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January 26, 2021 10:27 am | By Elliot MincbergTrump Judge Tries to Strike Down Obama-Era Rule Improving Mine Safety: Confirmed Judges, Confirmed Fears
“Confirmed Judges, Confirmed Fears” is a blog series documenting the harmful impact of President Trump’s judges on Americans’ rights and liberties. Cases in the series can be found by issue and by judge at this link. Trump Eleventh Circuit judge…
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News and Analysis
January 25, 2021 10:43 am | By Elliot MincbergTrump Judges Reverse COVID-Related Stay of Execution of Last Two People Put to Death By Trump Administration: Confirmed Judges, Confirmed Fears
“Confirmed Judges, Confirmed Fears” is a blog series documenting the harmful impact of President Trump’s judges on Americans’ rights and liberties. Cases in the series can be found by issue and by judge at this link. Trump DC Circuit judges…
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News and Analysis
January 22, 2021 12:07 pm | By Elliot MincbergTrump Judges Uphold Decision Barring Fired Pharmaceutical Employee From Working in his Area of Specialization: Confirmed Judges, Confirmed Fears
“Confirmed Judges, Confirmed Fears” is a blog series documenting the harmful impact of President Trump’s judges on Americans’ rights and liberties. Cases in the series can be found by issue and by judge at this link. Trump Eleventh Circuit Judges…
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January 22, 2021 12:00 pm | By Elliot MincbergTrump Judge Rules for Police Officer who was Dismissed from SWAT Team for Advocacy of Unnecessary Use of Force: Confirmed Judges, Confirmed Fears
“Confirmed Judges, Confirmed Fears” is a blog series documenting the harmful impact of President Trump’s judges on Americans’ rights and liberties. Cases in the series can be found by issue and by judge at this link. Trump Ninth Circuit judge…
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News and Analysis
January 22, 2021 9:30 am | By Bettina RamonOn 48th Anniversary of Roe v. Wade, Let’s Recommit to Protecting – and Expanding – Abortion Rights
Forty-eight years ago today, the Supreme Court issued its decision in the landmark abortion case Roe v. Wade. That day, the Supreme Court majority, which included five Republican-appointed justices, ruled that a state law that outlawed abortions was unconstitutional under…
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News and Analysis
January 21, 2021 5:31 pm | By Elliot Mincberg
Trump Justices Cast Deciding Votes to Complete Trump-Barr Unprecedented Series of Executions: Confirmed Judges, Confirmed Fears
“Confirmed Judges, Confirmed Fears” is a blog series documenting the harmful impact of President Trump’s judges on Americans’ rights and liberties. Cases in the series can be found by issue and by judge at this link. Trump Justices Neil Gorsuch,…
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News and Analysis
January 21, 2021 4:43 pm | By Elliot MincbergTrump Judge Tries to Uphold Trump Repeal of Clean Power Rule on Greenhouse Gases: Confirmed Judges, Confirmed Fears
“Confirmed Judges, Confirmed Fears” is a blog series documenting the harmful impact of President Trump’s judges on Americans’ rights and liberties. Cases in the series can be found by issue and by judge at this link. On the last day…
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News and Analysis
January 19, 2021 10:37 am | By Elliot MincbergTrump Judge Blocks Opening of Innovative Drug Treatment Facility: Confirmed Judges, Confirmed Fears
“Confirmed Judges, Confirmed Fears” is a blog series documenting the harmful impact of President Trump’s judges on Americans’ rights and liberties. Cases in the series can be found by issue and by judge at this link. Trump Third Circuit judge…
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People For in Action
January 15, 2021 7:02 pm | By Bettina RamonPeople For Holds Member Telebriefing to “Unpack the Insurrection”
Donald Trump’s incitement of insurrection on Jan. 6 was among the most traitorous and anti-democratic actions of any U.S. president in history. In its aftermath, People For the American Way has pressed for swift and decisive legal accountability, which we…
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Op-EdJanuary 15, 2021 3:10 pm | By Ben Jealous
Organizing Made the Victories in Georgia Possible
This op-ed was distributed by the Trice Edney Newswire. In recent days, we’ve seen the dying gasps of the Trump administration turn into tragic violence in Washington, D.C. There is much to say about that, and serious reckoning ahead when…
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Federal Update
January 15, 2021 10:50 am | By Jen HerrickJohn Lewis Left His Mark on the For the People Act, Let’s Honor Him by Passing It
Nearly 50 years after the Voting Rights Act became law, congressman and voting rights champion John Lewis, who nearly died on that bridge in Selma, watched as the Supreme Court "put a dagger in [its] heart" with the Shelby County…
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News and Analysis
January 14, 2021 1:36 pm | By Diane LavioletteTrump Ninth Circuit Judge Casts Deciding Vote to Deny Extra COVID-Related Food Assistance to Families in Need During the Pandemic in Accord with Trump Administration: Confirmed Judges, Confirmed Fears
“Confirmed Judges, Confirmed Fears” is a blog series documenting the harmful impact of President Trump’s judges on Americans’ rights and liberties. Cases in the series can be found by issue and by judge at this link. Trump Ninth Circuit Judge…
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News and Analysis
January 14, 2021 1:27 pm | By Elliot MincbergTrump Judges Cast Deciding Votes to Make it Easier to Convict People of Aggravated Drug Crimes Carrying Harsher Penalties: Confirmed Judges, Confirmed Fears
“Confirmed Judges, Confirmed Fears” is a blog series documenting the harmful impact of President Trump’s judges on Americans’ rights and liberties. Cases in the series can be found by issue and by judge at this link. Trump Ninth Circuit judges…
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News and Analysis
January 14, 2021 12:50 pm | By Bettina RamonTo Repair Our Country After Violent Insurrection, We Must Fight White Supremacy
Just two weeks ago, many of us celebrated the new year – and the end of an especially devastating one – with a renewed sense of optimism that perhaps the worst of the Trump presidency was behind us. That hope…
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News and Analysis
January 14, 2021 12:24 pm | By Elliot Mincberg
Trump Justices Cast Deciding Votes to Reinstate FDA Requirement that Women Must Request Abortion Drugs in Person During Pandemic: Confirmed Judges, Confirmed Fears
“Confirmed Judges, Confirmed Fears” is a blog series documenting the harmful impact of President Trump’s judges on Americans’ rights and liberties. Cases in the series can be found by issue and by judge at this link. Trump justices Neil Gorsuch,…
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News and Analysis
January 14, 2021 10:20 am | By Elliot MincbergTrump Judge Tries to Uphold Dismissal of Woman’s Claim that Medical Product Defects Led to Husband’s Death: Confirmed Judges, Confirmed Fears
“Confirmed Judges, Confirmed Fears” is a blog series documenting the harmful impact of President Trump’s judges on Americans’ rights and liberties. Cases in the series can be found by issue and by judge at this link. Trump Eleventh Circuit judge…
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News and Analysis
January 14, 2021 9:58 am | By Elliot MincbergTrump Fifth Circuit Judge Casts Deciding Vote to Disregard Past Precedent and Hold that Worker Can be Contributorily Negligent for Serious Injury: Confirmed Judges, Confirmed Fears
“Confirmed Judges, Confirmed Fears” is a blog series documenting the harmful impact of President Trump’s judges on Americans’ rights and liberties. Cases in the series can be found by issue and by judge at this link. Trump Fifth Circuit Judge…
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News and Analysis
January 11, 2021 8:35 pm | By Elliot MincbergTrump Judges Prevent Claim Against Police Officer Whose Lies Put Women under Arrest and in Jail for More than Two Years: Confirmed Judges, Confirmed Fears
“Confirmed Judges, Confirmed Fears” is a blog series documenting the harmful impact of President Trump’s judges on Americans’ rights and liberties. Cases in the series can be found by issue and by judge at this link. Trump Eighth Circuit judges…
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People For in Action
January 11, 2021 10:27 am | By Bettina RamonThe Georgia Runoffs Show the Power of Democracy at Work
On January 6, what began as a joyous day turned violent and lawless in a matter of hours. The day began with a historic victory in Georgia as Rev. Raphael Warnock won his runoff race for a U.S. Senate seat…
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News and Analysis
January 8, 2021 12:04 pm | By Elliot Mincberg
Trump Judge Invites Supreme Court to Overrule his Decision Striking Down Restrictive Arkansas Abortion Laws and to “Revisit” Pro-Choice Precedent: Confirmed Judges, Confirmed Fears
“Confirmed Judges, Confirmed Fears” is a blog series documenting the harmful impact of President Trump’s judges on Americans’ rights and liberties. Cases in the series can be found by issue and by judge at this link. Although voting to affirm…