If the Marshals Go Rogue, Courts Have Other Ways to Enforce their Orders
One of the most alarming developments in the second Trump administration is agencies’ apparent defiance of courts’ orders.
Opinion
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Trump Quietly Made 3 Chilling Moves Against Reproductive Freedom
The moves are all steps toward achieving the Project 2025 goals of banning abortion and restricting access to birth control nationwide.
What Happens When an Executive Ignores the Law? Ask Constitutional Sheriffs.
Many constitutional lawyers agree that there is a pending constitutional crisis, which will be definitively triggered if Trump refuses to obey a court order.
Don’t Let the Shock and Awe Distract You From the Importance of State Courts
We must both hold the line on our federal courts and also turn to state courts as a critical defense for our civil rights, health and safety.
Pardon Me, but Who Was Just Pardoned?
Who are these nearly 1,600 criminals that President Trump has pardoned and how violent were their actions on and during the days surrounding the Capitol riot?
Like Trump, Jefferson Griffin May Be One Vote Away From Overturning a State’s Election Result
North Carolina voters won’t forget how the judges charged with protecting their democracy handled this attempted election theft.
Elon Musk Hollows Government So Trump Can Refill It
In more than 30 lawsuits filed against the new administration — including involving Musk’s activities — the government has not won one on the merits.
The Coming Attack on Free and Fair Elections
If we truly care about the future of free and fair elections, we must take the threat Trump poses to our elections literally and seriously.
There Will Be Retribution
The pro-democracy movement will not survive four years of Trump if its members cannot or will not stand up and do their work.
The Supreme Court Could Gut Access to Birth Control This Year
With Donald Trump back in the White House, access to contraception is, sadly, not something that people can bank on anymore — whether they know it or not.
