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May 12, 2024 3:28 pm | By Elliot Mincberg
Biden Judge Writes Unanimous Opinion Upholding Steve Bannon Conviction for Contempt of Congress
Judge Brad Garcia, nominated to the DC Circuit by President Biden, wrote a unanimous opinion upholding the conviction of former Trump advisor Stephen Bannon for contempt of Congress for refusing to turn over documents requested in a subpoena and to…
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Op-EdMay 9, 2024 2:34 pm | By Svante Myrick
A Great America Has Great Institutions
First published by the Washington Speakers Bureau. As Americans, we grow up with the idea that rugged individualism and self-reliance are core parts of our national identity. We love rags-to-riches, up-by-your-bootstraps stories about Horatio Alger types; they’re deeply embedded in…
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News and AnalysisMay 9, 2024 11:01 am | By Peter Montgomery
“Trumptastrophe”: Trump’s first 100 days and the frightening plans he has for his next term
Welcome to our weekly “Trumptastrophe” series that serves to remind us of the destructive policies, decisions, and actions we encountered during the Trump presidency and the threats that he and others in the MAGA movement still pose – and to…
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Op-EdMay 7, 2024 4:44 pm | By Svante Myrick
Conservatives’ savage child labor agenda wants kids working more for less
First published in The Hill. We tend to think of child labor under harsh conditions as a problem in developing countries, or in this country a century ago. So it was a shock to see this headline in the last…
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May 7, 2024 3:12 pm | By Elliot Mincberg
Biden Judge Rules that Family Can Proceed with Case Against Police Officer who Shot Father Five Times
Judge Rachel Bloomekatz, nominated by President Biden to the Sixth Circuit court of appeals, wrote a 2-1 decision that affirmed the denial of qualified immunity to a police officer who shot a suicidal man in his dining room five times,…
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May 7, 2024 2:58 pm | By Elliot Mincberg
Biden Judge Casts Deciding Vote to Reverse Lower Court and Let Class Action Against Cook County Jail Go Forward
Judge Candace Jackson-Akiwumi cast the deciding vote to overturn a lower court and allow a class action against Cook County jail to go forward, seeking damages for constitutionally inadequate dental care. Both the dissenting judge and the lower court judge…
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News and AnalysisMay 2, 2024 6:06 pm | By Peter Montgomery
“Trumptastrophe”: Trump’s First 100 Days and the Frightening Plans He Has for His Next Term
Welcome to our weekly “Trumptastrophe” series that serves to remind us of the destructive policies, decisions, and actions we encountered during the Trump presidency and the threats that he and others in the MAGA movement still pose – and to…
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May 2, 2024 10:49 am | By Elliot Mincberg
Biden Judge Writes Unanimous Decision Affirming Jury Verdict for Damages to Farm Owner Harmed by Corporate Strip Mining
Judge Dana Douglas, nominated by President Biden to the Fifth Circuit, wrote a unanimous opinion that affirmed a jury verdict of over $650,000 to a pecan farm whose property was damaged by strip mining of nearby land by Martin Marietta.…
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May 2, 2024 10:38 am | By Elliot Mincberg
Biden Judge Affirms NLRB Finding that Corporation Committed Unfair Labor Practices by Underfunding Pensions and Other Misconduct
Judge Veronica Rossman, nominated by President Biden to the Tenth Circuit court of appeals, wrote an almost unanimous decision that affirmed a National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) ruling that a large corporation had committed unfair labor practices by underfunding a…
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Op-EdApril 30, 2024 5:35 pm | By Svante Myrick
Conspiracies and Cynical Indifference Are the Right’s Latest Climate Strategy
First published in The Hill. A great story circulated on several media platforms before this month’s solar eclipse. It describes a famous “Battle of the Eclipse” that took place thousands of years ago in what is now Turkey. Two armies…
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April 30, 2024 4:36 pm | By Elliot Mincberg
Biden Judges Cast Deciding Votes Preventing State Health Care Plans from Excluding Gender Affirming Surgeries When Medically Necessary
Judge Toby Heytens and DeAndrea Benjamin, nominated by President Biden to the Fourth Circuit court of appeals, cast deciding votes in an 8-6 full court ruling that state health care plans in North Carolina and West Virginia cannot exclude medically…
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April 29, 2024 3:52 pm | By Elliot Mincberg
Biden Judge Rules that Student Seeking Damages for Failure to Accommodate Disability Need Not Exhaust Administrative Remedies
Judge Maria Kahn, nominated by President Biden to the Second Circuit court of appeals, wrote a unanimous decision reversing a lower court and ruled that a student suffering from asthma could go forward with a claim for damages against a…
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April 29, 2024 3:40 pm | By Elliot Mincberg
Biden Judges Vacate Injunction Against New York Consumer Protection Law on Broadband Service
Judge Alison Nathan, nominated by President Biden to the Second Circuit court of appeals, wrote a 2-1 decision joined by Biden nominee Sarah Merriam that reversed a lower court injunction and restored a New York consumer protection law requiring broadband…
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April 26, 2024 4:48 pm | By Elliot Mincberg
Biden Judge Rejects Police Claim of Qualified Immunity for Arresting Journalist Filming Story on Oil Refinery
Judge Veronica Rossman, nominated by President Biden to the Tenth Circuit court of appeals, wrote a 2-1 decision rejecting a police officer’s appeal that he should get qualified immunity for arresting an independent journalist who was filming at a New…
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News and AnalysisApril 26, 2024 9:53 am | By Peter Montgomery
“Trumptastrophe”: Disinfectant Disinformation Edition
Welcome to our weekly “Trumptastrophe” series that serves to remind us of the destructive policies, decisions, and actions we encountered during the Trump presidency and the threats that he and others in the MAGA movement still pose – and to…
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News and AnalysisApril 25, 2024 6:10 pm | By Paul Gordon
Supreme Court Hears Trump’s Claim That He Is Above the Law
“No one is above the law” is a core constitutional principle. The Supreme Court heard oral arguments today in Donald Trump’s challenge to that principle in Trump v. United States. What is this case about? This case stems from efforts…
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News and AnalysisApril 24, 2024 6:17 pm | By Paul Gordon
Supreme Court Debates Emergency Abortion Care
Oral arguments were held today in Moyle v. United States. This is one of the two abortion-related cases before the Supreme Court this term. What is this case about? This is about far-right efforts to deny abortion care even in…
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Op-EdApril 24, 2024 2:57 pm | By Svante Myrick
Senators: Don’t Let the Islamophobic Agenda Targeting Adeel Mangi Win
First published in The Hill. We’re living in very divisive political times. But even now, Americans say we still share values that include aspiring to become a country where all can succeed regardless of race, gender or religion. Fulfilling this promise…
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News and AnalysisApril 18, 2024 4:37 pm | By Peter Montgomery
“Trumptastrophe”: Trump’s desperate attempts to sidestep his anti-abortion extremism.
Welcome to our weekly “Trumptastrophe” series that serves to remind us of the destructive policies, decisions, and actions we encountered during the Trump presidency and the threats that he and others in the MAGA movement still pose – and to…
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April 18, 2024 10:19 am | By Elliot Mincberg
Biden Judges Cast Deciding Votes to Preserve Anti-Censorship Ruling in Texas
Judges Dana Douglas and Irma Ramirez, nominated by President Biden to the Fifth Circuit court of appeals, cast deciding votes in a 9-8 full court decision that preserved and refused to rehear a three-judge panel decision, which upheld a preliminary…