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Friends: If you want to understand what our grassroots journalism is doing, read this Politico [https://www.politico.com/news/2020/09/27/democrats-supreme-court-confirmation-421849] story on Senate Democrats suddenly saying they will start trying to block Trump’s Supreme Court pick. This is a welcome reversal of where they were
Barrett Crushed Gig Workers Weeks Before Likely SCOTUS Nomination
In August, the likely Trump nominee delivered a key ruling blocking many gig workers from suing in court when tech companies deny them overtime pay.
Likely Trump SCOTUS Pick Worked To Overturn 2000 Election
Trump says he expects the high court to decide the 2020 election — and if Barrett is appointed, the court will have 3 justices who worked directly on Bush v. Gore
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Friends: Last week, we were the first [https://www.levernews.com/primary-schumer-to-guarantee-opposition/] to publish a report on how congressional Democrats could try to stop a Trump Supreme Court pick. While others have thrown up their hands and surrendered, we have continued [https://www.levernews.com/aoc-to-schumer-we-must-use-every/] that reporting [/how-a-new-supreme-court-could-forever/] all
Memo Suggests Tactics For Dems to Slow Trump’s SCOTUS Pick
Document circulating on Capitol Hill warns “capitulation to what Washington insiders see as the inevitable will be viewed by many as abandonment of the Democratic base & could undermine enthusiasm”
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Capitulation Will Not Halt Trump’s Coup
As Trump publicly muses about a newly stacked Supreme Court giving him a second term, Democrats reject ways to fight his judicial takeover or fix it later.