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March 31, 2023 9:47 am | By Megan SimonsThis Women’s History Month Reminds Us: We Need More Great Women on the Federal Bench
This Women’s History Month reminds us that we can help more women make history - and protect our rights at the same time. In the last year, we’ve hit some historic highs - like confirming Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, the…
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News and Analysis
March 30, 2023 7:14 pm | By Paul GordonFar-Right Judge in Texas Attacks Affordable Care Act Again
A Republican-appointed federal judge in Texas just continued the party’s longtime attack against the Affordable Care Act. The ACA requires insurers to cover certain preventive care without charge to patients. But Judge Reed O’Connor says the requirement is illegal and…
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People For in Action
March 27, 2023 3:47 pm | By People For StaffThe Third Act with Josh Sapan: People For the American Way Book Club
People For the American Way President Svante Myrick sat down with longtime People For Board Member, author, and former Chief Executive Officer of AMC Networks Josh Sapan to talk about his book The Third Act: Reinventing Your Next Chapter. About…
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News and Analysis
March 27, 2023 11:36 am | By Elliot MincbergBiden Judge Orders Lower Court to Ensure that Workers Get Proper Overtime Pay
Judge Gustavo Gelpí, nominated by President Biden to the US Court of Appeals for the First Circuit, wrote a unanimous opinion that reversed a district court ruling in favor of a corporation and ordered it to use proper legal standards…
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Op-Ed
March 23, 2023 1:14 pm | By Svante MyrickConservative Groups Don’t Speak for All Moms
This op-ed was distributed by Trice Edney Newswire. As Women’s History Month comes to a close, I’ve been thinking about moms and honoring motherhood. I’ve written before about how my mom instilled values in me, including respect for everyone’s rights…
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News and Analysis
March 23, 2023 12:20 pm | By Elliot MincbergBiden Judge Majority Panel Orders Trump Lawyer to Immediately Produce Documents to Special Counsel on Classified Records Probe
Judges Michelle Childs and Florence Pan, nominated by President Biden to the US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit, were the majority on a three-judge panel that ordered a Trump lawyer immediately provide Special Counsel Jack Smith specific documents…
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Op-Ed
March 22, 2023 2:01 pm | By Svante MyrickWhy we must combat Florida’s war on education
By Sen. Shevrin Jones and Svante Myrick This piece was originally posted in the Your Turn section of the Tallahassee Democrat. As revelations pile up about the botched rollout of the AP African American Studies course, there’s plenty of blame…
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People For in Action
March 22, 2023 10:41 am | By Rio TazewellDefending the American Way: Our Fight to Protect Democracy
We’re at a critical time for our democracy Across the country, the Far Right is doing the most to try and upend our democracy. From attacks on free and fair elections to attempts to gut access to the ballot box,…
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Op-Ed
March 21, 2023 2:01 pm | By Svante MyrickWhat They Call “Wokeness” We Call Respect
Ah wokeness, the latest outrage from the Far Right. Joining the ranks of “political correctness,” wokeness has become the go-to hot-button buzzword the Far Right throws around whenever something ruffles its feathers. I won’t get into the long, confusing, and…
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Op-Ed
March 17, 2023 2:03 pm | By Svante MyrickHow the Far Right Has Coopted Women’s Issues
March is Women’s History Month, and, unfortunately, it’s not free of assaults on women’s liberties. The Far Right is going after women every way it can, and it’s justifying all the attacks with specious claims about protecting women from imaginary…
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Op-Ed
March 17, 2023 11:38 am | By Svante MyrickThreats to Marriage Rights Are Threats to All Rights
This op-ed was distributed by Trice Edney Newswire. If you’ve been watching what’s going on in state legislatures lately, you know that red-state lawmakers are all-in on attacking three things: abortion, voting rights and LGBTQ rights. And in Tennessee, a real…
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News and Analysis
March 15, 2023 7:14 pm | By Elliot MincbergTrump Judge Holds Hearing that Could Ban or Limit Abortion Pill Nationwide
Matthew Kacsmaryk, a right-wing Texas federal district court judge appointed by former President Trump, held a four-hour hearing on Wednesday March 15 in a case seeking to revoke or limit the FDA’s approval of a key abortion pill. Although he…
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News and Analysis
March 13, 2023 3:01 pm | By Elliot MincbergBiden Judge Casts Deciding Vote to Give Employee the Opportunity to Prove He was Fired Because of Improper Retaliation
Judge Candace Jackson-Akiwumi, nominated by President Biden for the Seventh Circuit court of appeals, cast the deciding vote that gave a University of Wisconsin employee the chance to prove that he was improperly fired in retaliation for raising complaints about…
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News and Analysis
March 10, 2023 2:48 pm | By Paul GordonRBG’s Legacy and the Courts of Tomorrow
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg embodied the power of federal courts to make our lives better. Her commitment to justice and equality changed our nation and our lives. This month is the 90th anniversary of her birth. And it is an…
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Op-Ed
March 8, 2023 1:22 pm | By Svante MyrickDon’t Let the Far Right Martha Mitchell You
Recently, I caught the Oscar-nominated Netflix documentary “The Martha Mitchell Effect.” If you’re not familiar, it’s a compelling look at a woman named Martha Mitchell, how she fits into the Watergate scandal, and how she was abused and ignored when…
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Op-Ed
March 7, 2023 4:15 pm | By Svante MyrickThen and Now, Young People are Leading the Fight to Vote
Today marks the 58th anniversary of Bloody Sunday when 600 brave people stood up to oppression and were met with brutal violence at the hands of police. The event led to the passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965,…
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People For in Action
March 6, 2023 6:20 pm | ByMeet People For President Svante Myrick
Svante Myrick is one of the most dynamic young, progressive Black leaders today. He’s led campaigns focused on transforming public safety, racial equity, voting rights, and empowering young elected officials. Myrick garnered national media attention as the youngest-ever mayor of…
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News and Analysis
March 6, 2023 10:53 am | By Elliot MincbergBiden Judge Upholds EPA Anti-Pollution Rule Against Power Companies’ Challenge
Judge Michelle Childs, nominated by President Biden to the US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit, wrote a unanimous decision that rejected a challenge by a group of power companies to EPA rules requiring power plants to cut pollution…
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Op-Ed
March 2, 2023 12:20 pm | By Svante MyrickState Takeover Schemes Threaten Public Safety
This op-ed was distributed by Trice Edney Newswire. Blue cities in red states, beware: conservatives in state government may be coming for your police department. It’s happening in Jackson, Mississippi, where state officials have a plan to stand up a new…
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News and Analysis
February 27, 2023 4:25 pm | By Elliot MincbergBiden Judge Invalidates Broad South Carolina Laws Improperly Used by Police Against At-Risk Students, Particularly Black Students
Judge Toby Heytens, nominated by President Biden to the Fourth Circuit, wrote a 2-1 decision upholding a district court decision that stopped enforcement of vague state laws in South Carolina that criminalized “disorderly” or “disturbing” conduct in schools. Police officers…