Biden judges were involved in 16 key decisions in March, casting important votes in both district and appellate courts across the country. These included rulings on affirmative action, gun safety, the controversial New Jersey primary ballot structure, Texas’s aggressive border enforcement law, cryptocurrency, discrimination, and more.

Each case is summarized below, along with a link to the full People For the American Way Foundation blog entry on the decision and to the ruling itself. Links to previous People For analyses of Biden judge cases are also below. Such rulings by Biden judges demonstrate the importance to all of us of promptly nominating and confirming fair-minded judges.

The Biden White House and Senate Democrats have been working hard to rebalance the courts after four years of Trump-McConnell judges. While they are closing the gap with Trump, they have more to do. As of April 3, the Senate has confirmed 190 Biden judges, which puts Biden and Schumer only three confirmations behind where Trump and McConnell were at this point four years ago (193 judges at this date ). Updated statistics can be found here.

• Biden Judge Reverses Lower Court and Gives Individual the Opportunity to Prove His Disability Claim
• Biden Judge Grants Preliminary Injunction Against Ballot System that Favors Party-Backed Candidates in Primaries 
• Biden Judge Reverses Lower Court and Allows Two Former Employees to Proceed on Religious Discrimination Claim Against Hospital 
• Biden Judge Allows Victims of Cryptocurrency Scandal to Try to Recover Damages from Bank That Participated
• Biden Judge Affirms Lower Court Ruling Upholding Firearms Restrictions on People Released Before Trial
• Biden Judge Casts Deciding Votes to Block Harsh Texas Immigration Law
• Biden Judge Reverses Lower Court and Gives Black Property Owner the Chance to Prove that Postal Workers Caused Harm by Refusing to Deliver Mail
• Biden Judge Reverses Lower Court and Gives Prisoners the Chance to Prove Their Claims in Two Cases
• Biden Judge Reverses Lower Court and Gives Fired Employee Her Day in Court to Prove Sex Discrimination
• Biden Judge Casts Deciding Vote to Reject Challenge to State Campaign Finance Disclosure Law 
• Biden Judge Reverses Decision Denying Social Security Disability Benefits
• Biden Judge Casts Deciding Vote to Fully Reverse Lower Court Ruling that Poor Prisoner Cannot File Lawsuit Without Paying Fees and Costs 
• Biden Judge Throws Out Challenge to Washington State Law on Firearms Manufacturing and Sale
• Biden Judge Reverses Lower Court and Allows Consumers to Pursue Claim of Securities Law Violations Against Crypto-Asset Exchange
• Biden Judge Affirms Dismissal of Challenge to Employer’s Affirmative Action Diversity Plan 

Previous People For analyses of Biden judge rulings include our September 2022 report, July 2023 report, and monthly summaries for September , October, November, and December of 2023  and for January  and February 2024.