Overview
- Demand Justice launched a preemptive effort to oppose possible Supreme Court nominees, budgeting $3 million now with $15 million more if vacancies occur and partnering with the grassroots group Indivisible.
- No justice has announced retirement, though attention is on Clarence Thomas, 77, and Samuel Alito, 76, with the Court saying Alito’s illness at a March event was dehydration and that he returned to work.
- Kamala Harris urged supporters on X to stop Trump from adding one or two justices, amplifying reports of the new campaign to organize “before they happen.”
- Confirmations run through the Senate, and Democrats would need to flip at least four Republican-held seats to take control or else find four Republican defections to block a nominee.
- Demand Justice says Trump’s potential picks could come from conservative lower-court judges, political allies, or committed loyalists, a choice that could shape U.S. law for decades because justices hold lifetime seats.