lawyers to the bench can make our courts more pro-worker.
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The American people said no to a partisan Supreme Court that puts all of our rights at risk. They gave Democrats control of the White House and the Senate. Now we must reform the Court to restore balance, fairness, and democracy. Our new ad:
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This week we learned Brett Kavanaugh would:.— Deport Dreamers who have known no home but America.— Let employers fire LGBTQ+ employees because of who they love or who they are.— Do even more to undermine common sense gun violence prevention.
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"If Amy Coney Barrett is appointed, I am scared. She supported a group that wants to criminalize the way I got pregnant.". Our new ad:
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UPDATED: @SenGillibrand @SenWarren and @SenKamalaHarris now confirmed to join us TODAY, 10AM on steps of Supreme Court for a rally against Trump’s shortlist. RSVP below for more info. #DitchTheList
JUST ANNOUNCED: Rally at the steps of the Supreme Court tomorrow at 10am. Join us >> #DitchtheList.
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On the Trump Hotel right now. Save health care. No confirmation until inauguration.
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"Kavanaugh may have that seat (for now), but what we are fighting for is so much bigger than one insecure man blinded by his privilege." @AyannaPressley #ReclaimTheCourt #ImpeachKavanaugh
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Amy Coney Barrett refused to say that the Supreme Court decision that protects access to birth control was rightly decided. When past Republican and Democratic-appointed nominees were asked the same question, their answers were very clear. What does Barrett have to hide?
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When Justice Ginsburg was before the Senate Judiciary Committee, she had no problem answering questions about precedent on abortion rights.
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Two minutes straight of Lindsey Graham refusing to let Judge Jackson answer his questions. This isn't what a respectful hearing looks like.
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Because of FedSoc donors like Facebook, Brett Kavanaugh got his big celebration tonight. But he didn’t get through it without a reminder that #WeStillBelieveChristineBlaseyFord and #WeBeliveSurvivors
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Republicans are breaking the rules, lying under oath, and suppressing evidence. But they aren’t doing it alone -- they’ve had John Roberts’ help every step of the way.
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NEW: @KamalaHarris has officially joined @SenGillibrand in rejecting ALL of Trump's SCOTUS shortlisters, calling them "complete non-starters". #DitchTheList
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The GOP says the public doesn't need to see records from Kavanaugh's work as Staff Secretary under George Bush. Kavanaugh says his time in the White House was "among the most instructive of his career." Which is it? What are they hiding? #ReleaseTheRecords #StopKavanaugh
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