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- ↑ "Press Release: Reviews are in: Progressives React to Demand Justice's Call for No More Corporate Lawyers on Federal Bench Under Next Democratic President". Demand Justice. 2019-08-21. Retrieved 2022-09-06.
- ↑ Hulse, Carl (2018-05-03). "After Garland Defeat, New Group Hopes to Draw Democrats to Judicial Battlefield". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331 . Retrieved 2022-09-06.
- ↑ Markay, Lachlan (2021-05-14). "Progressive legal advocacy group spinning off from sponsor". Axios. Retrieved 2022-09-06.
- ↑ "Documents reveal massive 'dark-money' group boosted Democrats in 2018". Politico. 2019-11-19. Retrieved 2022-09-06.
- ↑ Hulse, Carl (2022-04-01). "Republicans Target Progressive Advocacy Group Amid Opposition to Jackson". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331 . Retrieved 2022-09-06.
