Dahlia Lithwick writes for Slate: “Cornelia ‘Nina’ Pillard is President Obama’s pick for one of three vacant seats on the federal appeals court for the District of Columbia Circuit. She is a well-respected professor at Georgetown Law School; co-director…
Brad Friedman writes for Salon: “Late Thursday night, the North Carolina state legislature approved a radical voter suppression bill on a party line vote. The measure, easily the most extreme anti-voter bill passed by any state since the Jim Crow Era, no…
Annie-Rose Stasser writes for Think Progress: “On Friday, President Obama gave a personal, emotional speech about the killing on Trayvon Martin, in which he spoke extensively on the broader issue of race in the United States.”
Ian Millhiser writes for Think Progress: “Two years ago, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg warned that her historic work for the ACLU to achieve constitutional equality for women ‘would probably disqualify me’ from confirmation if she were nominated to the ben…
Charles Babington writes for Salon: “House Republicans feel growing pressure to steer firmly right on key issues, thanks to changes in primary-election politics that are complicating Congress’ ability to solve big problems. Independent research supports…