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News and AnalysisMarch 28, 2024 2:36 pm | By Peter Montgomery
“Trumptastrophe”: The Relentless Attacks on the Transgender Community by MAGA Republicans
Welcome to our weekly “Trumptastrophe” series that serves to remind us of the destructive policies, decisions, and actions we encountered during the Trump presidency and the threats that he and others in the MAGA movement still pose – and to…
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March 28, 2024 10:59 am | By Elliot Mincberg
Biden Judge Affirms Lower Court Ruling Upholding Firearms Restrictions on People Released Before Trial
Judge Gabriel Sanchez, nominated by President Biden to the Ninth Circuit court of appeals, wrote a unanimous decision that upheld a federal law allowing judges to bar people from possessing firearms as a condition of release from pretrial detention. The…
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March 27, 2024 10:56 am | By Elliot Mincberg
Biden Judge Casts Deciding Votes to Block Harsh Texas Immigration Law
Judge Irma Ramirez cast the deciding votes to block Texas from enforcing a harsh state immigration law that purports to give it the authority to arrest and deport immigrants, contrary to well-understood federal law. The court will consider next week…
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March 27, 2024 10:32 am | By Elliot Mincberg
Biden Judge Reverses Lower Court and Gives Black Property Owner the Chance to Prove that Postal Workers Caused Harm by Refusing to Deliver Mail
Judge Dana Douglas, nominated by President Biden to the Fifth Circuit court of appeals, wrote a unanimous opinion that partly reversed a lower court ruling and gave a Black landowner the opportunity to recover damages against the US Postal Service…
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Op-EdMarch 26, 2024 8:20 pm | By Svante Myrick
Fed-Up Progressive Justices Are Calling Out the Majority’s Agenda
First published in The Hill. For the last several days, there have been reams of analysis of the Supreme Court’s ruling in Trump v. Anderson, in which the justices ruled that Colorado couldn’t invoke Section 3 of the 14th Amendment to bar Donald Trump from the…
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March 26, 2024 8:45 am | By Elliot Mincberg
Biden Judge Reverses Lower Court and Gives Prisoners the Chance to Prove their Claims in Two Cases
Judge Toby Heytens, nominated by President Biden to the Fourth Circuit court of appeals, wrote two decisions in mid-March 2024 that reversed lower courts and gave prisoners the opportunity to prove their claims that officials had violated their constitutional and…
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March 25, 2024 3:55 pm | By Elliot Mincberg
Biden Judge Reverses Lower Court and Gives Fired Employee her Day in Court to Prove Sex Discrimination
Judge Beth Robinson, nominated by President Biden to the Second Circuit court of appeals, wrote a unanimous opinion that reversed a lower court ruling against a woman who brought claims of sex-based discrimination and hostile work environment against a major…
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News and AnalysisMarch 21, 2024 12:40 pm | By Peter Montgomery
“Trumptastrophe”: “A Sledgehammer to What Remains of the American Dream.”
Welcome to our weekly “Trumptastrophe” series that serves to remind us of the destructive policies, decisions, and actions we encountered during the Trump presidency and the threats that he and others in the MAGA movement still pose – and to…
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March 20, 2024 4:04 pm | By Elliot Mincberg
Biden Judge Casts Deciding Vote to Reject Challenge to State Campaign Finance Disclosure Law
Judge Jennifer Sung, nominated by President Biden to the Ninth Circuit court of appeals, cast the deciding vote in a 2-1 decision upholding a lower court ruling refusing to grant a preliminary injunction against Alaska campaign finance regulations. Judge Danielle…
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March 20, 2024 3:53 pm | By Elliot Mincberg
Biden Judge Reverses Decision Denying Social Security Disability Benefits
Judge Jennifer Sung, nominated by President Biden to the Ninth Circuit court of appeals, wrote a 2-1 decision that reversed rulings by a district court and an Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) that denied social security disability benefits to a person…
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Op-EdMarch 19, 2024 3:04 pm | By Svante Myrick
The GOP’s IVF Flip-Flopping Shows It’s Caught in Its Own Trap
First published in The Hill. Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) knows how to turn a phrase. If only he — and countless other Republicans — really meant what they said. “I think one thing I’ve learned is that nobody’s ever been born in…
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March 19, 2024 10:20 am | By Elliot Mincberg
Biden Judge Casts Deciding Vote to Fully Reverse Lower Court Ruling that Poor Prisoner Cannot File Lawsuit Without Paying Fees and Costs
Judge Alison Nathan, nominated by President Biden to the Second Circuit court of appeals, cast the deciding vote in part of a ruling that reversed a district court decision that a poor prisoner could not file a lawsuit without first…
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News and AnalysisMarch 14, 2024 8:23 am | By Peter Montgomery
“Trumptastrophe”: Mike Pompeo edition
Welcome to our weekly “Trumptastrophe” series that serves to remind us all of the destructive policies, decisions, and actions we encountered during the Trump presidency and the threats that he and others in the MAGA movement still pose – and…
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March 13, 2024 5:00 pm | By Elliot Mincberg
Biden Judge Throws Out Challenge to Washington State Law on Firearms Manufacturing and Sale
Judge Mary Dimke, nominated by President Biden to the Eastern District of Washington, dismissed a gun rights group’s lawsuit that tried to invalidate a Washington state law regulating the manufacture and sale of firearms. The March 2024 Eastern District of…
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Op-EdMarch 12, 2024 3:24 pm | By Svante Myrick
The MAGA Enemies List is Growing, and So Are the Odds That You’re On It
First published in The Hill. As the Republican primaries slog toward the climax of a likely Trump nomination, I can’t help thinking that we as a country are still dramatically underreacting to the MAGA threat. The fact that Trump has even…
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March 12, 2024 10:11 am | By Elliot Mincberg
Biden Judge Reverses Lower Court and Allows Consumers to Pursue Claim of Securities Law Violations Against Crypto-Asset Exchange
Judge Alison Nathan, nominated by President Biden to the Second Circuit court of appeals, wrote a decision reversing a lower court and allowing consumers to pursue a class action for violation of US securities laws against an exchange that sells…
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March 11, 2024 10:10 am | By Elliot Mincberg
Biden Judge Affirms Dismissal of Challenge to Employer’s Affirmative Action Diversity Plan
Judge Beth Robinson, nominated by President Biden to the Second Circuit court of appeals, wrote a decision upholding a district court judgment that dismissed a challenge to a major employer’s program to increase racial and other diversity. All three judges…
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News and AnalysisMarch 11, 2024 10:04 am | By Elliot Mincberg
Biden Judges Cast Key Votes on Trump Immunity, Workers’ Rights, Environment, and Other Issues in February
In February, Biden judges cast key votes in nine significant appellate rulings across the country. These included the unanimous ruling by two Biden judges and a conservative judge rejecting former President Trump’s claim of absolute immunity from criminal prosecution, which…
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People For in ActionMarch 8, 2024 3:36 pm | By Alana Byrd
Grandparents For Truth’s Black History Month Teach-In Recap
Black History Month may be over, but our work to make sure we teach Black history continues. On February 25, People For's Grandparents For Truth hosted a Black History Month teach-in in Eatonville, Florida. It was so great to talk…
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News and AnalysisMarch 7, 2024 12:05 pm | By Peter Montgomery
“Trumptastrophe”: Dictator Envy Edition
Welcome to our weekly “Trumptastrophe” series that serves to remind us all of the destructive policies, decisions, and actions we encountered during the Trump presidency and the threats that he and others in the MAGA movement still pose – and…