The Supreme Court vacancy initiated by the passing of Ruth Bader Ginsburg has created an opportunity for Mitch McConnell to recycle a strategy used in 2018 in a desperate attempt to save himself and the GOP in 2020. Historically, midterm…
It’s been nearly three months since Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy submitted his resignation after thirty years on the nation’s highest court. While Kennedy’s retirement announcement was expected, the timing was perfect for Mitch McConnell who, in order to keep…
While so-called conservatives and Trump supporters—but I repeat myself—have been singing the praises of Donald Trump for nominating Brett Kavanaugh to replace Anthony Kennedy on the Supreme Court, Mitch McConnell has been busy singing his own praises for his work…
What is it that is broken about the courts? What are the trends? How do we fix it? And where does a Scotus pick help in redressing that problem? The D.C. legal conservatives don’t want to observe these problems or…
Much as it was when the Democrats passed Obamacare and the Republicans passed the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, when it comes to what kind of Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh might be, we’re going to have to wait for…
When Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy announced his retirement, faux-conservative hearts were all-a-flutter over the prospect of replacing the part-time judicial activist with a strict constructionist who would help return the federal judiciary to its constitutional roots. Sadly, that didn’t…
Today, we digest the blockbuster Supreme Court finale. While we are winning some short-term battles at the courts, if we don’t get vigilant about the problems with the lower courts, we will still lose the war. We dissect each important…
