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Judicial Confirmations
2022 midterms
Mar. 31, 2021
Democrats Have a Good Chance of Holding the Senate in 2022
With the Judiciary on the line, the Senate landscape favors Democrats in the next midterms.
By
Ed Kilgore
vision 2020
Nov. 7, 2020
Biden Had One Job and He Did It
Biden took advantage of all Trump’s self-inflicted political wounds and now looks to be a necessary if limited transitional president.
By
Ed Kilgore
supreme court
Oct. 12, 2020
Amy Coney Barrett’s Judicial Neutrality Is a Political Fiction
When Barrett says that she interprets “the laws as written,” she is really asserting that right-wing jurisprudence is objective truth.
By
Eric Levitz
vision 2020
July 9, 2020
What Would a Democratic ‘Tsunami’ in November Look Like?
A big Biden win would result in a takeover of the Senate and state legislature gains just in time for redistricting.
By
Ed Kilgore
federal judiciary
May 29, 2020
Lindsey Graham Asks Older Judges to Retire So Trump Can Replace Them
One way to maximize the value of lifetime judicial appointments is to get younger judges, before voters can put Democrats in charge.
By
Ed Kilgore
supreme court
May 8, 2020
Republicans Ready to Rock and Roll With a Preelection SCOTUS Confirmation
Neither charges of hypocrisy, nor peril to his own vulnerable senators, will keep McConnell from adding a conservative to SCOTUS. It’s the ball game.
By
Ed Kilgore