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ACS President Russ Feingold was quoted in a New York Times article focusing on the recent success that Senate Democrats have had in negotiating with Republicans to confirm judges in conservative states. While the article touts progress, Feingold still calls on the Senate Judiciary Committee to further increase its impact by eliminating the blue slip. […]

ACS President Russ Feingold and ACS Board of Directors Member Gabriella Barbosa co-authored an op-ed for the San Francisco Chronicle in an effort to implore California voters to consider how congressional candidates would vote on judges if elected. Noting the current ideological divide stalling progress on impactful legislation in Congress, the op-ed highlights how future […]

ACS President Russ Feingold authored an op-ed in Daily Kos, in which he calls on the Senate Judiciary Committee to prioritize judges in 2024 by expanding the Senate calendar and eliminating blue slips. "It will be inexcusable if we get to the end of 2024 and nominations are left on the table and vacancies unfilled […]

ACS President Russ Feingold was quoted in NBC News, in which he criticizes the Senate for failing to surpass the previous administration's pace on judicial confirmations. “This is an unfortunate development because things were going very well for the first two years,” Feingold said. “It’s pretty clear what happened this past year was the Senate […]

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 […]