Legal Progress

Legal Progress is the legal policy program at the Center for American Progress. No matter the issue—health care, immigration, marriage equality, offshore oil drilling, privacy, ethics—the judiciary will continue to play an increasingly important role in the lives of hardworking Americans as well as in the success of the progressive legislative agenda. Through legal and policy analysis, communications and public education and convening key stakeholders, Legal Progress is helping to push the American legal system in a more progressive direction and educate the public about the impact of the courts on issues they care most about.

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Why Courts Matter in the Trump Era Video

Why Courts Matter in the Trump Era

The importance of the federal court system becomes increasingly apparent as the Trump administration attacks fundamental American values and protections.

Jake Faleschini, Meghan Miller, Jasmine Hardy

The Not-So-Secret Attack on Our Voting Rights Video

The Not-So-Secret Attack on Our Voting Rights

With voting rights under attack at both the state and national levels, we asked Sarah Audelo of the Alliance for Youth Action and Shaneice Simmons of Rock the Vote to talk about how progressives can fight back to make voting more convenient and accessible.

Andrew Satter, Raman Preet Kaur

5 Things You Need to Know About Judge Gorsuch Video

5 Things You Need to Know About Judge Gorsuch

President Donald Trump has nominated Judge Neil Gorsuch to fill the currently vacant seat on the U.S. Supreme Court. Here are five things you need to know about Judge Gorsuch.

Andrew Satter, Aki Suzuki, Billy Corriher, 1 More Jake Faleschini

Dirty Money, Dirty Water II Video

Dirty Money, Dirty Water II

The Ohio Supreme Court ruled that municipalities cannot regulate fracking waste, but many of the justices who made this decision received large campaign contributions from fracking companies and fossil fuel interests.

Billy Corriher, Lauren Malkani

5 Things You Need to Know About Sen. Jeff Sessions Video

5 Things You Need to Know About Sen. Jeff Sessions

Here are five things that Americans need to know about attorney general nominee Sen. Jeff Sessions.

Andrew Satter, Billy Corriher, Jake Faleschini

Why Courts Matter Video

Why Courts Matter

With a vacancy on the U.S. Supreme Court, CAP asked scholars, litigators, and thought leaders why courts matter to them.

Andrew Satter, Jake Faleschini, Abby Bar-Lev Wiley, 1 More Alyssa Jones

Just a Judge Video

Just a Judge

Follow the journey of a federal judicial nominee from appointment to confirmation, and see the many ways justice can be delayed along the way.

Anisha Singh, Kulsum Ebrahim

Dirty Water, Dirty Money: Coal Ash and the Attack on North Carolina’s Courts Video

Dirty Water, Dirty Money: Coal Ash and the Attack on North Carolina’s Courts

This new minidocumentary from Legal Progress showcases the real human impact of special interest money that is infiltrating judicial elections by featuring one North Carolina family’s story of how coal ash pollution poisoned their community.

Lauren Malkani, Billy Corriher, Sean Wright

In Texas, No Justice for Injured Patients Video

In Texas, No Justice for Injured Patients

This new video from Legal Progress documents the damaging effects of Texas’ 2003 tort reform legislation, which makes it virtually impossible for emergency room patients to hold hospitals accountable for medical malpractice.

Billy Corriher

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