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News and AnalysisApril 15, 2020 2:04 pm | By Elliot Mincberg
Trump Judges Try to Give Trump Power to Block Twitter Critics: 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 March 2020 ruling…
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Op-EdApril 14, 2020 12:39 pm | By Megan Clendenon
Diallo Brooks: Fighting for Safe, Fair and Equitable Access to the Ballot
In a new op-ed in Essence, PFAW Senior Director of Outreach and Public Engagement Diallo Brooks addresses voting rights amid the coronavirus pandemic, and stresses the need for safe and fair access to the polls during our elections. The coronavirus pandemic…
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News and AnalysisApril 14, 2020 10:49 am | By Charlie Everett
Trump’s Threats to the Postal System are Threats to an Essential Public Service
On April 11, it was reported that President Trump threatened to veto the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (C.A.R.E.S Act) if it provided grants rather than loans to keep the struggling United States Postal Service (USPS) afloat in…
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News and AnalysisApril 13, 2020 10:24 am | By Bettina Ramon
Coronavirus’s Disproportionate Impact on Low-Income Workers
Since the coronavirus first hit the U.S. in late January, it has disrupted nearly every aspect of our lives: In addition to killing more than 16,000 Americans at the time of this writing, it has ravaged our economy, overburdened our…
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News and AnalysisApril 13, 2020 9:37 am | By Elliot Mincberg
Trump Judge Sides with Prison in Gender Dysphoria 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 Eleventh Circuit judge…
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News and AnalysisApril 10, 2020 9:30 am | By Sarah Medeiros
Falsehoods and Failures: Trump During COVID-19 (4/10 Update)
One of the most daunting things about living in the era of COVID-19 is that there is so much information flying back and forth from different sources that it can be hard to know whom to trust. That’s one reason…
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News and AnalysisApril 8, 2020 11:48 am | By Elliot Mincberg
Trump Judge Writes Opinion Allowing Texas to Continue to Use Coronavirus as Excuse to Ban Abortion: 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. Following up on a…
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News and AnalysisApril 7, 2020 9:29 am | By Elliot Mincberg
Trump Justices Cast Deciding Votes to Prevent Tens of Thousands of Wisconsin Voters from Voting: 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 night before…
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News and AnalysisApril 3, 2020 9:39 am | By Sarah Medeiros
New Series! Falsehoods and Failures: Trump During COVID-19 (Weekly Update)
Over the past few weeks, we here at PFAW have, along with many of you, watched with growing incredulity the ballooning volume of lies, misdirection, and disinformation flowing from the White House during this worldwide health crisis. Donald Trump initially…
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Op-EdApril 1, 2020 4:35 pm | By Rev. Timothy McDonald
Don’t Let Church-State Separation Be a Victim of the Coronavirus
This post first appeared on Medium. You know the old saying, “The devil’s in the details,” right? Well, in the case of that big coronavirus legislation that just moved through Congress, the devil’s dressed up like a Trump-supporting megachurch preacher looking…
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News and AnalysisMarch 31, 2020 5:25 pm | By Elliot Mincberg
Trump Judge Casts Deciding Vote to Allow Texas to Use Coronavirus as Excuse to Ban Abortions: 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 March 31, Trump…
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News and AnalysisMarch 30, 2020 11:36 am | By Peter Montgomery
Tactics from the Right-Wing Playbook on COVID-19
This post first appeared on Right Wing Watch. During this extremely challenging time, when the spread of the coronavirus threatens people’s lives and the nation’s well-being, Americans should be able to count on their leaders for honest and accurate information.…
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News and AnalysisMarch 28, 2020 2:33 pm | By Diane Laviolette
Trump Judges Try to Intervene in Gender Confirmation Surgery 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 Ninth Circuit judges Collins,…
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News and AnalysisMarch 27, 2020 3:11 pm | By Charlie Everett
Reflecting on 2018: The Year of the Woman
In 2018, a record-breaking number of women ran for office – and in November, won seats up and down the ballot. In that historic midterm election, women candidates and voters alike sent a clear message: they had had enough of…
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News and AnalysisMarch 27, 2020 1:05 pm | By Sarah Medeiros
Sen. Elizabeth Warren Talks Coronavirus Relief Package in PFAW Telebriefing
Since the coronavirus pandemic is at the forefront of everyone’s mind, People For the American Way is especially grateful to have been able to host a member telebriefing with the senator The Nation proclaimed to be its choice for “coronavirus…
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News and AnalysisMarch 27, 2020 12:56 pm | By Diane Laviolette
Trump Judge Would Allow Company To Contaminate Drinking Water: 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 Kenneth…
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News and AnalysisMarch 27, 2020 10:04 am | By Elliot Mincberg
Trump Judges Vote Against Environmental Group Participation in Public Lands Dispute: 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 Kane County v. United…
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News and AnalysisMarch 26, 2020 2:06 pm | By Sarah Medeiros
Get the Word Out About #Census2020
These days, it feels like the only thing in the news is the coronavirus. That’s one of the dangers of a pandemic: It can take over everything and hide the fact that there are still other vitally important fights happening.…
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News and AnalysisMarch 26, 2020 1:17 pm | By Paul Gordon
Britt Grant Gives Immunity to Violent Jail Employee’s Supervisors: 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. Eleventh Circuit Judge Britt…
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News and AnalysisMarch 26, 2020 12:30 pm | By Paul Gordon
Trump Judge Eid Protects Police Who Fatally Shot Unarmed 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. Tenth Circuit Trump judge…