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News and Analysis
July 23, 2019 4:15 pm | By Peter MontgomeryRight Recalls Bork Battle While Trump Judges Are Making ‘Bork’s America’ a Harsh Reality
This post was originally published on Right Wing Watch. “Justice on Trial,” a new book by conservative pundit Mollie Hemingway and right-wing judicial activist Carrie Severino, purports to tell what the Heritage Foundation’s Daily Signal calls “the true, behind-the-scenes story…
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People For in Action
July 23, 2019 2:23 pm | By Jen HerrickAmid Racist Attacks, We Stand with YEO Network Members Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib
While racism has always been a shameful fixture in American life, it’s impossible to untangle the current administration's rampant bigotry from the recent rise in white supremacist hate. This disturbing trend hits especially close to home at People For the…
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People For in Action
July 22, 2019 5:07 pm | By Jen HerrickSo-Called “Religious Exemption” Will Harm Children and Families and Violate Religious Freedom
On February 14, People For the American Way and PFAW's African American Ministers In Action urged the Department of Health and Human Services to reconsider its decision to exempt federally funded foster care and adoption agencies in South Carolina, which…
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News and Analysis
July 22, 2019 1:25 pm | By Elliot MincbergConfirmed Judges, Confirmed Fears: Trump Circuit Judge Casts Deciding Vote to Allow Prosecution of Woman for Manslaughter due to Prenatal Drug Use
“Confirmed Judges, Confirmed Fears” is a blog series documenting the harmful impact of President Trump’s judges on Americans’ rights and liberties. On July 5, Trump 8th Circuit judge David Stras cast the deciding vote in United States v. Flute that a…
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News and Analysis
July 22, 2019 9:33 am | By Elliot MincbergConfirmed Judges, Confirmed Fears: Trump Circuit Judge Casts Deciding Vote on Ordinance that Bans Speech and Harms Homeless Community
“Confirmed Judges, Confirmed Fears” is a blog series documenting the harmful impact of President Trump’s judges on Americans’ rights and liberties. Trump 10th Circuit judge Allison Eid cast the deciding vote in a July decision to approve a city ordinance that…
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People For in Action
July 22, 2019 8:59 am | By Marge BakerJudicial Nominees Should Be Committed to Brown v. Board—Oppose Wendy Berger
On April 10, 2018, President Trump nominated Wendy Berger to be a federal judge in the Middle District of Florida. The Senate Judiciary Committee held Berger's hearing on October 17, 2018 and reported her to the full Senate on February…
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People For in Action
July 22, 2019 8:55 am | By Marge BakerJudicial Nominee Brian Buescher’s Record Leaves Grave Doubts About His Stance on Equal Protection
On November 13, 2018, President Trump nominated Brian Buescher to be a federal district judge in Nebraska. The Senate Judiciary Committee held Buescher’s hearing on November 28, 2018 and reported him to the full Senate on February 7, 2019. Floor…
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People For in Action
July 19, 2019 12:31 pm | By Jen HerrickIt’s Time to Raise the Minimum Wage and End Unfair Wage Exclusions—Women Need the Raise the Wage Act
Women of color and other women-identified workers continue to experience a pay gap and are at a higher risk of poverty than men. The 116th Congress has the opportunity to make important progress—not only for gender equity in the workplace,…
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News and Analysis
July 18, 2019 1:56 pm | By Elliot MincbergConfirmed Judges, Confirmed Fears: Trump Circuit Judges Try to Stop Claim Against Large Corporations On Use of Child Slave Labor
“Confirmed Judges, Confirmed Fears” is a blog series documenting the harmful impact of President Trump’s judges on Americans’ rights and liberties. Trump 9th Circuit judge Mark Bennett wrote a dissent from the denial of full court review in Doe v.…
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People For in Action
July 18, 2019 11:48 am | By Surya SwaroopJudges, Diverse Representation, and Right-Wing Extremism: PFAW at Netroots Nation
Thousands of progressive activists convened in Philadelphia at the 2019 Netroots Nation conference to connect, learn and strategize about fighting the Trump administration, and advancing a progressive agenda before a critically important election year. As a conference sponsor with three…
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News and Analysis
July 18, 2019 10:47 am | By Elliot MincbergUnhappy 5th of July: Trump Judges’ Decisions in Four Cases on the Day after Independence Day Show the Danger of His Takeover of the Courts
Much has been written already about the impact of the 45 lifetime appointments so far by President Trump to the Supreme Court and federal courts of appeals. For example, the PFAW “Confirmed Judges, Confirmed Fears” series has already reported on…
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News and Analysis
July 18, 2019 10:16 am | By Tori SlattonTrump’s Latest Asylum Policy is Both Inhumane and Illegal
In a move that would essentially block all Central American immigrants fleeing persecution from obtaining legal status through the U.S. asylum program, the Trump administration recently announced that they will deny asylum grants to people who fail to apply for…
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People For in Action
July 18, 2019 8:24 am | By Jen HerrickUnited Nations Nominee Andrew Bremberg’s Record and Rhetoric Clearly Demonstrate His Hostility to Human Rights
On September 28, 2018, President Trump nominated Andrew Bremberg as U.S. Ambassador to the Office of the United Nations and Other International Organizations in Geneva. The Senate Foreign Relations Committee held Bremberg's hearing on June 20, 2019 and has scheduled his committee…
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Op-Ed
July 17, 2019 10:38 am | By Elliot MincbergRobert Bork’s America is Becoming Donald Trump’s America
This piece originally appeared on Take Care. When Massachusetts Senator Edward Kennedy announced his opposition to Robert Bork’s nomination to the Supreme Court 32 years ago this month, he spoke chillingly on the Senate floor about what “Bork’s America” would be…
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Op-Ed
July 17, 2019 10:01 am | By Lizet OcampoOur Immigrant Prisons are an Atrocity.
Children are suffering and dying. Enough is enough. This post was republished from Otherwords.org Over the past several weeks, the brutal terror that immigrants face at the hands of our government has come into even sharper focus. As reports surface…
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News and Analysis
July 16, 2019 5:03 pm | By Elliot MincbergConfirmed Judges, Confirmed Fears: Trump Circuit Judge Barrett Votes to Deport 30-Year Resident With No Chance to Prove Equal Protection Claim
“Confirmed Judges, Confirmed Fears” is a blog series documenting the harmful impact of President Trump’s judges on Americans’ rights and liberties. Trump 7th Circuit judge Amy Coney Barrett cast the deciding vote in a 2-1 June opinion and order in…
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News and Analysis
July 16, 2019 5:01 pm | By Diane LavioletteConfirmed Judges, Confirmed Fears: Trump Circuit Judge Defends School Board’s Failure to Meet Legally Required Special Education Rule
“Confirmed Judges, Confirmed Fears” is a blog series documenting the harmful impact of President Trump’s judges on Americans’ rights and liberties. In June 2019, Trump Eleventh Circuit judge Britt Grant wrote a 2-1 decision that defended a school board's failure to…
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People For in Action
July 16, 2019 4:50 pm | By Jen HerrickIt’s Time to Raise the Minimum Wage and End Unfair Wage Exclusions—LGBTQ+ People Need the Raise the Wage Act
Raising the federal minimum wage and ending unfair wage exclusions would be critical points of progress toward achieving gender equity. Not only would this uplift women-identified workers, but it would also have substantial benefits for LGBTQ+ people, who are more…
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People For in Action
July 15, 2019 4:19 pm | By Jen HerrickPFAW Supports the Scientific Integrity Act to Combat Trump’s War on Science
As People For the American Way's Progressive Happy Hour podcast reported in April, one hallmark of the Trump administration has been its aggressive attacks on science-based policies and research—devaluing science and adversely shaping many facets of American life. To combat…
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News and Analysis
July 15, 2019 12:41 pm | By Paul GordonConfirmed Judges, Confirmed Fears: 6th Circuit Trump Judges Pile “Hunch Upon Hunch” to Uphold Search Warrant
“Confirmed Judges, Confirmed Fears” is a blog series documenting the harmful impact of President Trump’s judges on Americans’ rights and liberties. The Fourth Amendment contains one of our most important protections from untrammeled harassment by the police: In most cases,…