Grass-roots groups on the left are planning a massive mobilization next week against President Donald Trump’s Supreme Court nominee — pressing senators to oppose the pick as soon as it’s announced. …Demand Justice is aiming to spend $5 million on its own TV, digital, radio and mobilization efforts against Trump’s Supreme Court pick, focusing on Collins’ […]
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It’s the list that won him the presidency. …“The list has given his opponents a head start,” said Brian Fallon, executive director of Demand Justice, a new group that plans to spend $5 million opposing Trump’s pick. “We’ve gone through all the public records. We’ve read their cases, we’ve watched all the video footage of all […]
A new group aiming to serve as a liberal counterweight to the right on judicial nominations plans to spend $5 million opposing President Donald Trump’s Supreme Court pick. Demand Justice will invest in radio, TV, digital and voter mobilization, an official said. The campaign will focus on Maine and Alaska, homes of moderate Senate […]
The resignation of Justice Anthony Kennedy has set off a political struggle. NPR’s Scott Simon talks with Brian Fallon of Demand Justice about the strategy on the left. Read the full interview here. […]
White House Counsel Don McGahn reconnected with his raison d’être on Wednesday, after Justice Anthony Kennedy announced his retirement. …”Even taking back Congress in November will not be able to undo the damage,” Fallon added. For now, the strategy is twofold: Educate the public and try to peel off votes. With the hashtag #Ditchthelist, […]
A political war over replacing Justice Anthony M. Kennedy roared to life on Thursday in Washington, the start of an election-season clash over a Supreme Court retirement that will reshape the country’s judicial future. …Demand Justice has begun running online ads against three of Mr. Trump’s possible picks and expects to spend more than $1 million […]
The ultra-savvy media take on Anthony Kennedy’s retirement is that Democrats will be “powerless” to stop President Trump’s replacement for him on the Supreme Court. That’s largely true, but it’s an easy thing to say: Of course Democrats don’t have the votes to block Trump’s nominee, if all 51 Republican senators vote to confirm him or […]
A liberal nonprofit group called Demand Justice is launching a “Ditch the List” digital ad campaign that targets potential Supreme Court nominees on President Donald Trump’s shortlist. The group’s executive director, Brian Fallon, tells BuzzFeed News that airing the ads now—before a vacancy occurs—will give progressives information they can use as soon as any nomination is […]
There is no open seat on the US Supreme Court right now, but the fight over the next vacancy is already underway. Demand Justice, a liberal nonprofit that opposes President Donald Trump’s judicial nominees, will roll out a digital ad campaign on Tuesday targeting judges on Trump’s short list of potential Supreme Court nominees. […]
In a rare political volley in the judicial wars, a trio of outside Democratic-aligned groups is going after members of its own party in a newly launched ad campaign. The campaign, spearheaded by the new outfit Demand Justice, demands that Democratic senators commit to voting en masse against any of Donald Trump’s judicial nominees […]