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News and AnalysisAugust 6, 2021 4:21 pm | By Elliot Mincberg
Trump Judge Tries to Reverse Jury Verdict Against Police for Wrongfully Choking and Killing Unarmed Innocent 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 Ninth Circuit…
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People For in ActionAugust 6, 2021 12:28 pm | By Rio Tazewell
YEOs Fly Into Washington To Support Voting Rights
Members of People For’s Young Elected Officials (YEO) network were some of the more than 100 state legislators who came to Washington, D.C. from across the country to participate in a #RecessCanWait week of action (8/2-8/6) calling on the Senate…
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News and AnalysisAugust 4, 2021 3:09 pm | By Paul Gordon
Myrna Pérez Will Protect Our Right to Vote, Exactly As Judges Are Supposed To
For those who take seriously the role of the federal courts in making sure our nation lives up to its promises of democracy and equality, President Biden’s choice of Myrna Pérez for the Second Circuit is thrilling. We live in…
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News and AnalysisAugust 4, 2021 11:00 am | By Elliot Mincberg
The Eviction Crisis Shows Why Federal Courts Matter
With the expiration on August 1 of the moratorium on evictions ordered by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) to prevent serious public health problems due to COVID-19, and the more limited version announced by the CDC on August 3,…
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News and AnalysisAugust 2, 2021 11:23 am | By Elliot Mincberg
Trump Judges Dismiss Appeal Concerning Deliberate Indifference to Medical Needs as Frivolous Without Any Written or Oral Argument: 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…
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News and AnalysisAugust 2, 2021 10:36 am | By Elliot Mincberg
Trump Judge Reverses Decision Ruling that Individual Received Constitutionally Ineffective Assistance of Counsel Because of a Clear Conflict of Interest: 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 AnalysisAugust 1, 2021 12:10 pm | By Elliot Mincberg
Trump Judge Casts Deciding Vote to Reject Claim that Individual Received Ineffective Assistance from Counsel who Failed to Advise him of his Right to Appeal: 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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News and AnalysisJuly 30, 2021 5:22 pm | By Paul Gordon
Trump Judge Allows Continued Imprisonment For a Conviction Based on Improperly Admitted Hearsay Evidence: 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. After a Florida jury…
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News and AnalysisJuly 30, 2021 7:27 am | By Elliot Mincberg
Trump Judge Casts Deciding Vote to Uphold Ruling Excusing City from Responsibility for Police Misconduct: 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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Op-EdJuly 29, 2021 3:52 pm | By Ben Jealous
To Protect Democracy, We Have to Fix the Supreme Court
This op-ed was distributed by Trice Edney Newswire. It’s been six months since the Biden-Harris administration began, ushering in an era of hope after four bitter and disheartening years. We have much to celebrate. At the same time, there are ways…
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News and AnalysisJuly 29, 2021 10:44 am | By Jen Herrick, Megan Simons
What About January 7?
In a hearing before the newly formed House Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the U.S. Capitol, four law enforcement officers testified to their harrowing experiences. Amid much talk about what happened and who’s responsible, they discussed…
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Op-EdJuly 29, 2021 10:23 am | By Norman Lear
Founder Norman Lear at 99: Protect Voting Rights Now
On July 27, our People For founder Norman Lear celebrated his 99th birthday. And he made it clear what was on his mind on that day in a moving op-ed in The Washington Post: our country’s voting rights emergency. “I…
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People For in ActionJuly 27, 2021 2:33 pm | By
People For Member Highlight: Stay Positive and Progressive
This piece was originally published in our Legacy for Liberty newsletter in Winter 2019. After retiring in 2015, I finally had time to do what I really enjoy - read autobiographies. I came across Norman Lear's book and will never…
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News and AnalysisJuly 27, 2021 8:34 am | By Elliot Mincberg
Trump Judges Uphold Trump Judge Decision to Rule that CDC’s Important Eviction Moratorium is Illegal: 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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People For in ActionJuly 26, 2021 5:41 pm | By People For Staff
The Senate Must Examine the FBI’s Sham Kavanaugh Investigation
We always knew that the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s 2018 probe into the multiple allegations of sexual assault against now-Justice Brett Kavanaugh was a sham. Now, the FBI has responded to an official inquiry from Senators Sheldon Whitehouse and Chris…
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News and AnalysisJuly 26, 2021 2:59 pm | By Elliot Mincberg
Trump Judge Grants Special Exemption to Private Schools from COVID Restrictions: 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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Op-EdJuly 26, 2021 10:51 am | By Ben Jealous
Whitewashing History and Suppressing Voters Go Hand in Hand
This op-ed was distributed by Trice Edney Newswire. There’s been a lot of news about the Democratic legislators in Texas who fled the state to prevent Republicans from pushing through sweeping new voter suppression laws. Gov. Greg Abbott has threatened to have them arrested to force them to attend a special session…
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Op-EdJuly 25, 2021 1:48 pm | By People For Staff
Dolores Huerta: Time Is Running Out to Defend Voting Rights
In an op-ed for the Monterey Herald, labor leader, civil rights icon and People For board member Dolores Huerta sounds a warning: time is running out to defend voting rights against the onslaught of state laws designed to suppress the…
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State and Local UpdateJuly 22, 2021 5:15 pm | By Jen Herrick
Fighting for Democracy as Attacks Continue in the States
The 2021 legislative session is continuing to prove that Jim Crow is alive and well. As of July 14, according to the latest Brennan Center research, 18 states have enacted 30 new laws that restrict voting access. Though other states…
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News and AnalysisJuly 21, 2021 3:09 pm | By Elliot Mincberg
Trump Judges Invite Supreme Court to Cut Back Further on Church-State Protection: 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. Seven Trump judges…