Here’s why she’s been playing nice with conservative justices.
Neil Gorsuch
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Supreme Court Can’t Wait to Kill Youth Climate Lawsuit
Like death itself, the end can be delayed, but not escaped: A group of 21 youths who accuse the U.S. government of failing for decades to properly address climate change defeated the Trump administration’s attempt to keep the dispute out of court. The U.S. [Ninth] Court of Appeals in San Francisco ruled Wednesday that a […]
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The Perversity of Pruitt
30 years ago today, in a New Hampshire campaign appearance, Democratic Presidential candidate Michael Dukakis declared, “We need someone in the White House who understands that America should be the leader on international environmental questions.” Had Dukakis—who denounced Republican opponent George H. W. Bush as “a charter member of the environmental wrecking crew that went […]
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Trump Is No More Triumphant than He Is Presidential
Passing the Republican tax plan doesn’t change the fact that his performance has been dismal.
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Is Anti-Trump Climate Litigation the New Brown v. Board of Education?
We need not rehash my misgivings about the legal effort by adolescents and pre-adolescents in Oregon to force the Trump administration to implement policies to reduce carbon emissions; opinions on this lawsuit have hardened, and I don’t expect to change anyone’s minds one way or the other about the case. However, I did raise an […]
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Is Gorsuch Driving a Wedge Between Conservatives on the Court?
His extremist opinions are combined with an approach that is alienating the other justices.
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A Tale of Two Justices in the Trump Era
Neil Gorsuch—the newest member of the court—could benefit from watching and emulating his mentor and former boss.
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Is Neil Gorsuch Corrupt?
The Supreme Court Justice gave a speech for an organization associated with the plaintiffs in an upcoming case.
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The Sound of Silence
On November 8, 2017, let’s have a moment of silence. We need a moment to reflect on the chaos and disorder of the past year. A moment to look back on how much we could have gained…and how much we have already lost and may still yet lose. We need a moment to reflect upon […]
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Will Democrats Allow the Perfect to Be the Enemy of the Good in 2020?
Do you get the sense that it won’t be enough? Do you get the sense that after all of Donald Trump’s outrages, his deceptions, his lies, his depravity, his chicanery, it still won’t be enough? Do you get the sense that three years from now, the Democratic Party will still be divided along “establishment” vs. […]
