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People For in Action
May 24, 2019 11:04 am | By Tori SlattonPFAW Supports the Passage of the Democracy For All Amendment
The Supreme Court ruling in Citizens United was one of the most devastating decisions in recent history, and further enabled the spread of big money in our politics to undermine our democracy. The amount of election spending has skyrocketed with…
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People For in Action
May 23, 2019 11:18 am | By Tori SlattonActivists Across the Country Rally to #StopTheBans
Emboldened by Trump’s conservative Supreme Court agenda, including the push to overturn Roe v. Wade, many state legislators are moving to limit reproductive rights by passing some of the most restrictive abortion bans we’ve seen in recent history. Although these…
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Federal Update
May 23, 2019 11:10 am | By Rio TazewellRep. Raskin Joins the Mueller Book Club
PFAW has partnered with our allies in the Trump Is Not Above the Law coalition to organize a weekly internet broadcast featuring legal and political experts reviewing the Mueller report, section by section, providing insight, discussing its implications, and answering…
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News and Analysis
May 22, 2019 4:54 pm | By Elliot MincbergD.C. Circuit is Critical in Protecting the Rule of Law from a Lawless Trump
The day after federal judge Amit Mehta flatly rejected Donald Trump’s claim that the House Oversight Committee could not subpoena financial records from Trump’s accounting firm, Trump’s lawyers appealed the case to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C.…
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People For in Action
May 22, 2019 2:18 pm | By Tori SlattonPFAW Supports the Equality Act and Urges Mitch McConnell to Schedule a Vote in the Senate
On May 17, the Equality Act (H.R. 5), which seeks to ensure the right to live free from discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity, among other provisions, passed the House of Representatives by a bipartisan 236-173 vote. Although…
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People For in Action
May 22, 2019 1:55 pm | By Jen HerrickThe Election Assistance Commission is Critical to Protecting our Democracy from Unprecedented Threats
The Election Assistance Commission is tasked with supporting election officials on issues of election technology, election management, and voting access and opportunity. These are especially critical functions with voter suppression on the rise, the ongoing fallout and threat from Russian…
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People For in Action
May 22, 2019 10:30 am | By Amenah GulamhuseinChallenging the Invisibility of Black Women: A Speaker at the VASHTI Convocation
Research suggests that Black women are more likely than any other racial or gender group to go unrecognized and unheard because they live at the intersection between two marginalized groups. When our society challenges sexism, it typically centers white women's…
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News and Analysis
May 21, 2019 3:49 pm | By Paul GordonJudicial Nominee Stephen Clark Claimed Same-Sex Marriage Leads to Polygamy
The Senate is planning to vote on Stephen Clark’s nomination to be a federal judge in the Eastern District of Missouri. Those who vote to confirm Clark might as well be putting a “kick me” sign on the United States…
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News and Analysis
May 21, 2019 3:32 pm | By Paul GordonOver a Trump Judge’s Dissent, A Win for DACA at the 4th Circuit
On May 17, a three-judge panel of the Fourth Circuit struck down the Trump administration’s rescission of DACA, over the dissent of Trump judge Julius Richardson. The case is Casa De Maryland v. DHS. In ending DACA, the administration relied…
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People For in Action
May 21, 2019 3:29 pm | By Tori SlattonCivil Rights Advocates Celebrate Brown v. Board of Education While Trump Judicial Nominees Won’t Say It Was Rightly Decided
May 17 marked the 65th anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education, a landmark decision by the Supreme Court that ended racial segregation in public schools and “separate but equal” as the law of the land. Codifying desegregation marked a…
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People For in Action
May 21, 2019 3:00 pm | By Jen HerrickPFAW and AAMIA Support Public Education, Oppose Diverting Tax Dollars to Private Education and Homeschools
President Trump's 2017 tax scam expanded the use of 529 education savings accounts, adding coverage for private and religious schools. As members of the National Coalition for Public Education, People For the American Way and PFAW's African Ministers In Action…
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People For in Action
May 21, 2019 2:16 pm | By Jen HerrickHHS Is Flying False “Conscience” and “Religion” Flags at the Expense of Civil Rights
While the job of the HHS Office of Civil Rights is to ensure that HHS programs are not discriminating against the people they serve, OCR under the Trump administration has become the frontline of an effort to carve out expansive…
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Federal Update
May 21, 2019 11:55 am | By Elliot MincbergConfirmed Judges, Confirmed Fears: Kavanaugh and Gorsuch Cast Deciding Votes to Overrule Precedent and Further Endanger Roe v. Wade
"Confirmed Judges, Confirmed Fears" is a blog series documenting the harmful impact of President Trump’s judges on Americans’ rights and liberties. Trump-appointed Supreme Court Justices Neil Gorsuch and Brett Kavanaugh joined a 5-4 May decision in Franchise Tax Bd. of…
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News and Analysis
May 17, 2019 2:36 pm | By Bettina Ramon#VoteTheCourts2020: Gillibrand Pledges to Nominate Judges Who Will Uphold Roe v. Wade
On May 7, Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., sent a clear message that as president, she would nominate fair-minded constitutionalists who value equality and justice. In an op-ed posted on Medium, Sen. Gillibrand wrote that “as president, I…
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People For in Action
May 17, 2019 2:14 pm | By Jen HerrickU.S. Should Invest in Young People’s Health and Rights
One of the important questions that must be answered by government funding negotiators is whether the U.S. will invest in young people's health and rights. From teen pregnancy and HIV prevention to sex education and more, People For the American…
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Op-Ed
May 16, 2019 10:53 am | By Bettina RamonAbortion Restrictions Aren’t about Life – They’re About Power
This piece originally appeared on Medium. On May 15, the Alabama Senate passed the country’s most restrictive abortion ban to date. The state’s new bill, which Republican governor Kay Ivey signed into law later that day, effectively bans all abortions…
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News and Analysis
May 15, 2019 10:09 am | By Elliot MincbergConfirmed Judges, Confirmed Fears: Trump Circuit Judge Casts Deciding Vote to Allow State to Unfairly Suspend Poor People’s Drivers Licenses
“Confirmed Judges, Confirmed Fears” is a blog series documenting the harmful impact of President Trump’s judges on Americans’ rights and liberties. Trump Sixth Circuit judge Amul Thapar cast the deciding vote in May in a 2-1 decision in Fowler v. Benson…
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News and Analysis
May 14, 2019 5:35 pm | By Paul Gordon65 years After Brown v. Board, Trump Nominees Won’t Say It Was Rightly Decided
May 17, 1954 ranks among the most important days in the history of the United States: When the Supreme Court issued its unanimous decision in Brown v. Board of Education 65 years ago, the essential humanity of African Americans was…
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People For in Action
May 14, 2019 3:21 pm | By Jen HerrickPFAW Urges House to Pass the Equality Act
People For the American Way is an enthusiastic endorser of H.R. 5, the Equality Act, which recognizes that every American deserves full and equal rights under the law. In advance of an expected May 17 House floor vote, PFAW urged…
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News and Analysis
May 13, 2019 4:30 pm | By Diane LavioletteConfirmed Judges, Confirmed Fears: Trump Circuit Judge Casts the Deciding Vote Denying an Individual’s Asylum Claim and Equal Protection of the Law
“Confirmed Judges, Confirmed Fears” is a blog series documenting the harmful impact of President Trump’s judges on Americans’ rights and liberties. In April 2019, Trump Eleventh Circuit judge Britt Grant wrote the opinion and was the deciding vote in a…