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In the NewsAugust 22, 2023 12:48 pm | By Elliot Mincberg
Three Trump Judges Rely on Decision Overturning Roe to Allow Alabama Law Harming Transgender Teens to Take Effect
Three Trump judges on the Eleventh Circuit relied on the Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision that reversed Roe v Wade in a ruling that overturned a trial court injunction and put into effect a harmful Alabama law that forbids important medical…
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In the NewsAugust 21, 2023 3:02 pm | By Elliot Mincberg
Biden Judge Casts Deciding Vote to Reverse District Court and Allow Disability Discrimination Claim to Proceed Despite Trump Judge Dissent
Judge Myrna Perez, nominated by President Biden to the Second Circuit, cast the deciding vote in a 2-1 decision that reversed a lower court and ruled that a clerk-typist could go forward with her claim that officials had failed to…
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News and AnalysisAugust 18, 2023 6:21 pm | By Miranda Jayne Boyd
Grandparents For Truth Stands with Trans Kids in Temecula Schools Against Forced Outing by School Officials
Extremist Temecula Valley school board members–whom we’ve written about previously for their attempts to deny students social studies textbooks simply because they contained LGBTQ content, and who are facing a recall effort due to their radical ideologies–are at it again.…
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In the NewsAugust 18, 2023 12:47 pm | By
Svante Myrick Quoted in the Grio on Race Being at the Center of the Trump Indictment in Georgia – the Grio
First published in the Grio. Race is squarely at the center of Donald Trump’s historic criminal case in Georgia, where he will surrender at a county courthouse next week to be arraigned. No one will be paying attention to the…
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People For in ActionAugust 17, 2023 12:48 pm | By Elliot Mincberg
Battles Continue Over Freedom to Learn
As schools around the country prepare to return to session this late summer and fall, People For the American Way and Grandparents for Truth (G4T) have remained busy, fighting authoritarian attacks on the freedom to learn. Here’s a brief rundown on…
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In the NewsAugust 16, 2023 2:57 pm | By
Svante Myrick Quote On Why Conservatives Are Comparing Trump’s Indictment to Stacey Abrams – the Grio
First published in the Grio. Now that former President Donald Trump has been indicted for racketeering and other alleged crimes related to attempts to overturn the 2020 presidential election in Georgia, conservative voices are arguing the criminal case brought by Fulton County District…
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In the NewsAugust 16, 2023 1:14 pm | By
Svante Myrick Quoted on How Indictment and Potential Trial Could Damage Trump – Truthout
First published in Truthout. A new survey suggests the growing pile of criminal indictments and felony charges against Donald Trump could eventually erode the former president’s substantial lead in the GOP primary if enough voters pay attention to news from reliable…
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News and AnalysisAugust 15, 2023 6:25 pm | By Elliot Mincberg, Miranda Jayne Boyd
FAQs About Yet Another Trump Indictment, in Georgia This Time
Well, Donald Trump was indicted again, this time in Georgia. To clear up any confusion about this latest Trump indictment and how it relates to the previous charges, we once again turned to People For Senior Counsel Elliot Mincberg to…
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In the NewsAugust 15, 2023 2:46 pm | By
Svante Myrick Quoted on Ways Donald Trump Doesn’t Become President Again – Raw Story
First published on Raw Story. With the weight of criminal accusations having grown overnight for former President Donald Trump — now accused of a criminal conspiracy to overturn election results in Georgia — is he headed to another election loss in 2024?…
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In the NewsAugust 14, 2023 10:11 am | By Elliot Mincberg
Biden Judge’s Unanimous Opinion Reverses Lower Court Dismissal of Complaint Concerning Solitary Confinement
Judge Dana Douglas, nominated by President Biden to the US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, wrote a unanimous opinion that reversed a district court dismissal of a prisoner’s complaint that he was held in solitary confinement for more…
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News and AnalysisAugust 10, 2023 4:07 pm | By Elliot Mincberg
Biden Judge’s Unanimous Opinion Upholds Search Warrant for Donald Trump Twitter Information in Special Counsel Investigation and Sanctions Against Twitter for Delayed Compliance
Judge Florence Pan, nominated by President Biden to the US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit, wrote a unanimous opinion joined by Biden Judge Michelle Childs that rejected a First Amendment claim by Twitter against a confidential search warrant…
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News and AnalysisAugust 9, 2023 11:02 am | By Elliot Mincberg
Biden Judge’s Unanimous Opinion Reverses Lower Court and Allows False Claims Act Suit Charging Coporation with Defrauding the Government to Proceed
Judge Gabriel Sanchez, nominated by President Biden to the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, wrote a unanimous opinion that reversed a lower court and allowed an investigator to go forward with a False Claims Act lawsuit that…
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In the NewsAugust 8, 2023 3:18 pm | By Svante Myrick
How Small Cities Can Become the Biggest Leaders in the Climate Fight – The Hill
First published in The Hill This could be the coldest summer of the rest of our lives. So say researchers around the world, even while we are living through a broiling season and setting new heat records almost every day. Across the…
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News and AnalysisAugust 8, 2023 10:20 am | By Elliot Mincberg
Biden Judge Casts Deciding Vote to Permit Sex-Trafficking Victim to Sue Participating Corporation Despite Trump Judge Dissent
Judge Doris Pryor, nominated by President Biden to the Seventh Circuit, cast the deciding vote in a 2-1 decision that a victim of sex trafficking and her mother could go forward with a suit for damages against a corporation that…
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News and AnalysisAugust 7, 2023 3:19 pm | By Elliot Mincberg
Biden Judges’ Unanimous Opinion Authorizes Woman to Pursue Sexual Abuse Lawsuit Despite Lower Court Dismissal
Judge Alison Nathan, nominated by President Biden to the US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, wrote a unanimous opinion joined by Biden judge Eunice Lee that reversed a lower court and allowed a woman to pursue claims that…
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In the NewsAugust 6, 2023 2:54 pm | By People For Staff
Svante Myrick Quote on Rising Threats to Voting Rights – The Grio
First published in the Grio. As the United States marks 58 years since the landmark Voting Rights Act became law, civil rights leaders are reflecting on the pivotal achievement of enfranchisement for Black Americans and the challenges, both new and…
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In the NewsAugust 5, 2023 11:58 am | By
People For Supports Recall Of 3 Temecula Valley USD Trustees – Patch
First published in Patch More than 200 people turned out in Temecula Wine Country this weekend to show their support for a recall of three local school board members whose ideology has altered classroom instruction and marred the reputation of…
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In the NewsAugust 4, 2023 12:41 pm | By
Svante Myrick Quoted on Trump’s Historic Election Arraignments – USA Today
First published in USA Today A portrait of President Joe Biden hangs in the E. Barrett Prettyman U.S. Courthouse, where Donald Trump's photo once got prominent display. And it's where the former president arrived Thursday to face charges over his alleged efforts…
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In the NewsAugust 4, 2023 12:36 pm | By
Here’s what’s in the new Temecula curriculum that concerns some board members – The Press-Enterprise
First published in The Press-Enterprise The Temecula Valley school board made national headlines when, in May, its conservative majority blocked a social studies curriculum that mentions slain gay rights leader Harvey Milk. Then, in the face of a state investigation, a potential state fine and…
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In the NewsAugust 4, 2023 11:04 am | By
Svante Myrick Quoted on President Obama’s Legacy for his 62nd Birthday – The Grio
First Published in the Grio. President Barack Obama, who many anticipate will play a key role in the 2024 elections, set the blueprint for the Biden-Harris administration. It’s been more than six years since former President Barack Obama left office,…