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News and Analysis
February 4, 2020 10:30 am | By Michael KeeganThe Sorry State of Our Union
President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address will give him one more opportunity to deliver his favorite bogus claims about how everything in the U.S. under his leadership is bigger than ever, better than ever, stronger than ever. In reality, Trump…
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News and Analysis
February 3, 2020 4:07 pm | By Bettina RamonWe Must Reject Trump’s Anti-African, Anti-Muslim Muslim Ban Expansion
Three years after Donald Trump banned travel to the U.S. from seven Muslim-majority countries, his administration announced on January 31 that he is extending the ban to immigrants from Nigeria, Eritrea, Kyrgyzstan, Sudan, Tanzania, Myanmar and Kyrgyzstan. This expansion, which…
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Op-Ed
January 31, 2020 11:10 am | By Bettina RamonPaul Gordon in Newsweek: Republican Party Has Become “Cult of Personality” for Trump
In a new op-ed in Newsweek, PFAW Senior Legislative Counsel Paul Gordon responded to Alan Dershowitz’s disturbing defense of the president and emphasized that Trump must be held accountable for his abuses of power during today’s Senate impeachment trial. Gordon…
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News and Analysis
January 31, 2020 10:16 am | By Megan ClendenonFormer PFAW Senior Fellow and Then-Maryland State Senator Jamie Raskin on a Constitutional Amendment to Citizens United
Ten years ago, the Supreme Court ruling in Citizens United unleashed a flood of corporate money into American politics, giving corporations and wealthy donors free rein to influence our elections. On February 6, 2020, the Democracy for All Amendment, a…
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People For in Action
January 30, 2020 12:59 pm | By Charlie EverettActivists Rally in Phoenix to Call on Sen. McSally to Demand a Fair Impeachment Trial
On January 29, People For the American Way members, local activists, and Arizona state legislators attended a rally outside of the Arizona Capitol to demand that Republican Senator Martha McSally support calling witnesses and including documents in Trump’s Senate impeachment…
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People For in Action
January 30, 2020 12:39 pm | By Megan ClendenonActivists March to the Capitol to Demand Witnesses in Trump’s Senate Impeachment Trial
On January 29, People For the American Way staffers joined hundreds of activists at the Hart Senate Office Building for a silent protest and march to the Capitol to demand that senators vote to include witnesses and documents as evidence…
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News and Analysis
January 30, 2020 11:45 am | By Elliot MincbergDershowitz Claim Proves the Need for Witnesses at Senate Impeachment Trial
Many have justly criticized the chilling theory advanced by Trump lawyer Alan Dershowitz that a Presidential quid pro quo to advance a President’s vision of the public interest to help him get re-elected is permissible and not impeachable. But Dershowitz…
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People For in Action
January 30, 2020 9:40 am | By Charlie EverettActivists Rally in Des Moines and Cedar Rapids to Call on Sen. Ernst to Demand a Fair Impeachment Trial
On January 28, People For the American Way members and other activists rallied outside of Republican Senator Joni Ernst’s district offices in Des Moines and Cedar Rapids to demand that the senator vote to include key witnesses, including John Bolton,…
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News and Analysis
January 29, 2020 4:35 pm | By Elliot MincbergTrump Judge Tries to Give White Voters Another Chance to Prove Racial Discrimination Claim: 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 judge James…
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News and Analysis
January 29, 2020 10:42 am | By Diane LavioletteSupreme Court Justices Gorsuch and Kavanaugh Vote to Allow Trump’s Anti-Immigrant Public Charge Rule to Move Forward: 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. On January 27, 2020, in…
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Op-Ed
January 28, 2020 3:45 pm | By Airiel HerreraAndrew Gillum: “We can’t let voter suppression win in 2020”
With the clock already ticking fast toward the 2020 elections, voter participation and voter suppression are a key focus for progressives. Make no mistake -- these anti-democratic voter suppression tactics are designed by the GOP to suppress the votes of…
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Op-Ed
January 28, 2020 11:00 am | By Airiel HerreraElliot Mincberg in The Hill: “January’s anniversaries show us why federal courts matter”
In a new op-ed featured in The Hill, PFAW Senior Fellow Elliot Mincberg reflects on three back-to-back days in January – MLK Day and the anniversaries of Supreme Court decisions Roe v. Wade and Citizens United v. FEC – and…
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People For in Action
January 27, 2020 2:32 pm | By Megan ClendenonPresidential Candidates Call for Constitutional Amendment to Address Campaign Finance Reform at Iowa Forum
Held two days before the 10-year mark of Citizens United, the PFAW “We the People 2020” presidential forum on January 19 in Des Moines, Iowa emphasized the wide-ranging impact that the Supreme Court decision in Citizens United has had on our democracy. A constitutional amendment…
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News and Analysis
January 27, 2020 10:27 am | By Diane LavioletteTrump Judge Would Allow President to Violate Separation of Powers to Limit the Entry of 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. In December 2019, Trump Ninth Circuit…
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News and Analysis
January 26, 2020 10:20 am | By Diane LavioletteTrump Judges Would Have Allowed Death Penalty Despite Ineffective Assistance of Counsel: 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. In December 2019, Trump Ninth…
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News and Analysis
January 24, 2020 2:33 pm | By Paul GordonTrump Judges Allow Georgia Prison’s Limitation on Beards Despite the Impact on Muslim Men: 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 judges Robert Luck…
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People For in Action
January 22, 2020 3:15 pm | By Bettina RamonPresidential Candidates Discuss Fair Courts at Democracy Reform Forum
After three years of Trump’s ongoing assault on our federal judiciary, the courts have become an especially salient issue in the 2020 presidential election. Yet in previous presidential debates and other events, candidates have seldom been asked to outline their…
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News and Analysis
January 21, 2020 1:05 pm | By Elliot MincbergTrump Judge Would Have Denied Man a Chance to Prove Prison Officials Ignored Threats to His Safety: 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 judge Michael Park…
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People For in Action
January 17, 2020 2:36 pm | By Megan ClendenonA Decade After Citizens United, PFAW Joins Sen. Udall, Sen. Shaheen, Rep. Sarbanes, and Pro-Democracy Allies to Discuss Its Impact
On January 15, People For the American Way joined Senator Tom Udall (D-N.M.), Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), Representative John Sarbanes (D-Md.) and good government groups Public Citizen, End Citizens United Action Fund, Democracy 21, the Brennan Center for Justice, US…
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News and Analysis
January 17, 2020 10:20 am | By Charlie EverettVirginia Ratifies the ERA: A Win for Gender Equity 46 Years in the Making
Making good on their commitment to make ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment a top priority in this year’s legislative session, on January 15, the newly elected Democratic majorities in Virginia’s General Assembly PASSED legislation making Virginia the 38th state…