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Steve Kennedy

Steve is the organizing and network director at the People’s Parity Project. Previously, he was a structural biologist and served in the U.S. Army airborne infantry. He received his J.D. from UConn Law, M.S. from New York University, and B.S. from the University of Massachusetts Boston.

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July 21, 2026
Steve Kennedy
The Right-Wing War on Solidarity Comes to Campus
A recent civil rights complaint against the University of Connecticut is the latest in a long line of attempts to dismantle the ability of ordinary people to manifest collective political power.
June 30, 2026
Steve Kennedy
The St. Louis Cops Who Are Trying to Bleed Their City Dry
The police department already consumes the lion’s share of the city budget—and its own liabilities are burdening taxpayers with staggering costs.
June 3, 2026
Steve Kennedy
Uber’s Brazen Legal Strategy to Quiet Accident Victims
The ride-hailing giant is accusing personal injury lawyers and doctors of a fraudulent racketeering scheme involving injured passengers. It’s an obvious intimidation tactic.
May 14, 2026
Steve Kennedy
The Conservative Legal Movement’s New Purity Tests
Time was that David Souter was the bête noire of the right wing. But now judges like Amy Coney Barrett aren’t passing muster.
February 5, 2026
Steve Kennedy
Will the Texas Supreme Court Legalize Child Abuse?
The idea that parents have a constitutional right to harm children is disturbing enough, but this case also highlights the real underlying issue with the “parental rights” movement.
December 24, 2025
Steve Kennedy
The Right-Wing Campaign to Bring Back Gender Segregation in Schools
The people who brought you “Project 2025” sure seem to be ramping up an attack on equality in higher ed.
December 11, 2025
Steve Kennedy
The Supreme Court Will Get Another Shot at Church-State Separation
A split decision prevented the religious right from creating the first public-funded religious school in Oklahoma—but they’re back to try it again.
November 26, 2025
Steve Kennedy
The Lawyer Who Killed Roe Is About to Get a Promotion
Erin Hawley has devoted her career to rolling back the civil rights of vulnerable Americans. Now she is poised to become a circuit court judge.
November 11, 2025
Steve Kennedy
The Legal Professionals Planning to March Against Trump
Recent history has shown that attorneys and jurists can play a big role in bringing their nations back from the brink of autocracy. That day is coming for us as well.
September 22, 2025
Steve Kennedy
The Right’s Insidious New “Manhattan Project for Babies”
The Heritage Foundation’s new “Manhattan Project for Babies” wraps Christian nationalism in the guise of a plan to raise birth rates.
September 15, 2025
Steve Kennedy
How the Supreme Court Turned Trump Into a Danger to Everyone
The administration’s decision to launch an attack against alleged drug runners in the Caribbean is a lawless act—or at least it used to be.
January 13, 2025
Steve Kennedy
Democrats Are Making Their First Big Mistake of the Next Trump Era
The Laken Riley Act will do nothing to prevent the horrific crimes that befell its namesake. But it will entangle Democrats in a right-wing power grab.
January 2, 2025
Steve Kennedy
How Renegade Juries Could Help Thwart Trumpian Misrule
The incoming administration is overtly promising to dole out unjust punishments to its enemies. But there’s one way ordinary citizens can stop this in its tracks.
December 12, 2024
Steve Kennedy
The Federalist Society Will Soon Be Under New Management
Here’s what we know about the major players jockeying to lead the linchpin organization of the conservative legal movement.
November 26, 2024
Steve Kennedy
Junk Science and Judicial Arrogance Are Killing Us
Too many jurisdictions continue to abide by wholly discredited forensic techniques and pseudoscientific nonsense, which are leaving legal mayhem in their wake.
November 5, 2024
Steve Kennedy
Liberals Won’t Beat the Supreme Court With Legal Arguments Alone
Their interests are being litigated with deftness and aplomb, but more needs to be done outside the courtroom to start turning the tide.

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