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January 16, 2020 6:07 pm | By Paul GordonTrump Judge Kyle Duncan Gratuitously Demeans All Transgender People: 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…
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News and Analysis
January 16, 2020 5:48 pm | By Paul GordonTrump Judge Would Have Dismissed Case Against Deputies For Asphyxiating 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. Ninth Circuit Trump judge…
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News and Analysis
January 16, 2020 5:31 pm | By Paul GordonTrump Judge Allows Constitutional Violation as “Harmless Error”: 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 Joel Carson…
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People For in Action
January 14, 2020 11:28 am | By Marge BakerJudicial Nominee Andrew Brasher’s Work in Alabama Reflects His Own Extreme Vision of the Law—Still True
On May 1, 2019, Andrew Brasher was confirmed to a seat on the United States District Court for the Middle District of Alabama. Just six and a half months later, on November 21, President Trump gave him a promotion—a nomination…
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State and Local Update
January 13, 2020 4:43 pm | By Megan ClendenonThe Blue Wave and a Day Full of Firsts at the Virginia Capitol
It was a day full of firsts at the Virginia Capitol on January 8, 2020 as 23 newly elected members of the General Assembly were sworn in as legislators and the year’s first session convened. People For the American Way’s…
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News and Analysis
January 13, 2020 11:39 am | By Diane LavioletteTrump Judge Dismisses Consumer Claims Against Company That Overcharged for Medical Records: 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 John…
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News and Analysis
January 9, 2020 2:42 pm | By Elliot MincbergTrump Judge’s Deciding Vote Allows Trump to Spend $3.6 Billion on Border Wall Despite Injunction: 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 5th Circuit judge Andrew…
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News and Analysis
January 9, 2020 11:42 am | By Elliot MincbergTrump Judge’s Deciding Vote Upholds Groundless Stop-and-Frisk: 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 9, 2020 11:10 am | By Elliot MincbergTrump Judge Casts Deciding Vote to Dismiss Wrongful Shooting 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 6th Circuit judge Amul…
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News and Analysis
January 9, 2020 10:03 am | By Diane LavioletteTrump Judge Would Allow Deportation of Immigrant Without Informing Him of His Rights: 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. In November 2019, Trump Ninth Circuit judge Kenneth Lee dissented from a majority decision that remanded a Board of…
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News and Analysis
January 7, 2020 11:11 am | By Elliot MincbergTrump Judge Writes Majority Opinion Denying Cruel and Unusual Punishment 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. In November 2019, in…
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News and Analysis
January 6, 2020 10:02 am | By Diane LavioletteTrump Judge Casts the Deciding Vote Denying Class Action in a Consumer Suit Against Apple: 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. In November 2019, Trump Ninth Circuit judge Eric Miller cast the deciding vote denying certification of a class action…
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News and Analysis
January 5, 2020 11:19 am | By Elliot MincbergTrump Judge Dismisses Claim of Racial Profiling by Police Officers for “Shopping While Black”: 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…
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People For in Action
December 23, 2019 3:22 pm | By Bettina RamonThe Victories We Scored in 2019
It’s been a grueling, action-packed year. Along with a dedicated team of coalition partners and progressive activists, we’ve experienced some upsetting losses in 2019 - but we’ve also scored some major wins. Thanks to what we accomplished this year, the…
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News and Analysis
December 23, 2019 10:55 am | By Paul GordonTrump Judges on Eleventh Circuit Dismiss Suit to Protect Birmingham’s Minimum Wage 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. When the city of Birmingham raised the local minimum wage, the state quickly responded with a law nullifying the…
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People For in Action
December 22, 2019 2:05 pm | By Bettina RamonKlobuchar, Buttigieg Discuss Their Criteria for Judicial Nominees During December Debate
During the sixth Democratic presidential debate on December 19, Senator Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., and South Bend, Indiana Mayor Pete Buttigieg shared their criteria for nominating federal judges and Supreme Court justices. Debate moderator Judy Woodruff noted that most of the…
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News and Analysis
December 20, 2019 10:43 am | By Elliot MincbergHow Trump Judges Are Trying to Repeal the New Deal
For many years, an important far-right objective has been to dismantle the New Deal’s social safety net. The New Deal, a set of programs established by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt in the 1930s, gave Americans urgently needed relief, reform and…
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News and Analysis
December 19, 2019 10:15 am | By Diallo BrooksTrump Judges’ Rulings Are Dangerous for People of Color
Nearly three years into Donald Trump’s presidential term, it’s clear that his judicial nominations and confirmations are a key part of his agenda to undo decades of social progress that have expanded our collective rights, protections, opportunities and ability to…
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People For in Action
December 19, 2019 10:08 am | By Bettina RamonNew Interactive Tool Highlights Trump Judges’ Impact
In the nearly three years since Donald Trump took office, he has nominated (and Senate Republicans have confirmed) two Supreme Court justices, 50 appellate court judges, and 120 district court judges to lifetime positions. Once on the bench, these judges…
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People For in Action
December 19, 2019 9:58 am | By Megan ClendenonPFAW Joins Allies and Activists to Call for Trump’s Impeachment and Removal
On December 18, a crowd of activists and progressive organizations gathered outside the Capitol to show Congress that Americans are demanding that Donald Trump be impeached and removed from office for his abuse of power. Bearing signs that read “Impeach…