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  • News and Analysis
    This Women’s History Month Reminds Us: We Need  More Great Women on the Federal Bench
    March 31, 2023 9:47 am | By Megan Simons

    This 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…

  • News and Analysis
    Far-Right Judge in Texas Attacks Affordable Care Act Again
    March 30, 2023 7:14 pm | By Paul Gordon

    Far-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…

  • People For in Action
    The Third Act with Josh Sapan: People For the American Way Book Club
    March 27, 2023 3:47 pm | By People For Staff

    The 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…

  • News and Analysis
    Biden Judge Orders Lower Court to Ensure that Workers Get Proper Overtime Pay
    March 27, 2023 11:36 am | By Elliot Mincberg

    Biden 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…

  • Op-Ed
    Conservative Groups Don’t Speak for All Moms  
    March 23, 2023 1:14 pm | By Svante Myrick

    Conservative 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…

  • News and Analysis
    Biden Judge Majority Panel Orders Trump Lawyer to Immediately Produce Documents to Special Counsel on Classified Records Probe
    March 23, 2023 12:20 pm | By Elliot Mincberg

    Biden 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…

  • Op-Ed
    Why we must combat Florida’s war on education
    March 22, 2023 2:01 pm | By Svante Myrick

    Why 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…

  • People For in Action
    Defending the American Way: Our Fight to Protect Democracy 
    March 22, 2023 10:41 am | By Rio Tazewell

    Defending 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,…

  • Op-Ed
    What They Call “Wokeness” We Call Respect
    March 21, 2023 2:01 pm | By Svante Myrick

    What 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…

  • Op-Ed
    How the Far Right Has Coopted Women’s Issues
    March 17, 2023 2:03 pm | By Svante Myrick

    How 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…

  • Op-Ed
    Threats to Marriage Rights Are Threats to All Rights
    March 17, 2023 11:38 am | By Svante Myrick

    Threats 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…

  • News and Analysis
    Trump Judge Holds Hearing that Could Ban or Limit Abortion Pill Nationwide
    March 15, 2023 7:14 pm | By Elliot Mincberg

    Trump 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…

  • News and Analysis
    Biden Judge Casts Deciding Vote to Give Employee the Opportunity to Prove He was Fired Because of Improper Retaliation
    March 13, 2023 3:01 pm | By Elliot Mincberg

    Biden 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…

  • News and Analysis
    RBG’s Legacy and the Courts of Tomorrow
    March 10, 2023 2:48 pm | By Paul Gordon

    RBG’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…

  • Op-Ed
    Don’t Let the Far Right Martha Mitchell You
    March 8, 2023 1:22 pm | By Svante Myrick

    Don’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…

  • Op-Ed
    Then and Now, Young People are Leading the Fight to Vote 
    March 7, 2023 4:15 pm | By Svante Myrick

    Then 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,…

  • People For in Action
    Meet People For President Svante Myrick
    March 6, 2023 6:20 pm | By

    Meet 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…

  • News and Analysis
    Biden Judge Upholds EPA Anti-Pollution Rule Against Power Companies’ Challenge
    March 6, 2023 10:53 am | By Elliot Mincberg

    Biden 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…

  • Op-Ed
    State Takeover Schemes Threaten Public Safety
    March 2, 2023 12:20 pm | By Svante Myrick

    State 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…

  • News and Analysis
    Biden Judge Invalidates Broad South Carolina Laws Improperly Used by Police Against At-Risk Students, Particularly Black Students
    February 27, 2023 4:25 pm | By Elliot Mincberg

    Biden 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…