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People For in ActionOctober 22, 2019 2:53 pm | By Jen Herrick
The FBI’s Inability to Comply with Surveillance Protections Compels Congressional Action
On October 8, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence released alarming new information related to surveillance conducted under Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act. People For the American Way and allied organizations followed with a letter…
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People For in ActionOctober 22, 2019 1:30 pm | By Jen Herrick
Health Should Not Depend on Immigration Status
Access to quality, affordable health care is a fundamental human right. People For the American Way supports the Health Equity and Accountability Act, which takes on racial and ethnic health disparities using an intersectional approach that addresses the numerous factors…
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People For in ActionOctober 21, 2019 4:09 pm | By Marge Baker
Judicial Nominee Steven Menashi Has a Record Steeped in Opposition to the Rights and Dignity of Others
On September 9, President Trump nominated Steven Menashi to be a U.S. federal judge on the Second Circuit Court of Appeals. The Senate Judiciary Committee held Menashi's hearing on September 11 and has scheduled his committee vote for October 24.…
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People For in ActionOctober 21, 2019 3:16 pm | By Ian Mahon
#VotetheCourts2020: Elizabeth Warren Calls Out Corruption in the Courts
With the 2020 presidential election fast approaching, it’s important to keep the importance of the courts and of appointing fair-minded judges to these courts at the forefront of the debate. Since he took office, Trump has been appointing narrow-minded elitist…
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People For in ActionOctober 17, 2019 11:31 am | By Ian Mahon
PFAW Spends the Night Out with Cristela Alonzo
On Friday, October 11, PFAW staff joined comedian and PFAW board member Cristela Alonzo at the D.C. showing of her “My Affordable Care Act” comedy tour at Miracle Theater. Alonzo’s D.C. show was scheduled days after the release of her…
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People For in ActionOctober 16, 2019 2:34 pm | By Ian Mahon
PFAW and Allies #RiseUpOct8 and Rally Outside SCOTUS Building to Protect LGBTQ+ Workers
On Tuesday, October 8, the Supreme Court convened for oral arguments in three cases that could seriously affect LGBTQ+ workers throughout the country. The cases are discussed in detail in PFAW’s report Our Rights Are On the Line in the…
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News and AnalysisOctober 16, 2019 2:21 pm | By Paul Gordon
Trump Judge Newsom Upholds Warrantless Search Premised on Agents’ Lies: 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. With Trump judge Kevin Newsom casting the deciding vote, a divided 11th Circuit panel ruled that a man had…
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News and AnalysisOctober 16, 2019 1:49 pm | By Elliot Mincberg
Trump Judge Casts Deciding Vote to Reject Black Man’s Claim that Black People Were Excluded from Jury Pool: 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. Trump Third Circuit judge David Porter cast the deciding vote in Howell v. Sup’t. Rockville SCI in September to…
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People For in ActionOctober 15, 2019 2:00 pm | By Bettina Ramon
Vote The Courts 2020 Launches Campaign Video
On October 10, PFAW launched a #VoteTheCourts2020 campaign video to underscore the urgency of a fair judiciary in the context of the 2020 presidential election. Donald Trump has already appointed dozens of narrow-minded elitists for lifetime positions on the Supreme…
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People For in ActionOctober 11, 2019 5:11 pm | By People For Staff
Trump Should Withdraw Proposed Rule That Will Gut Fair Housing Protections
Our nation has a vested interest in making fair and equitable housing opportunities available to every individual. However, on August 19, the Trump administration proposed changes to the Fair Housing Act's disparate impact standard that will eliminate incentives for corporations…
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News and AnalysisOctober 11, 2019 3:58 pm | By Elliot Mincberg
Trump Judge Tries to Quash House Subpoena for Trump Financial Records and Drastically Limit Congress’ Authority to Investigate: 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. Trump DC circuit judge Neomi Rao issued a dangerous dissent from the October decision in Trump v. Mazars USA,…
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People For in ActionOctober 11, 2019 2:02 pm | By
Letter to the Moderators: The October Debate Should Address the Courts Issue
People For the American Way, an organization of 1.5 million members nationwide, today called upon the moderators and producers of the next Democratic presidential primary debate to raise the issue of federal courts at the event on October 15. PFAW…
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News and AnalysisOctober 10, 2019 11:21 am | By Rachel Luehrs
Representative Jamie Raskin: Trump-Ukraine Scandal Is “A Shakedown, Sellout, and Cover-Up”
The Ukraine scandal that prompted a House impeachment inquiry aimed at President Trump was a “shakedown, sellout and coverup” according to Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD), who spoke to PFAW members via a telebriefing on the impeachment process on Oct. 8. Rep.…
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News and AnalysisOctober 8, 2019 10:54 am | By Elliot Mincberg
Barr Has Broken His Promises on Avoiding Personal and Partisan Politics at DOJ
When he testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee in January, hoping to be confirmed as attorney general under President Trump, William Barr made a number of promises. None was more important than his pledge to “ensure that the administration of…
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Op-EdOctober 4, 2019 2:57 pm | By Ian Mahon
Kathleen Turner: One Year After Brett Kavanaugh’s Confirmation, “We Must Demand More”
This Sunday, October 6, marks the one year anniversary since Brett Kavanaugh was sworn in to the Supreme Court. During Kavanaugh’s confirmation process, multiple women came forward with sexual misconduct charges against Kavanaugh. During the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing into…
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State and Local UpdateOctober 2, 2019 2:50 pm | By
An Urgent Opportunity to Make Political History — and Chart a New Future — in Montgomery, Alabama
This post originally appeared on Medium. The voters of Montgomery, Ala. have an opportunity to create history, and chart a new future, by electing Probate Judge Steven Reed as the first African American mayor in the city’s 200-year history. Reed…
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News and AnalysisOctober 2, 2019 11:08 am | By Elliot Mincberg
Trump Judge Tries to Limit Voting Rights Remedies and Reverse Finding that State Improperly Discriminated Against Black Voters: 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 Thomas v. Bryant on September 3, Fifth Circuit Trump judge Don Willett tried in dissent to reverse a…
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News and AnalysisOctober 1, 2019 2:59 pm | By Elliot Mincberg
Latest DOJ Ploy to Protect Trump Should Not Stop Impeachment
Continuing its troubling pattern of seeking to protect President Trump instead of properly doing its job, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced recently that when it saw the transcript of Trump’s infamous July 25 call with the president of Ukraine,…
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People For in ActionSeptember 27, 2019 5:27 pm | By Rio Tazewell
Impeachment Kicks Off At The Capitol
On Thursday, September 26th, PFAW joined our allies at MoveOn, Indivisible and other organizations for a rally on Capitol Hill to support the impeachment inquiry against President Trump and call on Congress to continue taking steps to protect our Constitution…
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Federal UpdateSeptember 27, 2019 4:46 pm | By Rio Tazewell
Denying D.C. Statehood is a “Denial of Our History”
On Thursday, September 19th, the House Committee on Oversight and Reform held a hearing on H.R. 51, the Washington, D.C. Admission Act to establish Washington, D.C. as the 51st state. The hearing was historic in nature, as the last hearing…