Research and Commentary

@ Brookings Podcast: The Senate Filibuster

May 28, 2010, Sarah A. Binder

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The History of the Filibuster

April 22, 2010, Sarah A. Binder

Truth and Reconciliation: Sidestepping the Filibuster

April 20, 2009, Thomas E. Mann, Norman J. Ornstein and Molly Reynolds

Gridlock on Capitol Hill

October 20, 2007, Sarah A. Binder

Filibusters Are Only Half the Problem

June 3, 2005, Paul C. Light

The Senate Judicial Compromise

May 24, 2005, Thomas E. Mann

Learning From Filibusters Past

May 18, 2005, Sarah A. Binder

The Filibuster Debate

May 16, 2005, Sarah A. Binder

Filibusters: Two Wrongs Won't Make Things Right

May 7, 2005, Stuart S. Taylor, Jr.

The History and Use of Filibusters in the U.S. Senate

April 5, 2005, Sarah A. Binder

Senate Rules Changes: Filibustering of Judicial Nominees

March 30, 2005, E.J. Dionne, Jr.

This Battle Isn't New: The Filibustering of Judicial Nominations

March 6, 2005, Sarah A. Binder and Steven Smith

The 'Nuclear' Option for Ending Filibusters

January 4, 2005, Sarah A. Binder

The Difficulty of Reforming Senate "Holds"

June 17, 2003, Sarah A. Binder

Filibusters a Great American Tradition

May 25, 2003, Sarah A. Binder and Steven S. Smith

Institutional Reform Proposals for the 105th Congress

July 31, 1996, Sarah A. Binder

The Senate Strangles Itself

July 13, 1996, Sarah A. Binder