Mark Joseph Stern
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The Heritage Foundation’s New, Secretive Clerkship Boot Camp Is Going to Further Trumpify the Courts
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West Virginia’s Absurd, Dangerous Supreme Court Impeachment CrisisThe case just went to … the West Virginia Supreme Court, where every justice is either disqualified from hearing it or has been suspended without pay.
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North Dakota’s Voter ID Law Will Disenfranchise Thousands of Native Americans, Imperiling Heitkamp
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Susan Collins’ Bad FaithHer pro-Kavanaugh speech on the Senate floor was an insult to Americans’ intelligence.
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Liberals Courted Neil Gorsuch’s Vote to Strike Down a Terrible Sex Offender LawThey’re playing with fire.
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Brett Kavanaugh Missed His Chance to Kill the Dusky Gopher FrogThe Supreme Court’s conservatives don’t have the votes to kneecap the Endangered Species Act. Yet.
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Rachel Mitchell’s Interrogation of Christine Blasey Ford Quickly Devolved Into an Embarrassment
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Maryland Authorities Have No Choice but to Investigate the New Allegations Against Kavanaugh
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Noel Francisco Can’t Be TrustedMeet the unethical Trump loyalist who’ll oversee the Mueller probe if Rod Rosenstein is ousted.
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The Court Without KavanaughThe key cases that will be affected if Trump’s nominee doesn’t get confirmed in September.
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Christine Blasey Ford Must Be HeardBrett Kavanaugh’s confirmation can’t proceed until his accuser has a chance to testify.
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The Florida Supreme Court Just Stopped Rick Scott From Packing It After His Term EndsNo court packing for you!
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The Gorsuch BriefProgressive advocates used to write briefs designed to appeal to Anthony Kennedy. They’ve now got a new justice in their sights.
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Brett Kavanaugh’s First Day on the Bench Was Disturbingly NormalDemocrats hoping for the liberal bloc to disregard or ostracize the new Supreme Court justice will be sorely disappointed.
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How Liberals Could Declare War on Brett Kavanaugh’s Supreme CourtHis confirmation might pave the way for a full-blown constitutional crisis.
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John Roberts, Swing VoteThe chief justice looks poised to join the liberals in a major death-penalty case.
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The #MeToo Activists Who Confronted Jeff Flake Brought Victims Back to the Center of the Kavanaugh Debate
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The Federal Courts Are Ready to Dismantle RoeWhile the Senate fights over Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination, conservative judges prepare for him to strike down abortion rights.
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Is Ed Whelan’s Conspiracy the Best the GOP Has?Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination is in dire straits.
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Brett Kavanaugh Can Be Held Accountable for His Alleged Actions at Age 17The Senate need not punish the Supreme Court nominee. It must determine if he’s telling the truth.
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Report: Woman Accused Supreme Court Nominee Brett Kavanaugh of High School–Era Sexual Misconduct