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ACS President Russ Feingold authored an op-ed in The Hill in which he urges the Senate to reprioritize judges and increase the pace of judicial confirmations. As the House continues to seek a Speaker, Feingold calls on the Senate to focus on what only it can do: confirm judges. "The government is funded for the […]

ACS President Russ Feingold penned an op-ed in San Francisco Chronicle, in which he criticizes California Governor Gavin Newsom's application for a constitutional convention in pursuit of federal gun control measures. Feingold lays out the inherent risks of a constitutional convention and explains why a constitutional convention is not the solution to the epidemic of […]

Convention of States, a far-right organization determined to call a Constitutional Convention, will hold its third "simulation" this August. As this practice-run at their attempt to initiate an undemocratic overhaul of the Constitution approaches, ACS President Russ Feingold is sounding the alarm. Feingold's authored piece in The Nation explains how Convention of States plans to […]

ACS President Russ Feingold authored an op-ed in The Hill explaining how the White House and Senate can increase the pace of judicial confirmations. While the number of confirmations by the Biden administration recently surpassed the pace of the previous administration, Feingold notes that a recent slow-down positions the administration to fall behind once more […]

The Supreme Court concluded its 2022-2023 term last month, which once again demonstrated the conservative supermajority's political agenda with several rulings that revised, ignored or annulled long-standing precedent. As the Court appears poised to continue its reimagining of American law next year, ACS President Russ Feingold spoke with The Guardian about the urgent need for […]

ACS President Russ Feingold was quoted in The New York Times, in which he lauds the Biden administration's 100th District Court Judge Confirmation today, surpassing the pace of the Trump administration. While Feingold commends the Biden administration's success, he also calls on the Senate to expand its calendar to further confirm more judges. “It is […]

ACS President Russ Feingold was a featured guest on SiriusXM's The Julie Mason Show. In this episode, Feingold discusses the Supreme Court's conservative supermajority, the dangers of the Court's legitimacy crisis, and how to implement Supreme Court ethics reform. "People believe that the word of the Supreme Court is tainted, that the rule of law is […]

ACS President Russ Feingold published an op-ed in the Boston Globe, sounding the alarm on the growing movement by the far right to call an Article V convention, an unprecedented move that would result in a dramatic rewriting of the Constitution and the potential removal of all the rights and protections the Constitution currently guarantees. "The […]

ACS President Russ Feingold joined Wisconsin Public Radio as a featured guest to discuss the urgent need for the Supreme Court to adopt a binding code of ethics. As new revelations continue to emerge about the ethical indifference exemplified by several Supreme Court justices, Feingold amplifies ACS' call for Supreme Court ethics reform. More about ACS' […]

ACS President Russ Feingold penned an op-ed in Daily Kos in which he lays out how the Democratic-controlled Senate can maximize this moment to advance President Biden's federal judicial nominees to ultimately fill the federal bench with diverse and qualified judges committed to the rule of law. "I lay out all of these options to say […]