"When Democrats retake control of the government... we have to decide if we want to win symbolic victories and simply get caught trying or if we actually want to make permanent, meaningful change. If it’s the latter, then inherently, that requires us to expand the Supreme Court.”

When you saw the faux-Alito retirement announcement this week, did you feel prepared to know what we're up against? Probably not. Check out AFJ's new website that will bring you up to speed because it could be a REAL announcement any day now.

We're prepared for a SCOTUS vacancy! It'll be one heck of a fight if it happens!

As speculation grows over a possible vacancy on the U.S. Supreme Court, we are leading the effort to ensure the public, lawmakers, organizational partners, & the media have the information needed to scrutinize any potential nominee. View our potential SCOTUS shortlist here: afj.org/scotus-short...

Now we appeal the Balogun suspension in the Northern District of Texas

Just like Jesus Christ, famous hater of the poor

What a great system we have when two sexual harassers, unaccountable to the people, get to determine what constitutes “sex” with regards to discrimination for 400 million people.

Even if SCOTUS strikes down Trump's birthright EO today, under no circumstance do you have to hand it to them when the text, legislative history/ intent, doctrine, supporting federal law is crystal clear AND as they lay waste to separation of powers, due process, rights in so many other areas.

I’ve got a piece in the @nytimes.com this morning about yesterday’s decision in Slaughter - and also about how any post-Trump response *must* include Supreme Court reform www.nytimes.com/2026/06/30/o...

Yes, Congress should be able to do these things. A court this contemptuous of Congress deserves to be packed by Congress, not only to correct these disastrous precedents but also because Congress needs to show both Article II and Article III who’s boss.

Big surprise. SCOTUS says Trump can fire anyone from independent agencies, except the Fed. For some reason, ungrounded in the Constitution, the federal reserve is unique. (The reason is that the Justices have financial investments and value them.) Couldn't be more nakedly political.

Waiting for the Supreme Court to tell us what scraps of the Constitution we get to keep is such a degrading ritual

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In plain speak - it’s a shitty ruling handed down by politicians in robes who don’t deserve the power they have. And we the people can take that power back if only we are so brave.

The irony of the MAGA justices’ complete arrogance in believing that they - the Justices most historically removed from the founding - should completely rewrite the Court’s Constitutional position on the separation of powers based on some perceived authority rooted in “originalism.”

this morning's decision in the TPS case, Mullin v. Doe, is just a straightforward declaration from the Supreme Court that neither the law nor the lives of nonwhite people matter ballsandstrikes.org/scotus/mulli...

Will say this till I’m blue in the face: this court isn’t originalist or Conservative or Constitutional. It’s a 6-3 MAGA, partisan, pseudo-Court working to empower Republicans and their fascist allies in corporate America. Everything else is window-dressing.

Kagan makes sure that Trump’s gutter racism — and the majority hand-waiving it away — gets into the record.

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SCOTUS Republicans are unabashedly pro-cancer, pro-gun violence, anti-humanity oh, and the fucking racist, xenophobic, nasty president according to them, isn't racist expand this fucking corrupt court. every single Dem needs to be banging that drum. If you don't, retire or don't run

More death from the Supreme Court. The Republicans overruled a Hawaii law that prohbited guns on private property open to the public without express consent of the owner. So, if you need to shoot up a beach in Hawaii, the Republican ammosexuals on SCOTUS, as always, have your back.

I still can't believe that a senator who caucuses with the Democrats voted for this sh!thead after all the evidence that @afj.org provided that this guy would rule EXACTLY like this. Divine has no commitment to the law or constitution.

New: Trump-appointed Judge Joshua Divine issued an opinion taking the position that prosecutors today may be free to seek the death penalty in cases involving sexual offenses against children despite a landmark 2008 Supreme Court ruling against such punishments. www.reuters.com/legal/govern...

THIS IS SO FUCKED. Pennsylvania's Supreme Court just gave the AG the power to intervene whenever Philly's DA concedes post-conviction relief. When the elected prosecutor reviews a case and concludes someone may have been wrongfully convicted, the state can now show up and argue against that.

⚠️ A major escalation in the DOJ’s attack on voting ahead of the midterm elections took place this week. The FBI raided the Ohio Organizing Collaborative, a pro-democracy organization that helps register voters. Ohio is expected to be a key swing state in the upcoming elections.

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Buttigieg: Nowhere in the Constitution does it say that there have to be nine Supreme Court justices. That one doesn't even take a constitutional amendment. It just takes a readiness to set up a court that fits this country.

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“Court packing is never ever something you should do” is not a tenable position. It’s trivial to imagine a court so extremely anti-constitutional (and yet 34 senators won’t convict) where court packing would be the necessary lesser evil. The only question is if the Roberts Court is that bad. (it is)

Congress: we passed a law to let judges reduce prison sentences if 1) extraordinary & compelling reasons warrant it, & 2) the reduction is consistent w/ the Sentencing Commission's policy statements, neat huh? Supreme Court: ISN'T THERE SOMEONE YOU FORGOT TO ASK ballsandstrikes.org/scotus/supre...

On Thursday morning, the Judiciary Committee will vote on the nomination of Matthew Schwartz for the 2nd Circuit. He's one of Trump's personal lawyers. That day, the Senate will vote to invoke cloture on Justin Smith's nomination to the 8th Circuit. He's also Trump's personal lawyer. Appalling.

Listen to @leahlitman.bsky.social on why Senators @peters.senate.gov and @slotkin.senate.gov should not allow the nomination of Michael Martin to move forward. A source familiar told me on Friday that "discussions remain ongoing" re: blue slips on his nomination. We'll see what happens this week.

The MI Senators @slotkin.senate.gov and @peters.senate.gov should not return a blue slip on this atrocious nominee.

WTF @nytimes.com hit pieces on both Platner and Talarico today? You planning to “but her emails” our way to full fascism you dumb shits?

She hit the nail on the head on the Main Justice podcast: “I was fired for doing exactly what they’re asking all current DOJ employees to do. Zealously advocate for cases you’re assigned.” We stand with Sunita and all career employees this administration has scapegoated.

Former Michigan AUSA Sunita Doddamani was fired last week for enforcing the FACE Act, passed almost 30 years ago to prevent violence and the obstruction of reproductive health clinics.

Stephen, now that your contract with CBS is officially over, we wanted to personally send you this letter about why we think you should partner with the MeidasTouch Network.

Why would @slotkin.senate.gov or @peters.senate.gov return blue slips on this guy?!

It deserves more attention that one of Trump’s new district court nominees—Michael Martin for ED Mich—is a top official in the US Attorney’s office that just fired 2 respected AUSAs who had prosecuted abortion-clinic blockaders.

The IRS has agreed to not audit Trump's taxes. In 2024, we found the IRS concluded in a long-running audit that Trump effectively claimed the same massive write-off twice on a failed Chicago tower. That audit could have cost him more than $100 million. (From May 2024 w/ @nytimes.com)

Thanks @governorwalz.mn.gov !! Great picks.

Two fantastic choices! Walz continues to school every other Dem governor on how this should be done and who belongs on our states’ highest courts in this moment!

Some wonderful news to cleanse your feed! 👏🏽

I’ve been invited to testify on what the House calls “Court Packing: A Threat to SCOTUS’s Legitimacy.” Drawing on research w/ Daphna Renan for our book, Supremacy, Congress has the duty—and all the tools it needs—to protect our Constitution from judicial supremacy. papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

OMG the DOJ lawyer just said presidential power has never been "circumcised." He was trying to say "circumscribed."

When Utah’s Supreme Court overturned Republican attempt to redistrict they responded by expanding their state Supreme Court. The assignment for @abigailspanberger.com & VA Dems couldn’t be more clear - expand VA’s Supreme Court (in addition to passing immediate legislation to redistrict anyway).

EXCLUSIVE: In 2022, a Georgia grand jury investigated Trump’s alleged interference in the 2020 election. It heard from more than 60 witnesses. For years, the full record of what those witnesses said under oath has remained hidden from public view. Until now. www.lawfaremedia.org/projects-ser...

Breaking: Tennessee Republicans pass new 9-0 gerrymander after SCOTUS destruction of Voting Rights Act eliminating state’s only majority-Black district & last Democratic seat. Splits Memphis, which is 63% Black, into 3 districts to disenfranchise Black voters. Quite literally a return to Jim Crow

Can you guess who filed this appeal??? None other than Trump’s Eighth Circuit judicial nominee and personal lawyer, Justin Smith, who argued that Trump would suffer “irreparable harm” if forced to comply with the judgment. Justin Smith isn’t just another nominee. He’s a Trump loyalist.