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News and Analysis
August 27, 2021 9:47 am | By Elliot MincbergTrump Judges Reverse Prior Order and Invalidate District Court Ruling Trying to Prevent White Flight from Desegregating School Districts: 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…
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People For in Action
August 26, 2021 4:18 pm | By People For StaffNo More Excuses: Activists Rally to Urge President Biden to Take Action on Voting Rights!
No more excuses, Mr. President. Across the country, voting rights are being quietly stripped away at the state level by far-right lawmakers. Still, President Biden has yet to use the full power of his office to lead on protecting voting…
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Op-Ed
August 26, 2021 2:41 pm | By Ben JealousTHE NATION: It’s Time for Biden to Lead on Voting Rights
This op-ed was posted in The Nation on August 26, 2021. Senate Republicans have just reaffirmed their shameless resistance to protecting voting rights through the use of the filibuster. This time, they are preventing the Senate from moving forward on…
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Op-Ed
August 26, 2021 2:34 pm | By Ben JealousPresident Biden: You Must Do More to Protect Voting Rights
This op-ed was distributed by Trice Edney Newswire. I was proud to work hard for the election of President Joe Biden. And I was proud to protest outside the Biden White House on Aug. 24. Along with other voting rights…
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News and Analysis
August 26, 2021 9:00 am | By Elliot MincbergTrump Judge Casts Deciding Vote to Allow Solo Police Questioning Even After Individual Stated He Wanted a Lawyer Present: 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…
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News and Analysis
August 25, 2021 3:41 pm | By People For StaffThe Rachel Maddow Show: Ben Jealous on Voting Rights
On MSNBC's The Rachel Maddow Show on August 24, People For the American Way President Ben Jealous discussed our rally to urge President Biden to lead on voting rights and call on the Senate to remove the filibuster as an…
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People For in Action
August 24, 2021 10:37 am | By Ben JealousDEMOCRACY NOW: Voting Rights Groups Launch Civil Disobedience Campaign at the White House Urging End to Filibuster
[email protected] is calling on President Biden and Senate Democrats to abolish the filibuster, which has consistently hindered civil rights progress, he says. "The filibuster was the insulator of Jim Crow. It is an accident of legislative history." https://t.co/NKYmDdoCA8 pic.twitter.com/5jG9ZqbG8X —…
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News and Analysis
August 24, 2021 8:07 am | By Elliot MincbergTrump Judges Cast Deciding Votes to Reverse Panel Decision and Reinstate Death Penalty Against Intellectually Disabled Black Man: 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…
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News and Analysis
August 23, 2021 8:09 am | By Elliot MincbergTrump Judges Reverse District Court and Grant Qualified Immunity to Police Officer Charged with Improperly Arresting and Searching 12 and 14 Year-Old Boys: 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…
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News and Analysis
August 20, 2021 4:54 pm | By Elliot MincbergTrump Judge Again Blocks Biden Administration Order and Mandates Return to Troubling Trump Immigration Policy
As he has done before, Trump district court judge Drew Tipton improperly interfered with a Biden Administration initiative by issuing an injunction that blocked an order concerning immigration policy and ordered a return to Trump Administration practices. This injunction reversed…
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People For in Action
August 20, 2021 11:05 am | By People For StaffQ&A with Young Elected Officials: IL Rep. Kam Buckner
To raise up the importance of diverse representation in our government at all levels, we asked some of our Young Elected Officials network members to reflect on how their backgrounds have influenced and improved their leadership, and about their experience in their…
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News and Analysis
August 20, 2021 8:17 am | By Elliot MincbergTrump Judges Cast Deciding Votes to Reverse Prior Rulings and Put Into Effect Restrictive Texas Abortion Law: 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 Fifth Circuit…
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People For in Action
August 19, 2021 2:11 pm | By People For StaffStop Gerrymandering in 60 Seconds: People For Action of the Week
Welcome to People For’s Action of the Week, where we give you one thing you can do to protect our democracy each week. This week, we’re asking you to add your name to urge the Senate to stop extreme partisan…
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News and Analysis
August 19, 2021 9:07 am | By Elliot Mincberg
Trump Judge Reverses Prior Ruling and Upholds Stop and Search of Black Man: 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 Second Circuit…
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News and Analysis
August 17, 2021 10:20 am | By Elliot MincbergTrump Judge Upholds Dismissal of False Claims Act Lawsuit Concerning Medicare Drug Price Fraud: 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 Seventh Circuit…
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News and Analysis
August 16, 2021 5:47 pm | By Ben JealousMaking Good Trouble
This op-ed was distributed by Trice Edney Newswire. Rep. John Lewis, the civil rights icon who died last year, liked to tell activists that building a better world depended on people being willing to make “good trouble.” Rep. Cori Bush has…
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People For in Action
August 16, 2021 1:22 pm | By People For StaffPeople For Urges President Biden to Lead on Voting Rights
For the second time now, Senate Republicans have blocked critical voting rights legislation from moving forward. They have made it clear that they are actively trying to hold onto power by denying our freedom to vote. On August 12, People…
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News and Analysis
August 16, 2021 10:50 am | By Elliot MincbergTrump Judge Overturns Biden Order and Requires that Administration Reinstate Harsh Trump Immigration Policy
In yet another example of Trump judges improperly interfering with legal Biden Administration initiatives, Trump district court Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk invalidated an administration order that ended the troubling “Remain in Mexico” policy of the Trump Administration, and mandated that Biden…
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News and Analysis
August 15, 2021 8:24 am | By Elliot MincbergOne or More Trump Justices Cast Deciding Votes to Partly Block New York COVID-Related Eviction Moratorium: 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 One or more…
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News and Analysis
August 13, 2021 10:18 am | By Elliot Mincberg
Trump Judges Rule that Gender Discrimination against Students by Public Charter School Cannot Violate Constitution: 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 Fourth Circuit…