Senate Rushing to Confirm Trump Judges Who Back Voter Suppression
President Trump is picking lawyers and judges for lifetime seats on the federal courts who back voter suppression.
Trump Is the Reason the Constitution Has an Anti-Corruption Clause
President Donald Trump’s campaign and administration show the dangers of foreign influence over policymakers.
Trump’s Anti-Worker Judges Will Outlast His Administration
As the Supreme Court takes aim at public sector unions, President Trump is nominating judges with a record of putting corporations over workers.
Supreme Court Preview: A Momentous Term
Conservatives are seeking big wins in the Supreme Court, even as they wage war on the rule of law in order to capture the lower courts.
Senate Republicans Might Kill This Centurylong Tradition to Stack the Courts with Trump’s Nominees
The elimination of the blue slip rule would allow President Donald Trump to radically reshape the judiciary.
President Trump’s Rubber-Stamp Judiciary
The president has a record number of judicial vacancies to fill, and some of his picks come from the fringes of the right wing.
Trump’s Anti-Environment Judicial Nominees Could Lead to Polluted Air and Water
The president is taking his deregulatory agenda to the courts, where his judges will serve much longer than his administration.
The Other Terrible Health Care Bill Pending in Congress
A new bill pending in the Senate could make it nearly impossible for injured patients to sue for malpractice.
A New Missouri Law Creates Steep Hurdles to Discrimination Lawsuits
A new state law will make it harder to hold bosses and landlords—including the bill’s sponsor—accountable for violating civil rights.
When It Comes to U.S. Attorneys, All Americans Need a Seat at the Table
Senators should demand diverse nominees for vacant U.S. attorney positions.
The Courts Have Halted Trump’s Bigoted Policies, But the Senate Wants to Confirm All His Judges
Federal judges have put the brakes on many of Trump’s dangerous policies, but the president has the potential to appoint more than 100 judges who will rubber-stamp his agenda.
2 Questions for Trump’s ‘Regulatory Czaritsa’ Nominee
Senators must ask Neomi Rao, the radical opponent of regulation President Donald Trump has nominated to head an office charged with reviewing and improving rules, if she will do her duty.
The Myth of Voter Fraud
This week, Thinking CAP talks voter suppression and discusses the North Carolina case shot down by the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday and Trump’s independent voter fraud commission.
The Trump Budget’s Attack on People with Disabilities
The Trump budget would be particularly damaging for Americans with disabilities.
The Trump Budget Neglects Basic Protections and Funds a Deportation Force Instead
The Trump budget would undermine enforcement of civil rights protections and access to justice while funding a policy of mass deportation.