The Resistance We Need From Senate Democrats Under Trump 2.0
Of the harms Trump can and will do over his next four years in office, the judges he appoints will have the most lasting effect.
Keith Thirion is the interim co-president and vice president of strategy at Alliance for Justice, where he oversees the Justice, Bolder Advocacy and Outreach & Membership teams, shaping organizational strategy and working with the program teams to maximize AFJ’s impact. He previously served as acting director of Equality Maryland and Virginia field director at Chesapeake Climate Action Network. He graduated summa cum laude from American University with a B.A. in Political Science and CLEG: Communications, Law, Economics and Government.
Of the harms Trump can and will do over his next four years in office, the judges he appoints will have the most lasting effect.
Most cases don’t make it to the Supreme Court, so who sits on our lower courts matters terribly.
It’s essential that we be able to correct the mistakes of our justice system when lives are on the line.
In the two years since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, there have been huge health care consequences in the states that have banned abortion.
If you don’t already have money and power, the current Supreme Court majority doesn’t care about you. That must be our major takeaway from the 2023–24 term.
Maya Angelou warned us: “When someone shows you who they are, believe them the first time.” Just how many times do the conservative Supreme Court justices have to show us who they are before we respond accordingly?
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