Policymakers can diversify the federal courts by confirming more lawyers from civil rights and public defender backgrounds to the bench as well as creating pipelines of young attorneys from a range of professions for future judgeships.
It is essential to update the rules governing the Supreme Court to better reflect modern life.
The compositions of the country’s federal courts should better reflect the nation’s increasingly diverse population.
The U.S. judiciary must address issues of sexual harassment and accountability in order to preserve public faith in its legitimacy.
These 13 nominees may have stayed under the radar, but they are poised to shape the U.S. judiciary branch for decades to come.
The new 5-4 conservative majority is likely to rule against the legal rights of workers and consumers.
The importance of the federal court system becomes increasingly apparent as the Trump administration attacks fundamental American values and protections.
The Senate will confirm a record number of President Trump’s nominated judges this year, even as Trump withdraws his most extreme nominees.
African American judges have been caught in the crossfire of the North Carolina legislature’s war on the judiciary.
President Trump has nominated a series of judges whose records suggest a prejudice against LGBTQ people.
