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News and AnalysisJuly 21, 2020 2:22 pm | By Elliot Mincberg
Trump Judge Casts Deciding Vote to Reject Claim of Race Discrimination in Grand Jury Selection: 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 AnalysisJuly 21, 2020 10:52 am | By Elliot Mincberg
Trump Judges Affirm Decision Upholding Warrantless Stop and Frisk of African American 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 Fourth Circuit Judges…
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News and AnalysisJuly 20, 2020 6:27 pm | By Diane Laviolette
Trump Judge Gives Deference To Officers for Their Unjustified Use of Force: 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 June 2020, Trump Ninth…
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News and AnalysisJuly 17, 2020 3:14 pm | By Paul Gordon
Trump Judge Barrett Would Have Upheld Trump’s Punitive Anti-Immigrant “Public Charge” Rule: 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 June 2020, Trump…
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News and AnalysisJuly 17, 2020 11:57 am | By Elliot Mincberg
Trump Judges Reverse Ruling that Agency Should Consider Broad Environmental Impact of Pipeline Oil Spill Plan: 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 judges…
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News and AnalysisJuly 17, 2020 11:51 am | By Elliot Mincberg
Trump Judge Casts Deciding Vote to Block Discovery of Important Information in Overtime Eligibility 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 Fifth Circuit judge…
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News and AnalysisJuly 17, 2020 10:44 am | By Sarah Medeiros
Falsehoods and Failures: Trump During COVID-19 (7/17 Update)
In a month filled with skyrocketing coronavirus case numbers and death rates and persistent economic uncertainty, Donald Trump continues to focus on himself and the impact the deadly pandemic could have on his reelection campaign. Meanwhile, his lies and misdeeds…
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News and AnalysisJuly 17, 2020 10:15 am | By Elliot Mincberg
Trump Justices Cast Deciding Votes to Continue in Effect Florida Voting 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 Supreme Court justices…
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News and AnalysisJuly 16, 2020 10:55 am | By Elliot Mincberg
Trump Judge Casts Deciding Vote to Deport Permanent Legal Resident: 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 AnalysisJuly 16, 2020 10:15 am | By Elliot Mincberg
Trump Judge Casts Deciding Vote to Dismiss Sexual Harassment 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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News and AnalysisJuly 15, 2020 5:06 pm | By Elliot Mincberg
Trump Judge Casts Deciding Vote to Authorize Male Student Expelled for Sexual Assault to Sue University for Sex Bias: 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 AnalysisJuly 14, 2020 12:59 pm | By Elliot Mincberg
Instead of a Shield to Protect Religious Liberty, the Roberts Court has Turned Free Exercise into a Sword to Harm Rights
As designed by the Constitution’s framers and interpreted by the Supreme Court for more than two centuries, the Free Exercise Clause of the First Amendment has served as a shield to protect people’s religious free exercise from substantial burdens by…
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News and AnalysisJuly 10, 2020 9:55 am | By Sarah Medeiros
Falsehoods and Failures: Trump During COVID-19 (7/10 Update)
This week, instead of demonstrating the leadership our nation sorely needs during this public health crisis – and on the same day that the U.S. surpassed three million confirmed cases – Donald Trump continued to lie and sow chaos and…
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News and AnalysisJuly 7, 2020 10:27 am | By Elliot Mincberg
Trump Judge Hinders Unionized Workers’ Ability to Prove Unfair Labor Practices: 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 D.C. Circuit judge…
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News and AnalysisJuly 6, 2020 4:32 pm | By Elliot Mincberg
Trump Judges Reverse May Ruling, Stop Court Order to Protect Incarcerated People from COVID-19: 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 judges…
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News and AnalysisJuly 1, 2020 9:44 am | By Rio Tazewell
D.C. Statehood Is a Racial Equity Issue for All of Us
On June 26, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 51, a bill to make the District of Columbia the 51st state. This This landmark victory comes in stark contrast to the rejection of D.C. statehood suffered when it last…
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News and AnalysisJuly 1, 2020 9:43 am | By Elliot Mincberg
Trump Justices Cast Deciding Votes to Require State to Fund Religious Schools: 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 Supreme Court Justices…
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News and AnalysisJune 30, 2020 1:41 pm | By Ben Jealous
PFAW Mourns the Passing of Carl Reiner
People For the American Way extends heartfelt condolences to the family, friends, and fans of comic genius Carl Reiner, who died Monday night at the age of 98. Reiner was an award-winning producer, director, and actor who took the responsibilities…
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News and AnalysisJune 29, 2020 5:16 pm | By Elliot Mincberg
Trump Justices Cast Deciding Votes to Eliminate CFPB Independence: 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 Supreme Court Justices…
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News and AnalysisJune 29, 2020 3:17 pm | By Paul Gordon
Trump Justices Would Uphold Abortion Restrictions and Invite Challenges to Key Abortion 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. In the June 2020…