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Journalists Pick Sides When They Call Adding Justices ‘Court Packing’

Posted October 26, 2020

By accepting "court packing" as "the term for" expanding the court, journalists lend a hand to anti-democratic forces.

‘It’s a Very Determined Power Play to Pack Our Court’

Posted October 22, 202000:20:11

"The media often talk about these things in a very abstract way, and do not talk about the real-world consequences for ordinary people, and there are...

‘All 50 States Bar Private, Unauthorized Paramilitary Activity’

Posted October 16, 202000:11:18

"It's not to anyone's benefit to intimidate voters. It's not to anyone's benefit to have armed, non-publicly accountable individuals, private armies,...

‘Persecuting Assange Is a Real Blow to Reporting and Human Rights Advocacy’

Posted October 15, 202000:13:06

"Julian Assange is accused of publishing information about war crimes, about human rights abuses and about abuses of power, that have been tremendously...

‘There Is a Different Set of Rules for Someone Like Donald Trump’

Posted October 10, 202000:16:54

"You can't say that Donald Trump is just doing whatever the law allows; Donald Trump was part of why this is in the law."