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Old confirmation playbook may not apply to Gorsuch nomination
Strategy memos and talking points are flying around Washington as Democrats and Republicans begin a fierce battle over the nomination of...
Op-ed published in The Hill
Feb 3, 2017


Jeff Sessions faces Democrats' decades-old race-baiting routine
If you watched the Senate hearings for attorney general nominee Jeff Sessions, you saw Democrats and their witnesses paint a disturbing...
Curt Levey
Jan 11, 2017
Trump Eyes 2 Seats on the Supreme Court
"Going with a woman or a minority does get you some brownie points, so in terms of picking the hardest to confirm now, that would argue...
U.S. News & World Report
Jan 5, 2017
How Trump Is Plotting to Turn the Supreme Court Red
Whatever openings Trump may be in a position to fill in the future, however, will be much more challenging. Ginsburg, 83, is among the...
Vanity Fair
Jan 3, 2017
Inside Trump’s strategy to remodel the Supreme Court
“With each passing disappointment, people want to make sure this is not just someone who looks conservative, but is virtually guaranteed...
Politico
Jan 3, 2017
Nuclear Option: Misplaced Conservative Outrage
Harry Reid's recent “nuclear” detonation left many conservatives in high dudgeon over "tyranny of the majority." I recently argued that...
LesterJackson
Dec 22, 2013
New York Post piece on the "nuclear option" push in the Senate
My newest piece at the New York Post starts this way: President Obama’s timing could have been better. Only two weeks ago in Texas, at a...
John Lott
Nov 21, 2013
Appearance on C-SPAN to talk about "Dumbing Down the Courts," applying economics to unders
The video that runs about an hour is available here. The C-SPAN intro is not completely accurate so you might want to skip the first 30...
John Lott
Oct 19, 2013
New piece at Politico: The dumbing down of America's judges
My piece at Politico starts this way: Think that attending a top university and graduating at the top of the class is the key to your...
John Lott
Oct 19, 2013
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