AFJ Action is a 501(c)(4) nonprofit advocate that engages the public and fellow organizations in the fight for judges who will protect the rights of all of us. afjactioncampaign.org tiktok.com/@afjaction facebook.com/AFJActionCampaignhttps://bsky.app/profile/afjactioncampaign.orghttps://bsky.app/profile/afjactioncampaign.org/post/3mziwirnrpc26Since Susan Collins first betrayed her state and the country with her Kavanaugh vote, we have highlighted how her lack of judgment hurt everyday people. Read @rachelrossi.bsky.social's full statement on Susan Collins's loss here: https://afjactioncampaign.org/news/susan-collins-lost-her-senate-seat-because-she-put-brett-kavanaugh-on-the-supreme-court/04 Nov 2026 17:57 +0000at://did:plc:gbixt46jwxwxvaixsof5u7hx/app.bsky.feed.post/3mziwirnrpc26https://bsky.app/profile/afjactioncampaign.org/post/3mzdr4f6pdk2t"I think that the money flowing into those races from external interests tells the tale of what big money, big pharma, big data recognize about the next areas that they can seek to leverage and control to their benefit." – Tish Gotell Faulks, State Courts Director https://www.politico.com/news/2026/11/01/state-supreme-court-midterm-elections-0114414702 Nov 2026 16:37 +0000at://did:plc:gbixt46jwxwxvaixsof5u7hx/app.bsky.feed.post/3mzdr4f6pdk2thttps://bsky.app/profile/afjactioncampaign.org/post/3mz432yydbs2kNEW: A Lame-Duck Supreme Court Showdown Could Be Coming by @rachelrossi.bsky.social for @msmagazine.com Read the full op-ed here: https://msmagazine.com/2026/10/29/senate-republicans-supreme-court-vacancy-lame-duck-alito-thomas-trump/30 Oct 2026 15:14 +0000at://did:plc:gbixt46jwxwxvaixsof5u7hx/app.bsky.feed.post/3mz432yydbs2khttps://bsky.app/profile/afjactioncampaign.org/post/3mz26hshdgs22When Susan Collins voted to confirm Brett Kavanaugh, she helped cement a right-wing supermajority that has reshaped our courts and country for generations, and the aftermath has been devastating. It's time to demand accountability. Maine, vote Susan Collins out on November 3!29 Oct 2026 21:10 +0000at://did:plc:gbixt46jwxwxvaixsof5u7hx/app.bsky.feed.post/3mz26hshdgs22https://bsky.app/profile/afjactioncampaign.org/post/3myxn4wjylk2fSusan Collins voted to confirm Brett Kavanaugh, helping shape a Supreme Court whose rulings have weakened protections for workers and reproductive rights. Her judicial confirmation record has lasting consequences for working families. She must be held accountable for those decisions.28 Oct 2026 20:54 +0000at://did:plc:gbixt46jwxwxvaixsof5u7hx/app.bsky.feed.post/3myxn4wjylk2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/afjactioncampaign.org/post/3myxgpphpwc2fDolores Huerta taught generations that change doesn't happen by waiting for it. It happens when we organize, mobilize, and fight. As we mourn her passing, we recommit to carrying her legacy forward through action. The fight for justice continues. ¡Sí, se puede! https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/28/us/dolores-huerta-dead.html28 Oct 2026 18:59 +0000at://did:plc:gbixt46jwxwxvaixsof5u7hx/app.bsky.feed.post/3myxgpphpwc2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/afjactioncampaign.org/post/3myuq7ojqps2sNEW: Trump’s Desperate Last-Ditch Effort to Control the Courts Read the full blog from @zackford.bsky.social here: https://afjactioncampaign.org/blog/trumps-desperate-last-ditch-effort-to-control-the-courts/27 Oct 2026 17:11 +0000at://did:plc:gbixt46jwxwxvaixsof5u7hx/app.bsky.feed.post/3myuq7ojqps2shttps://bsky.app/profile/afjactioncampaign.org/post/3mysitboztk2fSusan Collins says she supports women. We saw otherwise. Read the full op-ed here: https://www.pressherald.com/2026/10/07/susan-collins-says-she-supports-women-we-saw-otherwise-opinion/26 Oct 2026 19:54 +0000at://did:plc:gbixt46jwxwxvaixsof5u7hx/app.bsky.feed.post/3mysitboztk2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/afjactioncampaign.org/post/3myffbehrpk27Susan Collins voted to put Brett Kavanaugh on the Supreme Court. That vote helped create a Court that protects Trump’s power instead of holding him accountable, puts the powerful ahead of the people, and undermines our democracy. Collins owns that vote! And its consequences.21 Oct 2026 14:46 +0000at://did:plc:gbixt46jwxwxvaixsof5u7hx/app.bsky.feed.post/3myffbehrpk27https://bsky.app/profile/afjactioncampaign.org/post/3mxu64rh4vs2iGovernor Hobbs has made two outstanding appointments to the Arizona Court of Appeals: Sheena Chiang and Alex Samuels. Courts work best when judges understand the full range of those who come before them, and these appointments reflect that. #CourtsMatter https://azgovernor.gov/office-arizona-governor/news/2026/10/governor-katie-hobbs-announces-appointment-sheena-s-chiang-and14 Oct 2026 18:23 +0000at://did:plc:gbixt46jwxwxvaixsof5u7hx/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxu64rh4vs2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/afjactioncampaign.org/post/3mxrsoi7sks2s“It has been a slow process of losing judicial support in those spaces. It will be a slow process to regain it.” –Tish Gotell Faulks, AFJ Action State Courts Director https://apnews.com/article/montana-supreme-court-nonpartisan-election-26141dfc59602adb190c1b029a23c66b#13 Oct 2026 19:52 +0000at://did:plc:gbixt46jwxwxvaixsof5u7hx/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxrsoi7sks2shttps://bsky.app/profile/afjactioncampaign.org/post/3mweb6h45gk23Unbelievable. Another deeply disappointing, unlawful win for the Trump administration from SCOTUS’s conservative majority. Ahead of the midterms, the Court just greenlit sweeping voter citizenship checks that could disenfranchise eligible voters. https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/supreme-court/supreme-court-allows-trump-administration-use-expanded-database-potent-rcna59661125 Sep 2026 17:09 +0000at://did:plc:gbixt46jwxwxvaixsof5u7hx/app.bsky.feed.post/3mweb6h45gk23https://bsky.app/profile/afjactioncampaign.org/post/3mwcaqw3zo223The redistricting fight in Missouri is far from over. The 8th Circuit is again backing Missouri’s GOP-drawn congressional map, designed to help Republicans gain a House seat, even after SCOTUS twice blocked its use. https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2026/09/republican-judges-supreme-court-gop-midterms-boost.html24 Sep 2026 21:56 +0000at://did:plc:gbixt46jwxwxvaixsof5u7hx/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwcaqw3zo223https://bsky.app/profile/afjactioncampaign.org/post/3muktpu2fhc2m🚨 ATTENTION – DC AREA: Join AFJ Action and @afj.org in-person on Wednesday, September 30, from 6:30 – 9 PM ET for our fifth annual event, Holding Court: Supreme Court Term Preview. RSVP here: https://secure.ngpvan.com/CEXaCjauLEuUm01lLIEU6A2?utm_source=social&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=fifth_annual_holding_court02 Sep 2026 21:07 +0000at://did:plc:gbixt46jwxwxvaixsof5u7hx/app.bsky.feed.post/3muktpu2fhc2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/afjactioncampaign.org/post/3mtu55jvotc23For nearly a decade, Kansas voters and courts have rejected attacks on abortion rights. The latest vote — and a court ruling just one day earlier — sent the same clear message: Kansans won’t back down. #StateCourtsMatter #AbortionRightsAreHumanRights https://statecourtreport.org/our-work/analysis-opinion/failed-kansas-ballot-measure-another-victory-reproductive-rights24 Aug 2026 20:24 +0000at://did:plc:gbixt46jwxwxvaixsof5u7hx/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtu55jvotc23https://bsky.app/profile/afjactioncampaign.org/post/3mthhxcuzok2jVictory for North Carolina courts! Thank you, Governor Stein, for vetoing the dangerous HB 377. We cannot allow an overtly partisan and political Chief Justice to have unchecked power to suspend judges and solidify control over the system. ⚖️ #NCPol https://www.wral.com/news/nccapitol/stein-to-veto-house-bill-377-empowering-north-carolina-supreme-court-justice-paul-newby-to-suspend-trial-judges-august-2026/19 Aug 2026 19:33 +0000at://did:plc:gbixt46jwxwxvaixsof5u7hx/app.bsky.feed.post/3mthhxcuzok2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/afjactioncampaign.org/post/3mtf4c23tj22mSCOTUS could hand Trump a major win by blocking lawsuits against his ballroom altogether — a ruling that could threaten laws protecting environmental resources, sacred lands, and historic sites nationwide. https://www.vox.com/politics/499692/supreme-court-trump-ballroom-bye-bye-environment18 Aug 2026 20:59 +0000at://did:plc:gbixt46jwxwxvaixsof5u7hx/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtf4c23tj22mhttps://bsky.app/profile/afjactioncampaign.org/post/3mstfoegqfk2bThe Supreme Court is set to hear oral arguments this fall in a landmark case to determine whether local and state governments can sue fossil fuel companies for climate-related disaster costs. https://time.com/article/2026/08/11/us-supreme-court-suncor-v-boulder-climate-accountability/11 Aug 2026 19:59 +0000at://did:plc:gbixt46jwxwxvaixsof5u7hx/app.bsky.feed.post/3mstfoegqfk2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/afjactioncampaign.org/post/3msbwczpal22bTodd Blanche's confirmation has been advanced because of a performative deal on the slush fund. His record already answers the question the full Senate now must decide: Does the attorney general answer to the president or the people? #BlockBlanche https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/justice-department/senate-republicans-advance-todd-blanche-nomination-anti-weaponization-rcna59055504 Aug 2026 21:09 +0000at://did:plc:gbixt46jwxwxvaixsof5u7hx/app.bsky.feed.post/3msbwczpal22bhttps://bsky.app/profile/afjactioncampaign.org/post/3ms7bvabw222p"The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has unanimously held that the state constitution generally requires a warrant to search privately marked land." #StateCourtsMatter https://statecourtreport.org/our-work/analysis-opinion/pennsylvania-supreme-court-rejects-warrantless-searches-private-land03 Aug 2026 19:58 +0000at://did:plc:gbixt46jwxwxvaixsof5u7hx/app.bsky.feed.post/3ms7bvabw222phttps://bsky.app/profile/afjactioncampaign.org/post/3mrvi5gwly22zRepublicans are once again trying to make it harder to vote by reviving part of an Iowa law that would make it easier to reject absentee ballots over signature mismatches. This voter suppression tactic could disenfranchise eligible voters. This is exactly why #StateCourtsMatter. [contains quote post or other embedded content]30 Jul 2026 22:23 +0000at://did:plc:gbixt46jwxwxvaixsof5u7hx/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrvi5gwly22zhttps://bsky.app/profile/afjactioncampaign.org/post/3mrpzhn6zwc2i"He isn’t asking the U.S. Supreme Court for permission. He’s simply using the same states’ rights power the court has spent years telling everyone that states have." Another great example of why #StateCourtsMatter! https://www.civilbeat.org/2026/07/a-stunning-hawai%CA%BBi-supreme-court-opinion-was-the-right-thing-to-do/28 Jul 2026 18:17 +0000at://did:plc:gbixt46jwxwxvaixsof5u7hx/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrpzhn6zwc2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/afjactioncampaign.org/post/3mrdmsngpfs2w"At the federal level, Miranda is getting weaker. But last week’s ruling in Michigan is a reminder that state courts can still protect it." – Madiba K. Dennie @audrelawdamercy.blacksky.app https://ballsandstrikes.org/law-politics/miranda-rights-michigan-supreme-court-state-courts/23 Jul 2026 19:59 +0000at://did:plc:gbixt46jwxwxvaixsof5u7hx/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrdmsngpfs2whttps://bsky.app/profile/afjactioncampaign.org/post/3mqubaxaaxk2kSCOTUS dealt a blow to trans rights at the end of the term, and state courts are our next line of defense against this lawless Court. A survey found that nearly 55% of related state cases from 2022 to 2024 had a positive impact on trans lives. #StateCourtsMatter https://statecourtreport.org/our-work/analysis-opinion/are-state-courts-more-protective-transgender-people-federal-courts17 Jul 2026 17:22 +0000at://did:plc:gbixt46jwxwxvaixsof5u7hx/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqubaxaaxk2khttps://bsky.app/profile/afjactioncampaign.org/post/3mqrytbhg3c2f"A consistent theme has emerged from the Roberts Court’s jurisprudence: a determination to ignore, rationalize, or misrepresent the explicit animus of government officials — and the president in particular — toward the groups that have been targeted." https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/07/the-see-no-evil-supreme-court/687902/16 Jul 2026 19:46 +0000at://did:plc:gbixt46jwxwxvaixsof5u7hx/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqrytbhg3c2f