The courtroom is a battlefield where rights get defended — or dismantled. The Court & Law Review category breaks down the rulings, legal battles, constitutional showdowns, and “what the hell did that judge just say?” moments shaping our democracy.
We translate legal jargon into human language, track how power uses the courts to either protect or punish the people, and highlight the lawyers and advocates fighting for justice while the corrupt try to lawyer their way into tyranny.
The law isn’t neutral —so we stay alert, informed, and ready to push back.
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Nexxus Consulting is a political consulting and organizing firm that provides campaign strategy, field operations, communications, fundraising, and organizational support for candidates, advocacy organizations, and Read more...
“Notes from the Front” is a Substack publication written by attorney and law professor Anne P. Mitchell, Esq., offering commentary, legal analysis, and document-based reporting Read more...
The End Presidential Revenge project fights back against retaliatory abuse by presidents — like when an executive order is used to sic federal agencies on Read more...
When the courts are rigged and silence is lethal, Speak Up for Justice fights back. This legal collective amplifies grassroots resistance, protects protestors, and takes Read more...
Fighting fascism with legal firepower and strategic funding, the Democracy Defenders Fund backs the lawsuits, campaigns, and organizers working to stop authoritarian power grabs before Read more...
Because the Constitution doesn’t defend itself. Just Security is an independent, nonpartisan online forum based at NYU School of Law that delivers expert legal analysis Read more...
Because authoritarianism thrives when no one’s paying attention—and Public Notice is paying attention.Written by Aaron Rupar, Public Notice breaks down the daily dysfunction of U.S. Read more...
For when you need footnotes, facts, and policy ideas that don’t sound like Bond villain monologues. Brookings is one of the oldest think tanks in Read more...
Because the Constitution doesn’t defend itself—and neither should we just “wait for the courts.” ACS builds a progressive legal infrastructure to defend democracy, protect rights, Read more...