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Op-Ed
September 16, 2020 10:35 am | By Bettina RamonElliot Mincberg: Trump’s Supreme Court Short List Puts Health Care “In the Crosshairs”
In a new op-ed in The Hill, PFAW Senior Fellow Elliot Mincberg ties Donald Trump’s updated short list of potential Supreme Court nominees to the threat they would pose to Americans’ access to health care if any of them are…
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News and Analysis
September 16, 2020 12:04 am | By Elliot MincbergTrump Sixth Circuit Judge Casts Deciding Vote to Affirm Refusal to Provide Effective Treatment to Most Incarcerated People with Hepatitis C: 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
September 15, 2020 11:46 pm | By Elliot MincbergTrump Judges Reverse Decision Rejecting Republican Legislators’ Intervention to Help Defend North Carolina Voter ID 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 Fourth Circuit judges…
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News and Analysis
September 15, 2020 10:55 pm | By Elliot MincbergTrump Judges Affirm Qualified Immunity for Officers Accused of Using Excessive Force, Including Tasing an Individual Three Times: 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 judges…
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News and Analysis
September 15, 2020 10:48 pm | By Elliot MincbergTrump Judge Casts Deciding Vote to Help Trump Administration Expel More Than 300,000 Immigrants: 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 judge…
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News and Analysis
September 15, 2020 11:27 am | By Elliot MincbergTrump Judge Casts Deciding Vote to Uphold Warrantless Search and Seizure After Traffic Stop: 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 judge…
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News and Analysis
September 15, 2020 11:17 am | By Elliot MincbergTrump Third Circuit Judge Affirms Exclusion of Expert Evidence in Police Misconduct Case: 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 Judge…
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Op-Ed
September 15, 2020 10:53 am | By Bettina RamonBen Jealous: Ernst’s “Actions Speak Louder Than Words”
In a new op-ed in the Carroll Times Herald, PFAW President Ben Jealous emphasizes Iowa Sen. Joni Ernst’s complicity in endangering Iowans’ access to health care through her votes to confirm Donald Trump’s judicial appointees. Jealous notes that many of…
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News and Analysis
September 15, 2020 10:38 am | By Elliot MincbergTrump Judge Requires Individual Arbitration of Complaint Against Corporation for Making Illegal Telemarketing Calls and Prevents Class Action: 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 judge…
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News and Analysis
September 14, 2020 4:57 pm | By Sarah MedeirosPFAW’s ENOUGH of Trump Partners with Georgia Activists to Get Out the Vote
On a sunny day at the end of August 2020, Krystal Garner, photographer Brooke Jarrett, and videographer Catt Hamlin led their team of local activists into the sweltering Atlanta heat. Dressed in matching face masks and t-shirts printed with Jeffrey…
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Op-Ed
September 14, 2020 11:08 am | By Ben JealousThe Key to Motivating Young Voters? Young Candidates
This op-ed was distributed by the Trice Edney News Wire. One of the most exciting parts of this year’s Democratic National Convention for me was the keynote speech delivered collectively by a group of young progressive elected officials, many of…
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News and Analysis
September 14, 2020 10:33 am | By Elliot MincbergTrump Judges Affirm Ruling Against 13-Year-old who Suffered Serious Injuries When School Bus Failed to Pick Him Up: 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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September 11, 2020 5:20 pm | By Paul GordonTrump Judges Help Florida Republicans Take Away Returning Citizens’ Right to Vote: 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. With five Trump judges…
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News and Analysis
September 11, 2020 10:12 am | By Sarah MedeirosFalsehoods and Failures: Trump During COVID-19 (9/11 Update)
This week, we learned that as early as January 28, Donald Trump knew about the serious danger posed by COVID-19 even as he intentionally misled Americans about the severity of the pandemic. Trump’s comments were revealed in a series of…
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Op-Ed
September 10, 2020 4:51 pm | By Ben JealousBlack Voters are Top Targets of Voter Suppression ‘Information Warfare’
This op-ed was distributed by the Trice Edney News Wire. Black voters have a powerful role to play in this year’s elections. That’s why we are being targeted by disinformation campaigns that are meant to discourage and suppress our turnout.…
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News and Analysis
September 8, 2020 10:06 am | By Bettina RamonSenate Republicans Continue to Ignore Americans’ Needs, Process Trump Judicial Nominees
Amid an already devastating year, any semblance of normalcy and decency seemed to evaporate during the summer of 2020: The COVID-19 pandemic has continued to ravage the United States, which has now reached the grim milestone of more than 6…
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News and Analysis
September 8, 2020 7:44 am | By Paul GordonTrump Judge Gives Immunity to Jail Officials in Death of a New Mexico 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. With Trump judge Joel…
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News and Analysis
September 8, 2020 7:35 am | By Paul GordonTrump Judge Rules Against Criminal Defendant Whose Lawyer Gave the Jury Information Against Him: 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 Britt Grant…
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News and Analysis
September 4, 2020 10:21 am | By Sarah Medeiros
Falsehoods and Failures: Trump During COVID-19 (9/04 Update)
If Donald Trump’s administration had done even an average job of leading the country through the coronavirus pandemic, about 145,000 lives could have been saved, according to the New York Times. That’s 79 percent of the United States’ actual death…
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News and Analysis
September 1, 2020 11:20 am | By Sarah MedeirosFalsehoods and Failures: Trump at the RNC During COVID-19 (9/01 Update)
Despite Donald Trump’s many coronavirus-related failures last week, it was his self-congratulatory, lie-infused performance at the Republican National Convention (RNC) that clearly rose above all the rest. According to CNN, Trump made more than 20 distinct false claims during his…