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  • Red, white and black sign reads "Kava Nope" and "I believe Dr. Christine Blasey Ford." Black and white sign reads "Believe Survivors." Signs pasted to gray electrical box.

    Advocacy Groups Vow to Continue Fight as Brett Kavanaugh Advances

    Republicans in the Senate Committee on the Judiciary ignored sexual assault allegations against Kavanaugh to push their party’s nominee a step closer to the Supreme Court. Now the nation’s fate lies in the hands of the full Senate.

    Kenrya Rankin Sep 28, 2018 2:36PM EDT
    Cory Booker. Black man with bald head close to the camera.

    Cory Booker Risks It All During Brett Kavanaugh SCOTUS Nom Hearing

    The New Jersey senator released confidential files, saying his act of “civil disobedience” is necessary so that Americans can know Kavanaugh’s views on race and what is at stake during the hearing.

    Kenrya Rankin Sep 6, 2018 1:15AM EDT
    Brett Kavanaugh. White man's face takes up half the frame.

    WATCH: Brett Kavanaugh's Live Senate Hearing

    NAACP President Derrick Johnson: “His views on voting rights, affirmative action, equal employment, fair housing and criminal justice could shut the courthouse door on justice for a generation.”

    Kenrya Rankin Sep 4, 2018 11:39AM EDT
    Long-stalled Prison Bill Could Merge with Sentencing Reform Measures

    Stalled Prison Bill Gets New Life With Sentencing Reform Measures

    The compromise measure has the backing of key Senate Republicans and could include provisions that reduce mandatory minimums and slash crack and cocaine sentencing disparities.
     

    Alfonso Serrano Aug 7, 2018 1:23PM EDT
    Jeff Sessions

    WATCH: Senate Committee Questions Jeff Sessions on Civil Rights Reversals

    From revoking transgender protection to seeking mandatory minimums, the attorney general has been busy this year.

    Kenrya Rankin Oct 18, 2017 10:00AM EDT
    People marching, carrying a sheet painted with the words, "Fight for DACA and immigrants."

    WATCH: Senate Hearing on Trump Administration's Decision to End DACA

    The Senate Committee on the Judiciary is hearing arguments for and against ending the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program.

    Kenrya Rankin Oct 3, 2017 12:13PM EDT

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