opinion
NEW NORMAL
As the lead nominations lawyer for President Obama, I saw firsthand how Republicans light norms on fire for short-term advantage.
Christopher Kang is Chief Counsel of Demand Justice, which is building a progressive movement that is permanently fighting to restore our federal courts’ ideological balance and legitimacy. He previously served as Deputy Counsel to President Obama and Special Assistant to the President for Legislative Affairs and worked for U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Richard Durbin.
As the lead nominations lawyer for President Obama, I saw firsthand how Republicans light norms on fire for short-term advantage.