"In passing on this nomination to the Supreme Court, we must also pass judgment on whether or not your particular philosophy is an appropriate one at this time in our history." Those words in 1987 were a game changer in American confirmations when Democratic senators opposed the Supreme Court nomination of Judge Robert Bork by President Ronald Reagan.
The United States has just fought and lost two wars in part because we never had clear or realistic objectives. It's worth thinking through what our goals are in Ukraine.
Russia’s Putin massed nearly 200,000 troops on Ukraine’s border calling for that nation’s capitulation, a winner takes all outcome. Ukraine ignored the giant’s arrogant challenges, stepped forward and proved itself far more capable than the Russians ever anticipated.
Last week President Biden labeled Russia’s President Vladimir Putin a war criminal. If he was looking for proof, he’d only need a few minutes in Mariupol.
In every case for which I can find records and Judge Jackson had discretion, she gave child porn offenders sentences below the guidelines and below what the prosecutors were requesting.
I recently spoke at Yale Law School, and a mob of nearly 120 law students showed up to hurl insults and disrupt a legal panel discussion about remedies for First Amendment violations.
Don't expect the hearings to become a circus, as they did for Brett Kavanaugh Instead, expect Republican senators to ask probing questions about Ketanji Brown Jackson’s view of the Constitution.
This column was meant to be about Vladimir Putin’s hideously effective misinformation campaign about his attack on Ukraine, and how we should combat it. Hunter Biden’s laptop got in the way.
Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson’s presence on the highest court in the land would symbolize something that the entire Emily’s List team, including myself, fight for every day – representation.
Every Republican who cares about the rule of law, judicial independence and fighting for the American people's interests should do everything in their power to oppose Judge Jackson’s confirmation.
Religious communities in the United States and in impacted countries are asking and answering the same vital questions as Congress: What do you need, and how can we help?
Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson must be committed to upholding the rule of law and the Constitution as written. A justice who fails to anchor her decisions in the Constitution is legally adrift.
Nominating a justice to the Supreme Court can feel a lot like picking a ruler, as appointments last a lifetime, and someone’s word becomes law. Literally.
A mere seven months after what seemed like half the women in former Gov. Andrew Cuomo's orbit credibly accused him of harassment, forcing him to resign, he’s making a comeback.
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