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Amy Coney Barrett Confirmed to Supreme Court in Illegitimate, Partisan Vote

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October 26, 2020

This is a dark day for our justice system and American democracy.

See Also: Fair Courts Project, SCOTUS, Supreme Court, U.S. Supreme Court
Senate Judiciary Committee Advances Nomination of Anti-LGBTQ Judge, Amy Coney Barrett to Supreme Court

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October 22, 2020

Judge Barrett could be confirmed as soon as Monday, October 26.

See Also: Fair Courts Project, SCOTUS, Supreme Court, U.S. Supreme Court
OPINION: The appointment of Amy Coney Barett to the Supreme Court should ring alarm bells for the LGBT+ community

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October 6, 2020

If Amy Coney Barrett is confirmed to the Supreme Court, the body, already leaning to the right, would be an ultra-conservative court the likes that we have not seen in decades.

See Also: Criminal Justice, Criminal Justice and Police Misconduct, SCOTUS, Supreme Court, U.S. Supreme Court
Who Fills Justice Ginsburg’s SCOTUS Seat Will Be Consequential for the LGBTQ Community

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October 1, 2020

Sadly, we know the Trump administration does not share Justice Ginsburg’s commitment to justice and equality for all, and its judicial nominees reflect that bias.

See Also: Fair Courts Project, SCOTUS, Supreme Court, U.S. Supreme Court
The Book of Ruth: The Legacy of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg As a Jewish Woman

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September 30, 2020

Many of last week’s eulogies have lauded that Justice Ginsburg was the master of the dissent. As someone raised in a Jewish home, I was taught that dissent was an art.

See Also: SCOTUS, Supreme Court, U.S. Supreme Court
Lambda Legal Decries Kavanaugh Vote & Republican Manipulation of Confirmation Process

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October 6, 2018

Yet another example of the lengths to which this Republican-controlled Senate is prepared to go in order to pack the courts with ideological extremists.

See Also: Brett Kavanaugh, Kavanaugh, SCOTUS, Supreme Court
Lambda Legal Dismayed by Manchin Decision to Ignore Constituents to Join GOP Party Line

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October 5, 2018

Senator Joe Manchin has failed the test of leadership presented to him today.

See Also: Brett Kavanaugh, Kavanaugh, SCOTUS, Supreme Court
Lambda Legal Disappointed by Collins Decision to Ignore Constituents to Join GOP Party Line

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October 5, 2018

Lambda Legal is deeply disappointed by Senator Collins’ (R-ME) announcement that she intends to support Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination to the Supreme Court.

See Also: Brett Kavanaugh, Kavanaugh, SCOTUS, Supreme Court
Lambda Legal Appeals to Senate to Vote No on Kavanaugh

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October 5, 2018

We are deeply disappointed that a majority of Senators have agreed to advance Brett Kavanaugh to final vote in the face of so many serious concerns and unanswered questions, but this fight is not over.

See Also: Brett Kavanaugh, Fair Courts Project, Kavanaugh, SCOTUS, Supreme Court
Lambda Legal Decries Vote to Advance Kavanaugh Nomination to Full Senate; FBI Investigation into Sexual Assault Allegations Must Occur Prior to Final Vote

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September 28, 2018

The decision by the Republican members of the Senate Judiciary Committee to advance by a party-line vote the nomination of Brett Kavanaugh to the Senate for a full floor vote is highly disturbing and extremely dangerous.

See Also: Brett Kavanaugh, Fair Courts Project, SCOTUS, Supreme Court

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Amy Coney Barrett Confirmed to Supreme Court in Illegitimate, Partisan Vote

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Senate Judiciary Committee Advances Nomination of Anti-LGBTQ Judge, Amy Coney Barrett to Supreme Court

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OPINION: The appointment of Amy Coney Barett to the Supreme Court should ring alarm bells for the LGBT+ community

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Who Fills Justice Ginsburg’s SCOTUS Seat Will Be Consequential for the LGBTQ Community

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The Book of Ruth: The Legacy of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg As a Jewish Woman

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Lambda Legal Decries Kavanaugh Vote & Republican Manipulation of Confirmation Process

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Lambda Legal Dismayed by Manchin Decision to Ignore Constituents to Join GOP Party Line

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Lambda Legal Disappointed by Collins Decision to Ignore Constituents to Join GOP Party Line

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Lambda Legal Appeals to Senate to Vote No on Kavanaugh

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Lambda Legal Decries Vote to Advance Kavanaugh Nomination to Full Senate; FBI Investigation into Sexual Assault Allegations Must Occur Prior to Final Vote

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