Fix the Court

Fix the Court is an advocacy group that seeks reform of the U.S. federal court system. The group lobbies for term limits for members of the U.S. Supreme Court,[1] for streaming live audio and video of the court's oral arguments,[2] and for publicizing potential conflicts of interest among justices. Fix the Court submitted multiple Freedom of Information Act requests related to the Supreme Court nominations of Neil Gorsuch and Brett Kavanaugh, as well as for all 25 people that President Donald Trump put on his shortlist of potential Supreme Court nominees.[3]

When Brett Kavanaugh was nominated to the U.S. Supreme Court, Fix the Court bought several Internet domain names related to Kavanaugh and redirected them to websites including End Rape On Campus, the National Sexual Violence Resource Center, and the Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network. Fix the Court's executive director, Gabe Roth, said he purchased and redirected the websites because he believed the sexual assault allegations made by Christine Blasey Ford against Brett Kavanaugh and by Anita Hill against Clarence Thomas.[4][5]

All of Fix the Court's funding comes from the New Venture Fund, an affiliate of liberal dark money hub Arabella Advisors.[6]

References
  1. Ingraham, Christopher (February 13, 2016). "Why it's time to get serious about Supreme Court term limits". Washington Post. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
  2. Wolf, Richard (April 30, 2020). "Supreme Court makes historic change to hear oral arguments over the phone and stream them live". USA Today. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
  3. Mencimer, Stephanie (July 18, 2018). "Judicial Watchdogs Are in Court to Make Brett Kavanaugh's Entire Record Public". Mother Jones. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
  4. Black, Shelby (October 10, 2018). "Fix The Court Bought Brett Kavanaugh's Name As A Website To Help Sexual Assault Survivors". Elite Daily. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
  5. Lieu, Johnny (October 10, 2018). "Someone bought BrettKavanaugh.com, which links to sexual assault survivor resources". Mashable. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
  6. Wolf, Richard (November 12, 2014). "At Supreme Court, secretiveness attracts snoops". USA Today. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
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