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June 30, 2022 5:25 pm | By Paul GordonSupreme Court Undermines Our Ability to Protect the Environment and Address Climate Change
On the last day of the term, the Supreme Court severely undermined the American people’s efforts to address climate change and protect the planet’s environment. In fact, the 6-3 majority in West Virginia v. EPA created a new legal doctrine…
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June 30, 2022 10:32 am | By Elliot MincbergTrump Justices Cast Deciding Votes in “Shadow Docket” Order Harming Minority Voting Rights in Louisiana
Trump Justices Neil Gorsuch, Brett Kavanaugh, and Amy Coney Barrett cast deciding votes in a 6-3 “shadow docket” order that put back into place for 2022 a Republican-drawn congressional districting map that had been ruled discriminatory. The ruling follows the…
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June 28, 2022 11:32 am | By Elliot MincbergTrump Justices Cast Deciding Votes to Devastate Church-State Separation
Trump Justices Neil Gorsuch, Brett Kavanaugh, and Amy Coney Barrett cast deciding votes in a 6-3 decision, written by Gorsuch, that aimed a wrecking ball at church-state separation. The ruling contradicted and abolished decades of Establishment Clause precedent. It also…
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June 24, 2022 5:02 pm | By Paul GordonThe Far Right Succeeds in Overturning Roe
The Far Right has succeeded: In a devastating ruling, the Supreme Court majority has overturned Roe v. Wade and Casey v. Planned Parenthood. In Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health, ultra-conservative justices have eliminated the constitutional right to abortion. In so…
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June 23, 2022 8:50 pm | By Elliot MincbergTrump Justices Cast Deciding Votes to Significantly Weaken Police Accountability for Improper Interrogation
Trump Justices Neil Gorsuch, Brett Kavanaugh, and Amy Coney Barrett cast deciding votes in a 6-3 decision that people cannot try to hold police responsible for misconduct concerning interrogations. The majority ruled that a person interrogated without receiving required Miranda…
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June 23, 2022 3:09 pm | By Paul GordonFar-Right Justices Threaten Us All with Latest Gun Violence Ruling
In New York State Rifle & Pistol Association Inc. v. Bruen, the far-right majority struck down a New York law dating back to 1911 that requires a permit to carry a concealed firearm. The ruling weakens the ability of states…
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June 21, 2022 3:58 pm | By Paul GordonFar-Right Justices Transform Church-State Separation into a Constitutional Violation
The Trump-solidified hard-right majority on the Supreme Court took a grave step in their long-term effort to severely undermine separation between church and state, as well as true religious liberty, in Carson v. Makin. The 6-3 majority’s ruling in the…
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June 21, 2022 9:05 am | By Elliot MincbergBiden-Nominated Judge Casts Deciding Vote to Give Worker the Chance to Prove Age Bias Case Despite Trump Judge Dissent: Our Courts, Our Fight
Biden-nominated Judge Candace Jackson-Akiwumi cast the deciding vote that overturned a Trump district judge in an age discrimination case. The Seventh Circuit panel held that a worker who provided evidence that he was continually harassed because of his age should…
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June 13, 2022 9:51 am | By Elliot MincbergTrump Judge Again Forces Biden Administration to Continue Restrictive Trump Immigration Enforcement Policy
For the third time, Trump District judge Drew Tipton invalidated a Biden Administration immigration reform and ordered it to continue a restrictive Trump immigration enforcement policy. Tipton overturned a policy focusing enforcement on dangerous immigrants, as opposed to those who…
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June 9, 2022 7:37 am | By Elliot MincbergTrump Justices Cast Deciding Votes to Significantly Limit Accountability for Misconduct by Border Agents Even Against US Citizens
Trump Justices Neil Gorsuch, Brett Kavanaugh, and Amy Coney Barrett cast deciding votes in a 6-3 decision that made it much harder for even US citizens to seek damages and accountability from US Border Patrol (CBP) agents for harmful misconduct.…
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June 7, 2022 10:00 pm | ByWhat to Expect from the January 6th Hearings: PFAW Member Briefing
On June 7th, 2022, People For President Ben Jealous, Senior Fellow Elie Mystal, Representative Jamie Raskin, and experts from our Right Wing Watch team went live to bring us up to speed on the events that led to the attempted…
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Op-Ed
June 7, 2022 5:55 pm | By Ben JealousPride, Prejudice, and Power
This op-ed was distributed by Trice Edney Newswire. June is Pride month in the United States. In big cities and small communities, LGBTQ+ people and their friends, families, and allies will celebrate freedom and progress toward full equality. All fair-minded…
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June 6, 2022 1:13 pm | By Elliot MincbergWho is Michael Luttig and Why Should You Care that He Will Testify Before the January 6 Committee?
Recent headlines have proclaimed that retired federal judge J. Michael Luttig will be a “blockbuster” witness this month in public hearings before the House Select Committee on January 6. But just who is Michael Luttig? And why is it important…
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May 31, 2022 4:09 pm | By Elliot Mincberg
Biden-Nominated Judge Overturns Trump Judge and Rules that Insurrectionists Can be Barred from Holding Public Office: Our Courts, Our Fight
Biden-nominated Judge Toby Heytens wrote a decision that overturned a Trump district judge and held that citizens and states can act to bar people who take part in an insurrection as on January 6 from holding public office. The case…
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May 24, 2022 5:12 pm | By Elliot MincbergTrump Justices Cast Deciding Votes to Seriously Weaken the Constitutional Right to Counsel
Trump Justices Neil Gorsuch, Brett Kavanaugh, and Amy Coney Barrett cast deciding votes in a 6-3 decision that made it much harder for people to uphold their constitutional right to effective assistance of counsel in criminal cases. The majority ruled…
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May 23, 2022 5:02 pm | By Elliot MincbergTrump Judge Forces Biden Administration to Continue Restrictive Trump Asylum Policy
As threatened earlier, Trump District judge Robert Summerhays ordered the Biden Administration to continue an extremely restrictive Trump asylum policy. That policy (referred to as Title 42) requires immediate expulsion of immigrants, including those seeking asylum. The May 2022 preliminary…
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Op-Ed
May 17, 2022 3:44 pm | By Ben JealousThe Buffalo shooting should make the GOP change its ‘Great Replacement Theory’ rhetoric
Great Replacement Theory and its rhetoric is seeping into conservative media. The GOP should instead be inspired by Frederick Douglass and Jack Kemp. Originally published at USA Today The mass shooting in Buffalo has drawn attention to the deeply pernicious "Great…
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May 16, 2022 7:18 pm | By Paul GordonSupreme Court Majority Cuts Off Key Immigration Decisions From Judicial Review
In a 5-4 decision in Patel v. Garland, the far-right Supreme Court has made life harder for immigrants who thought they could turn to our courts to protect their rights. In this case, an immigration official ruled that Indian citizen…
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May 16, 2022 1:41 pm | By Paul GordonFar-Right Supreme Court Opens the Door For Even More Corruption Through Campaign Contributions
The far-right Supreme Court majority has issued yet another ruling undermining efforts to address corrupt dealings through campaign contributions. This time, the Court has given special interests an opening to enrich the personal wealth of elected officials. The May 2022…
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Op-Ed
May 9, 2022 2:27 pm | By Ben JealousPay Attention to Roe v. Wade & the Far Right’s Extreme Plans
This op-ed was distributed by Trice Edney Newswire. Things are about to get worse for millions of vulnerable people in our country. It looks like the far right-wing majority on the U.S. Supreme Court is getting ready to reverse Roe…