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News and Analysis
July 30, 2021 5:22 pm | By Paul GordonTrump Judge Allows Continued Imprisonment For a Conviction Based on Improperly Admitted Hearsay Evidence: 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. After a Florida jury…
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News and Analysis
July 30, 2021 7:27 am | By Elliot MincbergTrump Judge Casts Deciding Vote to Uphold Ruling Excusing City from Responsibility for Police Misconduct: 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…
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Op-Ed
July 29, 2021 3:52 pm | By Ben JealousTo Protect Democracy, We Have to Fix the Supreme Court
This op-ed was distributed by Trice Edney Newswire. It’s been six months since the Biden-Harris administration began, ushering in an era of hope after four bitter and disheartening years. We have much to celebrate. At the same time, there are ways…
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News and Analysis
July 29, 2021 10:44 am | By Jen Herrick, Megan SimonsWhat About January 7?
In a hearing before the newly formed House Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the U.S. Capitol, four law enforcement officers testified to their harrowing experiences. Amid much talk about what happened and who’s responsible, they discussed…
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Op-Ed
July 29, 2021 10:23 am | By Norman LearFounder Norman Lear at 99: Protect Voting Rights Now
On July 27, our People For founder Norman Lear celebrated his 99th birthday. And he made it clear what was on his mind on that day in a moving op-ed in The Washington Post: our country’s voting rights emergency. “I…
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People For in Action
July 27, 2021 2:33 pm | ByPeople For Member Highlight: Stay Positive and Progressive
This piece was originally published in our Legacy for Liberty newsletter in Winter 2019. After retiring in 2015, I finally had time to do what I really enjoy - read autobiographies. I came across Norman Lear's book and will never…
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News and Analysis
July 27, 2021 8:34 am | By Elliot MincbergTrump Judges Uphold Trump Judge Decision to Rule that CDC’s Important Eviction Moratorium is Illegal: 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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People For in Action
July 26, 2021 5:41 pm | By People For StaffThe Senate Must Examine the FBI’s Sham Kavanaugh Investigation
We always knew that the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s 2018 probe into the multiple allegations of sexual assault against now-Justice Brett Kavanaugh was a sham. Now, the FBI has responded to an official inquiry from Senators Sheldon Whitehouse and Chris…
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News and Analysis
July 26, 2021 2:59 pm | By Elliot MincbergTrump Judge Grants Special Exemption to Private Schools from COVID Restrictions: 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…
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Op-Ed
July 26, 2021 10:51 am | By Ben JealousWhitewashing History and Suppressing Voters Go Hand in Hand
This op-ed was distributed by Trice Edney Newswire. There’s been a lot of news about the Democratic legislators in Texas who fled the state to prevent Republicans from pushing through sweeping new voter suppression laws. Gov. Greg Abbott has threatened to have them arrested to force them to attend a special session…
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Op-Ed
July 25, 2021 1:48 pm | By People For StaffDolores Huerta: Time Is Running Out to Defend Voting Rights
In an op-ed for the Monterey Herald, labor leader, civil rights icon and People For board member Dolores Huerta sounds a warning: time is running out to defend voting rights against the onslaught of state laws designed to suppress the…
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State and Local Update
July 22, 2021 5:15 pm | By Jen HerrickFighting for Democracy as Attacks Continue in the States
The 2021 legislative session is continuing to prove that Jim Crow is alive and well. As of July 14, according to the latest Brennan Center research, 18 states have enacted 30 new laws that restrict voting access. Though other states…
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News and Analysis
July 21, 2021 3:09 pm | By Elliot MincbergTrump Judges Invite Supreme Court to Cut Back Further on Church-State Protection: 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. Seven Trump judges…
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Op-Ed
July 21, 2021 10:00 am | By People For StaffProf. Mary Frances Berry in The Philadelphia Inquirer: Honor John Lewis. Pass the For the People Act.
The one-year anniversary of the death of civil rights icon John Lewis prompts a deeper examination of our nation’s voting rights emergency – and the urgent need for federal action to protect voting rights. In an op-ed for The Philadelphia…
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People For in Action
July 21, 2021 9:32 am | By People For StaffBen Jealous Calls for Supreme Court Reforms At Presidential Commission Hearing
In testimony submitted on July 20, 2021 to the Presidential Commission on the Supreme Court of the United States, People For the American Way President Ben Jealous called for urgently needed reforms to the Court, including term limits, the establishment…
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Op-Ed
July 20, 2021 10:52 am | By Ben JealousPeople For President Ben Jealous in The Hill on Lewis Anniversary
One year after the passing of Rep. John Lewis, who spent his life and career fighting for voting rights, a recent raft of voter suppression legislation in the states threatens to undermine Lewis’s legacy. And this newest chapter in the…
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News and Analysis
July 20, 2021 8:30 am | By Elliot MincbergTrump Judge Reverses District Court and Grants Qualified Immunity to Sherriff From Suit for Due Process Violation: 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…
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News and Analysis
July 19, 2021 10:32 am | By Elliot MincbergTrump Judge Casts Deciding Vote to Vacate Preliminary Injunction Preventing the Isolation of Women in “Horrific and Repulsive Conditions” in County Jail: 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…
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Op-Ed
July 16, 2021 3:10 pm | By Ben JealousTexas Democrats Are Getting into ‘Good Trouble’
This op-ed was distributed by Trice Edney Newswire. One year after the death of the great civil rights icon John Lewis, a group of Texas Democratic lawmakers is following Lewis’s lifelong call for people to make “good trouble” and “necessary…
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News and Analysis
July 16, 2021 9:16 am | By Elliot MincbergTrump Judge Casts Deciding Vote to Grant Immunity to State Trooper From Liability Under State Civil Rights Law and From Punitive Damages: 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…