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News and AnalysisApril 15, 2021 7:21 am | By Elliot Mincberg
Trump Judges Try to Invalidate Important ACA Implementation Rule By Reviving Discredited Nondelegation Doctrine: 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…
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News and AnalysisApril 14, 2021 9:57 am | By Elliot Mincberg
Trump Judges Cast Deciding Votes to Uphold Restrictive State Abortion Law: 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 Sixth Circuit…
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News and AnalysisApril 13, 2021 11:53 am | By Ben Jealous
#DemocracyNow: GOP Smears DOJ Civil Rights Pick Kristen Clarke
On April 13, 2021, People For the American Way President Ben Jealous appeared on Democracy Now!, an independent global news hour that airs on television and radio stations, to discuss our #HerFightOurFight campaign and the release of our latest…
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News and AnalysisApril 12, 2021 9:51 am | By Elliot Mincberg
Trump Judge Tries to Severely Limit Federal Class Action Lawsuits Aimed at Corporate Misconduct: Confirmed Judges, Confirmed Fea
“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 Sixth Circuit…
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News and AnalysisApril 12, 2021 9:31 am | By Elliot Mincberg
Trump Justices Again Cast Deciding Votes to Grant Dangerous Special Exemption to Religion from COVID Health Rules: 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…
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News and AnalysisApril 9, 2021 12:13 pm | By Paul Gordon
Trump Judges Rule That Public University Professors Have a Constitutional Right to Publicly Demean Transgender Students in Class: 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. With Trump judges Amul Thapar and Joan Larsen making a majority possible, a Sixth Circuit panel ruled that a…
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News and AnalysisApril 9, 2021 7:34 am | By Elliot Mincberg
Trump Judges Try to Reinstate Restrictive Trump Immigration Asylum Rule: 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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Op-EdApril 8, 2021 5:33 pm | By Ben Jealous
Justice is on Trial in the George Floyd Murder Case
This op-ed was distributed by Trice Edney Newswire. The murder trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin has begun, 10 months after George Floyd died in the street with Chauvin’s knee on his neck. Americans, especially Black Americans, are watching…
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News and AnalysisApril 6, 2021 2:25 pm | By Elliot Mincberg
Trump Judges Cast Key Votes to Reject Muslim Citizens’ Complaint of Inclusion on Government Watchlist: 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 Fourth Circuit…
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Op-EdApril 5, 2021 5:54 pm | By Mary Frances Berry
Speaking Out for Women of Color Nominees
The op-ed below originally appeared in OtherWords and various other publications. Women know that our progress is often characterized by two steps forward, one step back. For women of color, the obstacles are even greater. And so, as the Biden-Harris…
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State and Local UpdateApril 2, 2021 5:10 pm | By Jen Herrick
As State Legislators Push Voter Suppression, Advocates Urge Federal Action
On March 25, the Georgia General Assembly passed and Governor Brian Kemp signed SB 202, which The Atlanta Journal-Constitution called a “march firmly onto the wrong side of history.” Indeed, SB 202 targets certain voters and erects barriers between them…
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News and AnalysisApril 2, 2021 10:42 am | By Elliot Mincberg
Trump Judges Cast Deciding Votes to Dismiss Fair Housing Complaint that Landlord Refused to Take Action Concerning Racial Terror Campaign Against Black Tenant: 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 Second Circuit Judges…
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News and AnalysisApril 1, 2021 10:18 am | By Elliot Mincberg
Trump Judge Casts Deciding Vote Against Ban on Dangerous Bump Stocks: 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 Sixth Circuit Judge…
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Op-EdMarch 31, 2021 4:25 pm | By Laurie Kinney
Why the Aptly Named For the People Act Deserves Senate Support
In an op-ed for the right-leaning Washington Times, People For President Ben Jealous makes a strong argument about S. 1/the For the People Act that the paper’s regular readers might not often hear. The Act, he writes, is all about…
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News and AnalysisMarch 31, 2021 4:18 pm | By Elliot Mincberg
Trump Judges Stop Important Pandemic-Related Eviction Moratorium: 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 Sixth Circuit Judges…
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Op-EdMarch 31, 2021 10:18 am | By Ben Jealous
Racism And Its Deadly Cousins
This op-ed was distributed by Trice Edney Newswire. What does it say about our country when we don’t have time to absorb the impact of one mass shooting before news of the next one comes across our phones and TV…
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People For in ActionMarch 30, 2021 1:36 pm | By People For Staff
Clubhouse: The Invite-Only Social App Attracting Bigots and Far-Right Activists
Clubhouse is an exclusive iPhone app that is accessible only by invitation and whose audio-only structure raises a unique set of moderation concerns when regulating real-time conversations, problems exemplified by recent situations where conversations have devolved into long, bigotry-filled diatribes.…
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News and AnalysisMarch 30, 2021 7:33 am | By Paul Gordon
Gorsuch Tried to Make Unjustified Police Shootings Constitutional If the Victim Gets Away: 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. In the March 2021…
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News and AnalysisMarch 29, 2021 10:27 am | By Sarah Medeiros
People For FAQs: The Filibuster
Nearly four months into the 117th Congress, the Democrat-led majorities in both chambers have been moving quickly on legislation that would provide pandemic relief, strengthen our democracy, and protect our fundamental rights. But there is something on the horizon that…
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News and AnalysisMarch 26, 2021 6:53 am | By Elliot Mincberg
Trump Judge Tries to Strike Down State Gun Safety Law: 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…