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People For in Action
May 21, 2021 6:24 pm | By People For StaffThe Senate Must Support the January 6 Insurrection Commission
Just as a bipartisan deal was announced to form a 9/11-style commission to investigate the events leading up to and surrounding the insurrection waged by Trump’s supporters, House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell announced their…
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People For in Action
May 20, 2021 10:46 am | By People For StaffQ&A with Young Elected Officials: GA Rep. Sam Park
To celebrate Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, we asked some of our Young Elected Officials network members to reflect on how their backgrounds have influenced and improved their leadership, and about their experience as part of the Asian…
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Op-Ed
May 18, 2021 5:23 pm | By Ben JealousTed Cruz’s Wildly Dishonest Defense of Voter Suppression
This op-ed was distributed by Trice Edney Newswire. Sen. Ted Cruz is a shameless liar. And he isn’t even a very good one. Witness his latest dishonest defense of Georgia’s new voter suppression law. Cruz published a column in the…
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News and Analysis
May 18, 2021 4:12 pm | By Elliot MincbergTrump Justices Cast Deciding Votes to Overturn Key Criminal Justice Precedent: 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 the…
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Op-Ed
May 18, 2021 11:15 am | By Ben JealousTHE ADVOCATE: Act Locally to End Anti-Black, Anti-LGBTQ Police Violence
This op-ed by People For the American Way President Ben Jealous and the National Black Justice Coalition Executive Director David Johns was published in The Advocate on May 18, 2021. As in far too many police shootings of Black Americans,…
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News and Analysis
May 18, 2021 9:39 am | By Elliot MincbergTrump Judges Try to Further Harm Consumers by Extending Restrictive Supreme Court Ruling and Invalidating Consumer Agency Investigation: 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 Action
May 17, 2021 6:12 pm | By Megan SimonsThe Far Right’s Attacks on Kristen Clarke Are Baseless
Watch Right Wing Watch Director Adele Stan explain the "bizarre" attack Sen. Ted Cruz launched against Kristen at the Senate Judiciary Committee vote on her nomination. The far right has thrown attack after attack at Kristen Clarke. Tucker Carlson tried…
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People For in Action
May 17, 2021 4:50 pm | By People For StaffPeople For Members Join Day of Action to Pass the John Lewis Voting Rights Act
On May 8, more than ten thousand activists in more than 150 cities took to the streets for a nationwide day of action honoring the late John Lewis and his lifelong fight to defend voting rights. People For members, coalition…
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News and Analysis
May 17, 2021 4:35 pm | By Elliot MincbergTrump Judge Harms Consumers by Affirming Dismissal of Class Action Complaint Against Insurance Company: 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
May 17, 2021 2:42 pm | By Peter MontgomeryRight Wing Watch: Supreme Court to Review Anti-Choice Law Designed by Alliance Defending Freedom to Overturn Roe
This piece was originally written for People For the American Way's Right Wing Watch. The U.S. Supreme Court announced on Monday morning that it will hear Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, which Vox legal analyst Ian Millhiser calls “a…
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News and Analysis
May 17, 2021 1:50 pm | By Paul GordonThe Supreme Court’s Ominous Decision to Consider Mississippi’s Pre-Viability Abortion Ban
The anti-abortion activists who fought to get Donald Trump’s most extreme judicial nominees confirmed got a down payment on their investment today: The Supreme Court announced it will hear Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health, a case generated as a mechanism…
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News and Analysis
May 13, 2021 6:21 pm | By Elliot MincbergTrump Judge Tries to Uphold Dismissal of Woman’s Medical Leave 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…
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Op-Ed
May 11, 2021 12:48 pm | By Ben JealousGreater Justice is Coming: Taking on Abusive and Deadly Policing with New DOJ Leadership
This op-ed was distributed by Trice Edney Newswire. Thanks to the voters who elected President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris, we now have a Department of Justice that actually cares about justice. And I am not just talking…
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News and Analysis
May 10, 2021 9:24 am | By Elliot MincbergTrump Judge Casts Deciding Vote to Excuse Clear Violation by Police of Black Man’s Fifth Amendment 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. Cases in the series can be found by issue and by judge at this link. Trump Sixth Circuit…
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News and Analysis
May 6, 2021 10:11 am | By Elliot MincbergTrump Judge Keeps Secret Records Concerning Privacy Threats Posed by Drone Use: 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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News and Analysis
May 5, 2021 6:40 pm | By Elliot MincbergTrump Judge Orders Nationwide End to CDC Eviction Moratorium
Trump District Court judge Dabney Friedrich issued an order on May 5 that completely struck down nationwide the eviction moratorium ordered by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) because of the public health dangers posed by eviction due to the…
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Op-Ed
May 5, 2021 1:00 pm | By Ben JealousChauvin Is Guilty. Our Work Is Cut Out for Us.
This op-ed was distributed by Trice Edney Newswire. Just a few days have passed since Derek Chauvin’s conviction in the murder of George Floyd. But the images from that moment are seared in our memories forever: the murderer, led away in…
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News and Analysis
May 5, 2021 9:36 am | By Elliot MincbergTrump Judge Tries to Grant Immunity to Police for Coercing a False Confession from Thirteen Year-Old: 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
May 4, 2021 9:39 am | By Elliot Mincberg
Trump Judge Casts Deciding Vote to Excuse Improper Police Interrogation of a Person Without Miranda Warnings After They Punched and Handcuffed 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 Ninth Circuit…
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Op-Ed
May 1, 2021 3:58 pm | By Ben JealousD.C. Statehood Is a Voting Rights Issue… and Racial Justice Issue
This op-ed was distributed by Trice Edney Newswire. Washington, D.C. has a higher percentage of Black residents than any state in the country, and they have no voting representation in Congress. This is systemic racism in action. It is long…