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News and AnalysisJune 29, 2023 5:09 pm | By Paul Gordon
Far-Right Justices Strike Down Universities’ Affirmative Action Programs
In a 6-3 ruling, the Supreme Court struck down affirmative action efforts in higher education as violating the Constitution’s Equal Protection Clause and the Civil Rights Act. This was a long-term goal of the Far Right. The decision comes from…
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News and AnalysisJune 28, 2023 4:43 pm | By Elliot Mincberg
Biden Judge Casts Deciding Vote to Reverse Trump Judge Dismissal of Gender Discrimination and Retaliation Case
Judge Andre Mathis, nominated by President Biden to the US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, cast the deciding vote to reverse the dismissal by a Trump district judge of a gender discrimination and retaliation case filed by a…
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News and AnalysisJune 28, 2023 10:01 am | By Miranda Jayne Boyd
Meet Grandparents For Truth, the New National Initiative of People For the American Way
For more than 40 years, People For has been fighting for future generations’ freedom to learn and resisting authoritarian attacks on the freedom to teach the truth about our history and our culture. Now, we’re mobilizing our 1.5 million members…
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News and AnalysisJune 27, 2023 5:17 pm | By Paul Gordon
Supreme Court Rejects Partisan Power Grab to End Fair Elections
In a great and surprising victory for democracy, the Supreme Court has turned aside a dangerous fringe constitutional theory regarding federal elections. It would have let far-right state legislatures rig presidential and congressional elections in violation of their own state…
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News and AnalysisJune 26, 2023 2:47 pm | By Elliot Mincberg
Biden Judge Upholds Collective Lawsuit by Multiple Employees for Overtime Pay
Judge Dana Douglas, nominated by President Biden to the US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, wrote a unanimous opinion that rejected a corporation’s effort to overturn a district judge’s ruling that multiple employees could join in a collective…
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News and AnalysisJune 23, 2023 5:22 pm | By Elliot Mincberg, Laurie Kinney
What’s in the Trump Documents Indictment?
Although it includes 49 pages and 38 “counts” or charges, the Trump document indictment tells a simple and compelling story. After his term as President ended, Donald Trump deliberately kept and did not return important documents containing national defense information,…
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News and AnalysisJune 23, 2023 4:01 pm | By Paul Gordon
Supreme Court Reverses Trump Judge’s Overreach on Immigration
An 8-1 Supreme Court majority rejected a transparently political effort by a Trump judge to hobble the Biden administration on immigration. In United States v. Texas, the Court dismissed efforts by two red states to prevent the president from pursuing…
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News and AnalysisJune 23, 2023 12:12 pm | By Paul Gordon
People For the American Way President Svante Myrick Discusses Supreme Court With Strict Scrutiny’s Leah Litman
More devastating rulings are expected soon from the Supreme Court’s far-right majority, according to a legal expert interviewed by People For the American Way President Svante Myrick. On June 21, Myrick held a conversation with Prof. Leah Litman, co-host of…
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News and AnalysisJune 22, 2023 4:19 pm | By Miranda Jayne Boyd
The Fight for Voting Rights 10 Years After Shelby County v Holder
June 25, 2023, marks the tenth anniversary of Shelby County v Holder, a pivotal Supreme Court case that was devastating for voting rights. Gutting one of the key provisions of the Voting Rights Act, the case led to a wave…
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News and AnalysisJune 22, 2023 10:54 am | By Elliot Mincberg
The Continuing Harm and Danger Posed by Trump Lower Court Judges
It’s been almost three years since Donald Trump put any new judges on our federal courts. But the 234 judges he and Senate Republicans rushed onto the federal bench will remain there for life. They will continue to try to…
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News and AnalysisJune 20, 2023 11:56 am | By Elliot Mincberg
Biden Judges Uphold FDA Rejection of Flavored E-Cigarettes
Judge Myrna Perez, nominated by President Biden to the US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, wrote a unanimous opinion that was joined by Biden Judge Sarah Merriam rejecting a corporation’s effort to overturn an FDA decision to prevent…
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People For in ActionJune 20, 2023 11:40 am | By
How We Can Transform Public Safety to Keep Us All Safe: Video
A year ago, we published the All Safe report: a blueprint to transforming public safety in this country. "It's a report that aims to figure out what reforms we need to both solve police violence and lower crime," says People…
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News and AnalysisJune 16, 2023 5:52 pm | By Svante Myrick
Svante Myrick Talks Trump and Elections on Meet the Press NOW
People For President Svante Myrick talks Trump indictments and presidential elections during a panel discussion on NBC Meet the Press NOW. Originally aired June 15, 2023. Transcript: Kristen Welker: Joining me now is our panel Betsy Woodruff Swan, national correspondent…
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News and AnalysisJune 13, 2023 6:43 pm | By Miranda Jayne Boyd
What Do the Most Challenged Books Have in Common? They Challenge Us
Recently, the American Library Association released a list of the most challenged books of 2022. The data paints a clear picture of whom, and what, book banners tend to target. Most of the books on the list were written by…
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News and AnalysisJune 9, 2023 9:44 am | By Elliot Mincberg
Surprisingly Positive Supreme Court Voting Rights Decision Still Leaves Dangers Ahead
In a development that few expected, the Supreme Court issued a 5-4 decision in Allen v Milligan (formerly Merrill v. Milligan) this week that upheld a lower court ruling that an Alabama redistricting plan was likely invalid because it harmed Black voters’ rights under Section 2…
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News and AnalysisJune 8, 2023 3:05 pm | By Alana Byrd
What Does a Community-Focused Public Safety Approach Look Like?
Understanding why we need to reform our public safety systems is as simple as looking at how many people, often Black people, were killed by police last year. What can be more difficult is envisioning exactly what those reforms look…
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News and AnalysisJune 6, 2023 2:01 pm | By Elliot Mincberg
Biden Judge Casts Deciding Vote to Reject Official’s Immunity Claim in Retaliation Suit
Judge Stephanie Davis, nominated by President Biden to the US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, cast the deciding vote to reject a county official’s claim that he was immune from lawsuit when he retaliated against a citizen, including…
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News and AnalysisJune 6, 2023 9:55 am | By Elliot Mincberg
Biden Judge Upholds Consumers’ Rights to Sue Under Telephone Consumer Protection Act
Judge Stephanie Davis, nominated by President Biden to the US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, wrote a unanimous decision that reversed a lower court judge and ruled that a consumer injured by a company’s unwanted solicitation by voicemail…
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News and AnalysisJune 5, 2023 1:38 pm | By Miranda Jayne Boyd
Why the Banning of Queer Books is Doomed to Fail
It’s Pride Month, and while we’ve made incredible progress over the years, we’re still, unfortunately, fighting some of the same old battles. Far Right authoritarians are still out there acting like any information about queer people is “indoctrination” or, now,…
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News and AnalysisMay 31, 2023 12:55 pm | By Svante Myrick
People For President Svante Myrick Talks Ron DeSantis, Third Party Candidates on NBC News NOW
From the debt ceiling debate to third-party candidates spoiling presidential elections, we dive into important topics being discussed this week.