Blog
All Blogs
-
News and Analysis
September 28, 2021 12:29 pm | By Sarah MedeirosHow You Can Protect and Defend Abortion Care in the Wake Of Texas Ban
Abortion care has never been at greater risk than it is right now. Watch and share our S.B. 8 explainer on Twitter Watch and share our S.B. 8 explainer to your Instagram story On September 24, the U.S. House of…
-
News and Analysis
September 28, 2021 11:39 am | By Paul GordonBiden and Senate Democrats Are Setting Records for Judicial Nominations
People For has spent decades focusing on the federal courts because they have an enormous impact on every issue we care about: racial justice, religious liberty, gender justice, LGBTQ+ equality, corporate accountability, and fair elections. A healthy democracy cannot exist…
-
News and Analysis
September 28, 2021 7:52 am | By Elliot MincbergSenate Committee to Probe Texas Abortion Ban and “Shadow Docket”
On Wednesday September 29, the full Senate Judiciary Committee will hold a hearing entitled “Texas’ Unconstitutional Abortion Ban and the Role of the Shadow Docket.” We all know about the harmful Texas abortion ban. But just what is the Supreme…
-
News and Analysis
September 27, 2021 9:48 am | By Elliot MincbergTrump Judges Reverse District Court Decision Protecting Muslim Prisoner’s Religious Exercise Rights: Our Courts, Our Fight
“Our Courts, Our Fight” is a blog series documenting the harmful impact of President Trump’s judges on Americans’ rights and liberties and the need for the Senate to confirm President Biden’s federal court nominees to help counteract these effects. Supreme and…
-
News and Analysis
September 24, 2021 8:58 pm | By Elliot MincbergTrump Judge Decisions Harming Biden and Congressional Efforts
Below are links to blog posts that discuss decisions by Trump judges since January 2021 that have improperly interfered with initiatives by the current administration to help the American people in areas ranging from COVID-19 recovery to civil rights to…
-
People For in Action
September 24, 2021 8:48 pm | By Marge BakerLaunch of “Our Courts, Our Fight”
Since the early days of 2017, People For the American Way's “Confirmed Judges, Confirmed Fears” series has documented the harmful impact of the Trump administration’s appellate and Supreme Court judges on Americans’ rights and liberties. Now that the Senate is…
-
State and Local Update
September 23, 2021 3:46 pm | By People For StaffVirginia: Don’t Sit This Election Out
September 17 marked the start of early voting in Virginia’s statewide elections. Amid a spate of new voter suppression bills nationwide, the Virginia legislature has made positive progress on the freedom to vote in recent years. It’s important that Virginians…
-
Op-Ed
September 23, 2021 1:58 pm | By Ben JealousBiden’s Promise for Diverse Judges and Federal Court Diversity
This op-ed was distributed by Trice Edney Newswire. One of the most important reasons to vote Donald Trump out of the White House was to stop him from packing our federal courts with even more anti-voting-rights, anti-equality, pro-corporate judges. Stopping the flood of…
-
News and Analysis
September 23, 2021 11:53 am | By Elliot Mincberg, Andrew KliewerTrump Judge Dismisses Claim of Deliberate Indifference to Painful Dental Condition: 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 judge Michael Park…
-
News and Analysis
September 23, 2021 8:34 am | By Elliot MincbergTrump Judge Allows Police Search of Car Trunk Without a Warrant Based on Questionable Claim of Consent: 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 judge…
-
News and Analysis
September 22, 2021 10:14 am | By Elliot MincbergTrump Judges Require Consumers Harmed by “Payday” Loans to Abandon Class Action Lawsuit and Arbitrate Individual Claims: 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…
-
Op-Ed
September 20, 2021 2:12 pm | By Ben JealousPass the Freedom to Vote Act
This op-ed was distributed by Trice Edney Newswire. Time is running out to protect the right to vote in 2022 and beyond. Republican-controlled state legislatures have imposed new voting restrictions. They are getting ready to create more safe congressional seats for…
-
News and Analysis
September 20, 2021 9:41 am | By Elliot MincbergTrump Judge Casts Deciding Vote Affirming Rejection of Claim that Corporation Violated Minimum Wage Laws: 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 Judge Steven…
-
News and Analysis
September 17, 2021 12:43 pm | By Megan SimonsMay Her Memory Be a Revolution: Remember Justice Ginsburg
I can still remember the way my heart dropped when I got the news alert on my phone a year ago: Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg had died. In the four years preceding the news of Justice Ginsburg's…
-
News and Analysis
September 17, 2021 9:26 am | By Paul GordonRepublicans’ Misleading Attacks On Sung and Robinson Ignore Their Actual Records
The September 14, 2021 confirmation hearing for circuit court nominees Beth Robinson and Jennifer Sung showed Senate Republicans eager to find some reason – any reason – to oppose President Biden’s judicial nominees. Despite their hostile questioning, Republican committee members…
-
News and Analysis
September 15, 2021 1:23 pm | By Elliot MincbergTrump Judges Require Arbitration Determination and Prevent Class Action Against Amazon for Failing to Pay Minimum Wages and Overtime to Drivers: 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 Third Circuit…
-
News and Analysis
September 15, 2021 8:37 am | By Elliot Mincberg
Trump Judges Prevent Class Action Lawsuit Seeking Relief for Corporation’s Violation of Consumers’ Privacy Rights: 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…
-
News and Analysis
September 14, 2021 10:54 am | By Elliot MincbergTrump Judges Affirm Dismissal of Black Man’s Job Discrimination Case against City Fire Department: 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…
-
News and Analysis
September 13, 2021 11:24 am | By Elliot MincbergTrump Judges Keep Draconian Texas Abortion Law in Effect: 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. In an…
-
News and Analysis
September 11, 2021 3:27 pm | By Paul GordonThe Work to Restore Our Federal Courts Continues in High Gear
Two days after Labor Day, President Biden announced his seventh slate of highly qualified judicial nominees. With all the pressing issues facing the administration and Congress this fall – including the lawless Texas abortion ban, the continuing assaults on people’s…