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April 29, 2021 10:17 am | By Megan SimonsKristen Clarke is the Civil Rights Champion We Need at the Department of Justice
This post was updated on May 17, 2021. Kristen Clarke, President Joe Biden’s nominee to be the Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division, has spent her career fighting for justice for people facing discrimination. Now, the far right…
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Federal Update
April 29, 2021 9:50 am | By People For StaffThe Filibuster No Longer Represents the People’s Voice
At the 100-day mark, as the Biden-Harris team embarks on an ambitious new economic agenda, addressing jobs and infrastructure and other relief that families need in order to survive and thrive, we can celebrate what’s already been achieved since they…
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People For in Action
April 28, 2021 11:27 pm | By People For StaffYEO Network: Voting Rights and Defending Democracy
Right before President Biden's speech to the joint session of Congress on April 28, our Young Elected Officials Network hosted an event on voting rights and defending democracy. People For's Deputy Director of Leadership Programs Markus Batchelor and Georgia House…
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News and Analysis
April 28, 2021 4:47 pm | By Elliot MincbergTrump Judges Try to Revive Attack by Trump Administration on State Law that Helps Former Workers at Closed Nuclear Facility: 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…
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News and Analysis
April 28, 2021 12:01 pm | By Elliot MincbergTrump Judge Tries to Prevent Black Police Officer from Pursuing Claim that He was Improperly Retaliated Against: 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 Judge…
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News and Analysis
April 28, 2021 10:37 am | By People For StaffTime to Win Virginia – Again!
Virginia’s political landscape over the past several years has been the story of progressive change that we are working to see replicated at the national level. It’s an inspiring story that People For the American Way has been, and remains,…
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News and Analysis
April 27, 2021 7:55 am | By Elliot MincbergTrump Judge Upholds Qualified Immunity for Police Officer Charged with Improperly Seizing Person’s Phone and Punishing Him for Taking Pictures of Police Conduct: 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. Even as America…
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News and Analysis
April 26, 2021 3:20 pm | By Elliot MincbergTrump Sixth Circuit Judges Cast Deciding Votes to Keep Restrictive Tennessee 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. Exactly as…
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News and Analysis
April 26, 2021 9:55 am | By Elliot MincbergTrump Judge Casts Deciding Vote to Dismiss Prisoner’s Complaint that Officials Are Deliberately Indifferent to COVID-19 Risk: 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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Op-Ed
April 25, 2021 3:16 pm | By Ben JealousTHE HILL: For true law enforcement accountability, change must come from the bottom up
This op-ed by People For the American Way President Ben Jealous was published in The Hill on April 25, 2021. Hearing the words “Guilty.… Guilty…. Guilty” in Derek Chauvin’s murder trial brought millions of Americans a feeling of relief. But…
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Op-Ed
April 24, 2021 3:03 pm | By Mary Frances BerryNEWSONE: After The Derek Chauvin Verdict, We Can Push Local Governments To Change Policing
This op-ed by noted civil rights leader, historian, and People For the American Way Board Member Mary Frances Berry was published in Newsone on April 24, 2021. Moments after Derek Chauvin was convicted on all counts in the murder of…
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News and Analysis
April 23, 2021 7:40 am | By Elliot MincbergTrump Justices Cast Deciding Votes to “Gut” Precedent and Approve Sentencing 15-Year Old to Life Imprisonment Without Possible Parole: 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 justice Brett…
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Op-Ed
April 22, 2021 3:58 pm | By Ben JealousWe Urgently Need Kristen Clarke at the Justice Department
This op-ed was distributed by Trice Edney Newswire. Kristen Clarke is a brilliant lawyer and Americans would be lucky to have her working for us. President Joe Biden has nominated Clarke to lead the Civil Rights Division at the U.S.…
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People For in Action
April 22, 2021 10:46 am | By People For Staff
The George Floyd Verdict and the Future of Justice in America
This was an important but draining week regarding the future of policing and our collective continued search for true justice. The murderer of George Floyd, Derek Chauvin, was found guilty on all counts, in a far too-rare example of police…
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News and Analysis
April 22, 2021 10:07 am | By Elliot Mincberg
Trump Judges Cast Key Votes to Take “Extraordinarily Disfavored” Step Concerning Appeal of Ruling Striking Down Restrictive 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. Some or all…
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News and Analysis
April 21, 2021 9:56 am | By Elliot MincbergTrump Judges Cast Deciding Votes to Strike Down Important Parts of Indian Child Welfare 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 judges…
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News and Analysis
April 20, 2021 9:45 am | By Elliot Mincberg
Trump Judge Rules that Grocery Chain Can Legally Discriminate against Visually Impaired People by Providing them with Inferior Services: 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 Eleventh Circuit judge…
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News and Analysis
April 19, 2021 3:49 pm | By Sarah MedeirosPeople For FAQs: What is the Supreme Court Case Torres v. Madrid?
As our nation has watched the trial of Derek Chauvin, the Minnesota police officer who killed George Floyd last May, more stories of police violence and killing – underscored by anti-Black racism – have erupted in the news. When we…
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News and Analysis
April 19, 2021 7:25 am | By Elliot MincbergTrump Judges Rule that Federal Election Commission Can Prevent Court Review of its Failure to Enforce Election 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 DC Circuit…
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Op-Ed
April 15, 2021 1:57 pm | By Ben JealousBiden Offers Diverse Judicial Nominees
This op-ed was distributed by Trice Edney Newswire. People who care about equal justice under the law should be very happy about President Biden’s first set of judicial nominees. I am especially excited about the three outstanding Black women that President…