NEW RESOURCE on state court abortion litigation across the country. We have docs, case status, & more. An exciting joint project of Brennan Center & Center for Reproductive Rights brennancenter.org/our-work/resea…

#OnThisDay in 1865, the 13th Amendment is ratified, making slavery and involuntary servitude illegal and granting Congress the power to enforce this ban. Explore the story of the 13th Amendment in our online exhibit: ow.ly/nvIf50LTAUz

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: On first day that Governor Kathy Hochul may make Chief Judge nomination, members of #TheCourtNYDeserves are celebrating three outstanding candidates and call on Hochul to nominate one of them: Corey Stoughton, Judge Edwina Richardson-Mendelson, or Abbe Gluck.

JUST OUT: City & State NY covers the research and analysis of the seven Chief Judge candidates by #TheCourtNYDeserves. cityandstateny.com/politics/2022/…

Join the American Constitution Society for a conversation with Mary Ziegler, Martin Luther King Jr. Professor of Law at UC Davis School of Law and author of "Dollars for Life: The Anti-Abortion Movement and the Fall of the Republican Establishment."

NEW Roosevelt Institute brief from me, Todd N. Tucker, Joel Michaels & @lenorepalladino on how the administration can use the Defense Production Act to advance green industrial policy through executive action “without regard to the limitations of existing law.” rooseveltinstitute.org/publications/p…

Finally The New York Times writes an article about the vacancy at the New York Court of Appeals. And it’s great: gets the framing right, flags the importance of the Court, the issues it will hear, it’s lurch to the right, and why this vacancy matters. (1/3) nytimes.com/2022/12/13/nyr…

Psst, the Senate is still in session. You know what that means? The Senate can still confirm more judicial nominees this week. #Confirm30 because #courtsmatter

This nomination for Chief Judge in New York is one of the most bewildering and cynical political acts I have seen in a long time. This will be a watershed moment for NY Senators who care about mass incarceration and working class people. Confirming this person is unthinkable.

NEWS: City & State NY covers the growing opposition to Governor Kathy Hochul's Chief Judge nomination, including from CCA, NY Working Families Party, CWA District 1, and other members of #TheCourtNYDeserves coalition. Contact your senator today: p2a.co/pf9ft4o cityandstateny.com/policy/2022/12…

Of the 97 judges confirmed during the first two years of the Biden administration, three quarters are women, and nearly half of the appointees are women of color trib.al/sY3YYf5

"LaSalle has signed his name to only six full opinions. That’s less than once a year on average since joining the 2nd Department. Part of the reason the battle over his record is so hard-fought is that he seems to have avoided penning much of anything." law.com/newyorklawjour…

NEW: In the last week, numerous new voices have written in publications across New York State to detail the many reasons LaSalle is wrong for New York and must not be our next Chief Judge. Check out the dozen (and counting) new voices against LaSalle in this thread below. 👇

In the New York Daily News today, Miriam Clark and I lay out why Justice LaSalle's broader record in workers' rights cases (beyond the terrible Cablevision decision) shows that he should not be confirmed, focusing on three cases: (1/x) 🧵 #TheCourtNYDeserves nydailynews.com/opinion/ny-ope…

President Biden has made judicial nominations a top priority — but there's still a long way to go if we want to see a federal judiciary that works for the people. Our report on his judicial nominations to date, and recommendations for what must come next: peoplesparity.org/judicialnomina…

Tomorrow! Join me and The Good Food Institute's Madeline Cohen for an ACS Law NY discussion about clean meat, and the latest legal & policy developments: acslaw.org/event/acs-ny-p… (cc American Constitution Society)

This Thursday, join me, Ben Furnas, Matthew Eisenson & Camille Pannu for an American Constitution Society ACS Law NY discussion of the latest developments in climate policy in New York and nationally: getinvolved.acslaw.org/component/even…

This is a major scoop & a significant piece of news. We’ve been hearing from lower court judges they’re fed up with the poor ethical character displayed by Thomas specifically (& the rest of the Court more generally) & this could be a tipping point where more start to speak out.